Opinion ID: 1093284
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: Willie Brown

Text: Brown, like Thomas, was no stranger to Parchman. He, too, was on his way to Henrietta's. As he was walking he saw the gathering in the street which he estimated to be ten to twelve people. He said they were in front of George, whom he barely knew. George was backing up. In front of George was a tall young man with something shiny in his hand like a pistol. (R. 419) George was saying, I don't want no trouble, because trouble's easy to get into. I know that we've had a little misunderstanding about a bet. (R. 420) ... and in the background the echo was saying `waste him, man, waste him. Go on, waste him.' The crowd was down the street from the cafe. Brown continued: A. Well, he, the man he was backing up. He was walking forward just like this with the gun. Then all of a sudden the man with the gun stopped and he turned around quickly and then he ran and he jumped up and he kicked him. It was a Trans-Am sitting on the right hand side of the road which I was headed, and when he kicked this young man here, he fell upside the car. And, when the man that did the kicking landed back on his feet, shots come out. Two shots. (R. 420) Following the firing of the shots, everybody scattered. James Sterks was also walking along Ford Street that night and saw the trouble, but was unable to identify any of the parties.