Jury Selection Begins In Fatal Nursing Home Beating
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Jury selection got started today in the
trial of a woman accused of the fatal beating of a nursing home
patient. The trial is being held in El Dorado (duh-RAY-doe).
Gayla Ann Wilson is accused of beating 81-year-old Willie Mae
Ryan with brass knuckles on July 30th, 2003 at the Dallas County
Nursing Home in Fordyce. Ryan died at a Pine Bluff hospital two
weeks later.
An 18-year-old nurse`s aide, Shermike Rainey, has already
pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in
Ryan`s death. She was sentenced to 30 years in prison in August.
Rainey has agreed to testify against the 44-year-old Wilson, who is
charged with capital murder.
Prosecutors have said they are seeking the death penalty against
Wilson.
