Murder Trial Begins in Marshall

MARSHALL — In 71st State District Court in Marshall, jury selection gets underway in the murder trial of Charles Ray Owens Jr., 37, of Longview. He was involved in a traffic accident in November, 2010, in which Robert Smith, 62, of Longview was killed. The Department of Public Safety reports Owens was fleeing from a state trooper when his car ran through a stop sign and crashed into Smith’s vehicle. The officer had been trying to stop Owens for speeding. The accident occurred at the Intersection of Loop 281 and Paige Road, on the Harrison County side of Longview.