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Jury selection continues for the beating death of Armada girl

Jan 19, 2016 | 6:23 AM

April Milsap from Facebook

Jury selection will continue on Tuesday for the murder trial of a St. Clair County man accused in the murder of a 14-year-old girl from Armada. Thirty-Four-year-old James Vancallis is accused in the beating death of April Milsap. Police say she was killed during a rape attempt as she walked along a popular hiking trail near her home in July of 2014. A pool of some 300 people was summoned for jury selection and more than 30 were dismissed last week. Attorneys are hopeful a 14-person jury can be empaneled on Tuesday.

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