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John Grisham’s “A Time to Kill” Chapter 2
Sheriff Ozzie Walls was the only black sheriff in Mississippi. He took his job very seriously. He took pride that Ford County was 74 % white. He was related to most of the blacks and a few of the whites.
Sheriff Walls went to the hospital to check on Tonya. She was in surgery. She had broken broken bones. He verified that she indeed had been raped. From the description that Tonya had given, Sheriff Walls knew that Cobb was involved.
Sheriff Walls solicited the help of an informant, Bobby Bumpous. Bumpous had been on parole for possession of drugs. He had helped Sheriff Walls in the past when Sheriff Walls needed help. Sheriff Walls had Bumpous go into Huey’s bar and stir up conversation with Cobb and find out if Cobb would brag about what he had done to Tonya. Cobb and Willard did brag and laughed about it.
Several hours later, Bompous came out drunk. He stated that Cobb and Pete Willard were bragging about what they had done to Tonya. Sheriff Walls and Deputy Willie Hastings and others arrested the two. Willard went peacefully but not Cobb. Sheriff Walls had to use force to arrest Cobb.
Tonya gave an accurate description of Cobb’s car which led to his and Willard’s arrest. You have a drunk informant that can testify that he heard Cobb and Willard bragging about it. But will that be enough? What will happen in the next chapter of this book?
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