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Bond Set For Suspect In Death Of Local Pastor

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published April 25, 2017 at 5:15 AM EDT
Columbus Division of Police

Bond is set at 1 million dollars for the Columbus man charged with killing a pastor last month. Rickey Skinner faces murder, burglary and robbery counts in the death of 81-year-old Joseph McDowell. Police believe Skinner beat and robbed McDowell.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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