Crime

Trial delayed for man in killing of Waffle House waitress

Associated Press
Johnny Max Mount leaves court after waiving his preliminary hearing, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Mount is charged with the shooting death of Waffle House Waffle House server Julie Brightwell. He was scheduled to go to trial Monday, but it has been delayed pending a psychological evaluation.
Johnny Max Mount leaves court after waiving his preliminary hearing, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Mount is charged with the shooting death of Waffle House Waffle House server Julie Brightwell. He was scheduled to go to trial Monday, but it has been delayed pending a psychological evaluation. Tim Isbell jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com File
BILOXI

A murder trial has been delayed for a former Mississippi firefighter accused of killing a waitress who asked him not to smoke inside a Waffle House restaurant.

WLOX-TV reports the trial of 46-year-old Johnny Max Mount was scheduled to start Monday. A judge has postponed it until May 1 so a psychological evaluation can be done.

Mount is accused of killing 52-year-old Julie Brightwell in November 2015.

Investigators said Mount shot Brightwell once in the head after she asked him not to smoke an e-cigarette. Brightwell was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Mount, who used to be a firefighter in Biloxi, has been jailed on a $2 million bond since his arrest.

This story was originally published February 11, 2017 at 5:01 PM with the headline "Trial delayed for man in killing of Waffle House waitress."

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