Saturday, November 21, 2009
Charleston Police Investigating Murder
South Charleston Police are investigatingwhat they are calling a "gruesome" murder. Police say 19 year old Jimmy Eugene Thompson and 18 year old Michael Shane Thompson, no relation, brutally beat to death 51 year old James Gillispie, whose body was found inside his home on Macon Street Friday morning. Police say Gillispie was an acquaintance of the teenagers and was known for helping drug addicts and others get back on their feet.