Kendrick Cowart sits with his attorney Matthew Eichelberger during his preliminary hearing Thursday in the Pike County Courthouse. (Photo by April Sowell. Copyright 2025, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)
The defense attorney for a McComb teenager who has been charged with first-degree murder in the May 2 shooting death of a classmate claimed his client acted in self-defense during a shootout. A judge ordered the teen held without bail and sent his case to the grand jury on Thursday.
