MILLINGTON, Tenn. — The man charged in a deadly shooting at a Millington restaurant Friday made his first court appearance Tuesday morning.
Juston McKnight, 30, of Memphis, was appointed a public defender and is due back in court next Tuesday.
According to a release from the Millington Police Department, the shooting happened around 9 p.m. Friday at Margaritas on U.S. Highway 51.
Police said the shooting involved an irate customer who had been asked to leave earlier. Police said the victim, identified as 55-year-old Timothy Carver, intervened in the situation involving the shooter, identified as McKnight, and helped management with getting him off the premises.
According to police, McKnight returned about 20 minutes later after being removed from the restaurant. Police said McKnight began shooting at Carver, a lifelong resident of the Millington area. Carver died at the scene.
McKnight was arrested Saturday morning after an all-night investigation and is being held on a $1,000,000 bond.
This is Millington's first homicide this year and the second in the past three years.
If you have any information on the shooting, call the Millington Police Department at 901-873-5621 or Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.
