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Jailed Oxford officer moved after picture shows him outside his cell

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer accused of killing a woman is being moved to another jail after a picture posted online showed him ungu...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer accusedof killing a woman is being moved to another jail after a picture posted onlineshowed him unguarded outside his cell.

Lafayette County District Attorney Ben Creekmore tells WTVA-TVauthorities are moving Matthew Kinne from the Panola County jail to anotherjail Creekmore declined to name.

Kinne is charged with murder in the May 20 death of 32-year-oldDominique Clayton. She had been shot in the head. Her relatives say the twowere romantically involved.

The picture appears to show Kinne standing at a counter inside thejail eating, with no guards around and without restraints.

Creekmore isn’t saying where Kinne will be housed, sayingofficials don’t want other inmates to know Kinne is a former officer.

Grand jurors could consider indicting Kinne next week.

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Information from: WTVA-TV, http://www.wtva.com

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