Amy Lynn BatesA grand jury will decide whether the case of a woman accused of murdering a man and trying to burn his body at her Stuart Street house will head to trial.
Police say Amy Lynn Bates, 29, shot Paul Brian Rector, 38, in the head in mid-December.
Her housemates awoke to the sound of three gunshots and Bates telling them “we got to get out of here.” Bates then tried to set fire to the room where the shooting occurred, police said. Her housemates found Rector’s body, and flames, in the bedroom where she was staying.
Bates was arrested and is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated arson, aggravated assault, possessing a firearm with intent to go armed and possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.
During a Tuesday appearance in General Sessions Court, Judge Gary Starnes bound Bates’ case over to a grand jury. If they deliver an indictment, Bates’ case will head to criminal court. Her bail will remain set at $1.56 million.