PANAMA CITY -- Attorneys set a date Thursday to try a Fountain man on a murder charge for the third time after the previous two attempts to prosecute him resulted in mistrials.
Phillip Dean Brock, 57, is scheduled for trial beginning April 14 on a count of first-degree murder as well as robbery and theft charges. He faces life in prison if he’s convicted, but prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.
Brock is accused of killing Terry Brazil in his home in December 2012 and stealing thousands of dollars worth of collector coins.
Because it is a capitol felony, Brock has the option of choosing to have a 12-person jury hear the case instead of a six-person jury. In two previous cases, he has chosen to have 12 jurors, and both have resulted in mistrials after jurors deadlocked.