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Myles Stout on Trial for Compton Murder

370 views · Published 10 September 2012 · 2:03 · Indexed 15 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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by John Madewell  The stage is now set for the high-profile murder trial of Myles Stout.He's the young man accused of killing 18-year-old Myles Compton in March of 2011.Investigators claim Stout shot and killed Compton at point-blank range.In Hamilton County Criminal Court, jury selection took up most of the day. The prosecution and defense wanted to know things like: did the jurors have children, had they ever been victims of violence, and how much did they know about guns.The time spent on jury selection shows just how important the make-up of this jury is to each side.One of the central questions put to potential jury members was if they owned guns. Stout's defense attorney, Hank Hill, also asked some of the gun owners in the jury if they were aware of different trigger pull pressure within different guns.On the night of March 9, 2011, Hamilton County investigators say Stout killed Compton with a semi-automatic handgun. Those two and a handful of other teenagers had been at the home of Kevin Driscoll in Mountain Shadows. On that evening, Driscoll's parents weren't home. Drinking started.Investigators say Driscoll pulled out his father's gun and started showing it around. Detectives say Stout got his hands on it, loaded it, pointed it right at Compton's chest and pulled the trigger.This afternoon during the jury selection process, Hill told them to expect an "aggressive" cross-examination. He described this shooting as a "terrible accident."Meanwhile, Myles Stout stands trial for second degree murder, reckless homicide and reckless endangerment. Including alternates, the jury is made up of 10 men and four women. Trial proceedings begin tomorrow at 9am.

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