Jury selection set for August in child’s death

TYLER – Jury selection for a Tyler woman charged with capital murder in her daughter’s death has been set for August. According to our news partner KETK, Courtnie Williams was arrested along with the victim’s father, Manuel Williams, in 2020 after officers were called to the home and found injuries that were consistent with “a history of abuse.” An arrest warrant at the time alleged that bruises were found all over the child’s body and were in different stages of healing. Courtnie Williams will have until July 7 to decide whether to accept a plea deal if one is offered. If not, jury selection is set to begin on Aug. 1. Manuel Williams pleaded guilty in February to a charge of injury to a child and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.