Lawyer seeks jurors who won't base opinions on clients face tats (pic)

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The defense lawyer for a man accused in a double-homicide spent Monday seeking jurors who wouldn't hold his client in a negative light just because the defendant has a number of tattoos on his face.

William Bottoms Jr., 29, of Greenwell Springs, is charged with second-degree murder in the June 2017 shooting deaths of two Baker men — Dedrick Dewayne Williams, 23, and Mohamed Sead Hussain, 29.

"That's the first thing you see with him," lawyer Jarvis Antwine told the group.

Antwine explained that he's looking for jurors who won't prejudge his client. The overwhelming majority of the panel said they had no problem with Bottoms' tattoos.

"It's a personal choice," a male potential juror said.

A woman said she personally doesn't care for tattoos but would not judge Bottoms on that basis.

Both of those prospective jurors were among seven that were preliminarily chosen Monday.

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