Biloxi police Sgt. Donnie Dobbs said Julie
Brightwell, 52, who was an employee of a
Waffle house in Biloxi, Miss. was shot in
the head after arguing with a customer
about smoking inside the restaurant around
1 a.m. Friday because the restaurant had a
no smoking policy.
Broghtwell died at Merit Health Biloxi a
short time later.
The customer, Johnny Max Mount, 45, who
was a former firefighter was arrested as
he was walking out of the restaurant. He
was booked at the Harrison County jail on
a charge of first-degree murder.
Mount, Dobbs said, was armed with a 9 mm
handgun at the time of the shooting.
pulled out a handgun and shot her in the
head,' Sgt Dobbs said.
Linda Kilpatrick, friend of Brightwell's,
told WKRG: 'How could you kill someone
over a freaking cigarette, c’mon, and on
Thanksgiving night?'
'She was working the shift like she always
does. Was it a regular, was it somebody
who’s never been in the store before? I
don’t know.'
Mount is being held on a $2 million bond
set by Justice Court Judge Albert
Fountain.