Anniston man on trial for 1999 murder

The murder trial of a 38 year old Anniston man is underway in Calhoun county.  Torrance Perin Vincent, is charged with capitol murder in the Dec. 15, 1999, shooting death of 20 year old Prince Damian Wright,  of Weaver.  A Calhoun County grand jury in 2008 indicted Vincent and Durieal Dwan Brooks, of Eastaboga, on capital murder charges in Wright’s death, which occurred during a home robbery. Police allege that three armed men entered the back door of the house on North Avenue in Weaver. Witnesses identified Bokassa Montgomery of Weaver as one of the three men.  Police arrested Montgomery in Indiana on Dec. 30, 1999, after he fled the state. Montgomery pleaded guilty to murder, avoiding the possibility of capital punishment, and was convicted in 2001.  Brooks’ indictment alleges that he helped Vincent and Montgomery evade capture, supplying them with money and transportation. Brooks pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution in December 2011 and was placed on probation.  Testimony is resuming in the trial today.