Jury selection begins for Brownsville man’s homicide trial
Jury selection begins in Fayette County Court this morning for the trial of a Brownsville man accused of beating an elderly man to death in 2011.
Johnathan Godines, 36, faces trial for charges of criminal homicide, aggravated and simple assault, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.
Authorities allege Godines fatally beat John Eicholtz, 75, of Brownsville on Nov. 15, 2011. Eicholtz died on Dec. 1, 2011, from injuries sustained during the beating, police said. Court documents allege that the attack was fueled by jealous rage over a woman.
Godines’ attorneys contend Eicholtz may have had underlying health problems, and they plan to call an expert witness to offer an alternate theory of his death.