The grandson of civil rights icon James Meredith is facing murder charges in connection with the death of a Germantown High School student.

James Knight, 16, and another teen are accused of being behind the killing of Saleh Ghasan Humaid, 17, on Sept. 19 around Sunnyvale Drive and Sandalwood Place in Jackson — an area that features an elementary school, an outdoor soccer complex, and an indoor basketball center.

Knight had reportedly been texting Humaid about purchasing vapes containing THC from the former Germantown student. The two suspects are accused of robbing and fatally shooting Humaid. When Knight was arrested, multiple vapes containing THC were discovered in his bedroom.

In court on Tuesday, Knight’s family vouched that they had such strong ties to the area that the 16-year-old

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