Man kills waitress after she asked him not to smoke

It’s bad enough to work on the holidays, but things got even worse for a Mississippi Waffle House waitress this Thanksgiving weekend.

A 45-year-old Biloxi man accused in the shooting death of a Waffle House server after she told him not to smoke made his first court appearance and asked about the death penalty.

“What’s going on with this world?” She will be greatly missed. “Our prayers are with her family, friends, co-workers and customers”. But for now, Mount only has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, and not a capital offense.

A candlelight vigil is planned for Friday night on the beach across from the restaurant, where Brightwell had worked since June 2014.

Biloxi police arrested Mount as he was walking out of the restaurant around 1 a.m. Friday.

Johnny Max Mount was jailed with bond set at $2 million.

On Christmas Eve 2002, a auto struck Mount while he was standing in the middles of US 49 in Gulfport. “This tragedy doesn’t just affect this one restaurant”.

Customer Richard Bonin told The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/21kZuML) that Brightwell served him and two friends just before she was shot, and asked if they had a good Thanksgiving.

She said some franchises allow smoking but the one where Julia worked is smoke free.

“Our prayers are for the victim because she didn’t deserve this, but pray for both families”, Berry said.