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Murder suspect Brandon Mitchell walks into Carroll County Superior Court on Wednesday. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)

JACKSON — A Carroll County Superior Court Judge is ordering the Attorney General’s Office and the defense attorney representing murder suspect Brandon Mitchell to participate in mediation in order to avoid a lengthy trial this spring and summer.

Mitchell, 23, who is being held at the county jail, was indicted on multiple counts in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend Esmae Doucette, 23, in November of 2022 at the Dana Place Apartments in Jackson.

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