JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The attorney for the man accused of killing a local community activist in 2022 has withdrawn from the case just days before the retrial.

Judge Eleanor Faye Peterson approved a motion on December 2, 2024, for Brandon Dorsey to withdraw as the counsel for William “Polo” Edwards. Dorsey had been appointed as Edwards’ attorney in November 2023.

According to court documents, Edwards asked Dorsey to withdraw as his counsel on or about November 26, 2024.

Edwards is accused of killing Better Men Society founder Robert Davis inside Shadow Robinson’s Clinton home on May 1, 2022.

Edwards was arrested in connection to the case after a chase in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 3, 2022. He was indicted for murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm in Hinds County. Edwards pled not guilty.

Edwards’ first trial ended with a mistrial in August 2023. His retrial was scheduled for December 9, 2024.

Edwards is currently being housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler, Mississippi.