MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Testimony is continuing on Wednesday in the murder trial of Timothy Herrington Jr., the man charged with capital murder in the disappearance and death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee. Opening statements and testimony began on Tuesday with Lee's mother taking the stand. Testimony begins in trial for man accused of killing Univ. of Miss. student A lengthy list of witnesses expected to testify includes members of the Oxford Police Department, University Police, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, and the FBI. The jury is from Forest County, Mississippi, and consists of 15 people — eight women and seven men. Eleven of them are white and four of them are Black. Three of the jurors are alternates. Herrington Jr. is accused of murdering 20-year-old Jimmie “Jay” Lee who disappeared in July of 2022. Officers believed he was visiting someone at Molly Barr Trails in Oxford at the time of his disappearance. Lee’s friends and family reported him missing after he failed to return home. Jimmie "Jay" Lee and his accused killer Timothy Herrington (Mugshot from Oxford Police Department) Investigators say they tied Herrington to Lee after reviewing surveillance footage and found bodily fluids that might connect him to Lee. They say the two men were involved in a sexual relationship. Herington could face the death penalty if found guilty of the crime.