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FILE - In this July 21, 2011 file photograph, murder suspect Jeremy Wayne Manieri, is led from court in Waveland, Miss., following his initial court appearance. A Mississippi grand jury could soon get the case of Manieri who is charged with killing Catho Chuck Cook, File, Associated Press
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FILE - This undated file photograph shows a picture provided by the Diocese of Baton Rouge, La., of Father Edward Everitt, seen on display at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Hammond, La. Everitt was murdered at a beachfront home in Waveland, Miss. A Mis Diocese of Baton Rouge, File, Associated Press
By Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi grand jury could soon get the case of a man charged with killing a Catholic priest and taking his car for a Disney vacation.

Jeremy Manieri is charged with killing the Rev. Ed Everitt of Hammond, La. Authorities say Everitt was robbed and shot in July at a beach house in Waveland, Miss. Manieri did construction work at the house.

Crosby Parker, a Hancock County prosecutor, says the investigative report is being finalized. He's hopeful it will go to a grand jury in the near future.

Manieri's attorney, Brian Alexander, says he has "serious reservations" about his client getting a fair trial in Mississippi because a political commercial for Attorney General Jim Hood referred to Manieri as a cold-blooded killer.

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Alexander filed a complaint with the Mississippi Bar.

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