More than 2,000 people in South Carolina will be sent a jury summons to be a potential juror in the trial for the man charged in the deadly CresCom bank shooting from 2017.

Brandon Council was federally indicted for armed bank robbery resulting in death, felon in possession of a firearm, and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death of a person in such a manner to constitute murder.

Police say Council killed Donna Major, 59, of Conway, and Kathryn “Katie” Skeen, 36, of Green Sea, during an armed bank robbery on Aug. 21 in Conway.
The 2,000 people will be asked to immediately complete the standard jury questionnaire. Some jurors, after the questionnaire, will be excused for any number of reasons, according to court documents.

The Clerk of Court will then divide the remaining jurors into 80-member panels, with the first panel reporting to the Federal Courthouse in Florence at 9 a.m. on Jan. 3. The subsequent panels will be called on that same day. The jurors will watch a video about the federal court system and then fill out another questionnaire.

The jury selection process will continue until there are 16 jurors available. The first 12 will be seated as regular jurors and there will be four alternates.

The trial date is set for January 2019.

A motion was also filed to allow potential trial witnesses to get a copy of their transcript given before the grand jury. The motion, according to court documents, will help the witnesses prepare to testify during trial.