Bobby Cobb arraigned, bond set in Poolville murder case

Bobby Joe Cobb, accused in the shooting death Saturday of Jeffrey Whitten, was arraigned Monday in Union County..

Bobby Cobb, age 28, being held in Poolville murder.

Cobb, age 28, is charged with first degree murder.

Justice Court. Justice Court Judge Davis Garrison set Cobb’s bond at $1-million. The case will be brought before a Union County Circuit Court grand jury. Cobb is currently being held in the Union County jail.

Cobb is accused of shooting Whitten multiple times early Saturday during a confrontation at the residence of Cobb’s girlfriend near County Road 51 in the Poolville community of western Union County. Whitten and his girlfriend were said to have been living with Cobb’s girlfriend.