GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) -
The trial for a Greenville man accused of killing and dismembering a woman in 2008 continued Wednesday.
Clarence Jenkins Jr. and his wife, Carman, are accused of killing Mekole Harris in April 2008 and then cutting off her hands and feet, leaving them on two doorsteps in Greenville County.
According to investigators, the Jenkins killed Harris to send a message to their former roommate, Grace Davis, who had a relationship with them.
Carman Jenkins pleaded guilty to killing Harris and was sentenced to 50 years in prison earlier in March. Clarence Jenkins' trial began Monday.
On Wednesday, Carman Jenkins testified against her husband, describing how they killed Harris and what they did with her body.
Carman Jenkins testified before the jury that Clarence Jenkins pretended to be a police officer, convincing Harris that he would keep her out of jail if she helped them. Carman Jenkins said they tied Harris up and made her call Davis's family to try and extort $10,000 from them.
Harris was tied up for about a day before the Jenkins killed her, chopped off her hands and feet, then took her body to Paris Mountain to burn it, Carman Jenkins said.
Carman Jenkins said the couple returned home as if nothing had happened.
During the second day of Clarence Jenkins' trial, Jones took the stand to testify about what happened when she tried to move out.
She said when she was leaving, Clarence Jenkins told her that he would let her go because he, "can't kill you."
Prosecutors have said the Jenkins left parts of Harris' body at Davis's home to try and force her back into a relationship with them.
When the trial began Monday, a former Greenville police officer took the stand to testify about the discovery of Harris' body parts.
Officer Christopher Odom said he had opened the garbage bag that had a foot inside that was later identified as Harris' foot.
If convicted, Clarence Jenkins could face life in prison.
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Clarence Jenkins Jr. appears in court. (April 10, 2012/FOX Carolina)
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