:: crimecoverage

Prosecutor Recounts James Anderson’s Murder

The following is Hinds County Assistant District Attorney Scott Rogillio's verbatim account of the events that transpired when Deryl Dedmon and his friends encountered James Craig Anderson in June 2011. The narrative would have provided the basis for the prosecution's case against Dedmon, who pleaded guilty to Anderson's murder this…

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Dedmon Pleads Guilty to Murder

by R.L. Nave
March 21, 2012

Deryl Dedmon stood by silently, his face expressionless as Hinds County Assistant District Attorney Scott Rogillio read aloud an account of the murder prosecutors say Dedmon committed last year when he was 18 years old.

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Dedmon Pleads Guilty

JFP Staff
March 21, 2012

Deryl Dedmon pleaded guilty today to the murder of James Craig Anderson. The judge sentenced Dedmon to life for murder and another life sentence for hate crime, to run concurrently.

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Senate Sets Sights on Gun Laws

by R.L. Nave
March 19, 2012

Mississippi already exports more firearms than any other state, but some legislators want to relax our gun laws even more.

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Anti-Corruption Laws Strong Overall

by Elizabeth Waibel
March 19, 2012

Mississippi is sixth in the nation for government transparency and accountability, even as our campaign-finance laws need strengthening, a recent report found.

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Dedmon Hearing Set for Wednesday

by Elizabeth Waibel
March 19, 2012

A hearing for Deryl Dedmon has been set for this Wednesday. Dedmon is charged with the capital murder of James Craig Anderson in what prosecutors say was a racially-motivated hate crime.

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Eyes in the Sky

by Jacob Fuller
March 16, 2012

Jackson police have a new set of eyes in the sky to prevent crime, deter speeding on city roads and maintain crowd control during big events.

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Pardongate Draws to a Close

by R.L. Nave
March 14, 2012

Two months after Haley Barbour's last-minute clemency acts sparked political controversy around Mississippi and the country, the Pardongate episode has came to a close. In a 6-3 vote handed down March 8, the Mississippi Supreme Court declined to overturn Barbour's…

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Reforms Coming to Henley-Young

by Valerie Wells
March 7, 2012

Children entering Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center will now get a mental-health evaluation and counseling at the beginning of their stay, a significant change from recent practices. Youth incarcerated at the Hinds County detention facility will also have better rehabilitation options,…

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The Men AG Hood Wants Executed

by R.L. Nave
Feb. 28, 2012

Attorney General Jim Hood wants the state of Mississippi to kill two more men next month.

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Officers Arrested on Bribery Charges

From the U.S. attorney's office, verbatim:

THREE JACKSON POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES

Jackson, Miss - Monyette Quintel Jefferson, 27, Terence Dale Jenkins, 25, and Anthony Ricardo Payne, Jr., 25, all Jackson Police Department Patrol Officers at the time of the offense, have…

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Mitchell Staying at Clarion-Ledger

by Valerie Wells
Feb. 17, 2012

Award-winning journalist Jerry Mitchell is not among a dozen Clarion-Ledger employees facing an early retirement buyout choice. Speaking at this morning's Friday Forum at Koinonia Coffee House, Mitchell addressed the future of the Gannett-owned daily newspaper.

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Runaway, Prostitute or Victim?

by Elizabeth Waibel
Feb. 16, 2012

Not too long ago in another state, a high-school boy offered a high-school girl a ride home. He drugged her drink, took nude photos of her and used the pictures to blackmail her into having sex with a series of…

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Rep. Brown: Irby Clemency File Missing

House Democrats have just released a statement from Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, on former Gov. Haley Barbour's pardons. In it, he says files are missing for several pardon recipients, including Karen Irby.

Here is the statement, verbatim:

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Pardongate: Continuum

by R.L. Nave
February 15, 2012

Imagine that every person who received a pardon from Gov. Haley Barbour did exactly what the state constitution says and ran a newspaper ad for 30 days before they received the pardon. Then what?

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:: GOODissue

:: coverstories

Code Blue: Police Pursuits Cost a Life a Day

By Jacob Fuller
April 18, 2012

"All units, Ridgeland PD in pursuit. Gray Crown Victoria on lower (Spillway) Road, request assistance," a voice said over the police scanner from Reservoir Control tower.
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:: COMSTATreports

House Burglaries Plague South Jackson

by R.L. Nave
Jan. 19, 2012

Read the full report here. (pdf 553 KB)

A sharp upward spike over the past few weeks in the number of south Jackson house burglaries has police officials scrambling to fix the problem. 1 read more »

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:: opinioncolumns

[Editorial] Police: First, Do No Harm

April 18, 2012

Controversy has surrounded police pursuits for decades. Since numerous studies on the subject began in the late 1980s and early '90s, law enforcement officials, legislators, citizens and the press have taken notice of the ever-rising death toll.
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:: recentcomments

May 16, 2012 | 09:49 AM
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
DonnaLadd: Golden, Mr. McGowan says there will be no economic gain for him, that he put his land in a trust (will have to find exact quotes on it). However, he made it clear to me ...
May 15, 2012 | 04:52 PM
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
golden eagle: We definitely need as much transparency as possible. Just because there could be huge economic gain for the area (as well as for Mr. McGowan) doesn't mean that we should ...
May 15, 2012 | 01:15 PM
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
DonnaLadd: As someone who has been on this flood-control beat for a while now, I'd be a whole lot more comfortable if this group of folks would stop using phrases like "public ...
May 14, 2012 | 05:43 PM
Family Remembers a Fallen Hero
justjess: Could the poem be published in the Jackson Free Press. I would like to read it.
May 14, 2012 | 01:40 PM
Three Could Face June Execution
rlnave: Attorney General Jim Hood's spokeswoman confirmed in an email that Hood will "file motions to reset the execution dates on all three today," Monday May 14. Those dates, Schaefer ...
May 11, 2012 | 01:53 PM
Councilmen to Battle Mayor on Business
DonnaLadd: redlion, we will definitely print the mayor's full response in the paper, and he will get ample time/space to talk about his side of things, as will all the candidates ...
May 11, 2012 | 01:51 PM
Mayoral Competition Begins
DonnaLadd: I miss Abby, too. She was a gentle soul.
May 11, 2012 | 01:41 PM
Mayoral Competition Begins
redlion: Old Abby may she rest in peace. She would have been a better mayor than Frank (either Frank, actually).
May 11, 2012 | 01:25 PM
Councilmen to Battle Mayor on Business
redlion: To Jacob Fuller Mayor Johnson's full response should be printed please! And his PR people need to get cranked up and disseminate the facts about all the good and great ...
May 11, 2012 | 01:20 PM
Councilmen to Battle Mayor on Business
redlion: Don't live in Jackson BUT justjess is dead on with his comments. Every dime spent with Mayor Mary and the other areas increases their tax coffers and keeps them rolling ...
 


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