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Smart Justice
The Hinds County District Attorney’s Office is committed to Smart Justice, evaluating every case in terms of the best result for both the victim and the community. To accomplish this goal, the Office places special emphasis on pretrial programs aimed at reducing recidivism and making victims whole. The District Attorney’s Office is also instrumental in assisting citizens, who have paid their debt to society, to expunge eligible convictions.
Under DA Owens' leadership, Hinds County
has witnessed reductions in
homicide rates, expansions in
Smart Justice programs, and record-breaking
prosecutions. Click the link below to find out how in the latest Annual Report.
2025 Stats Under DA Jody Owens
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Felony Cases Resolved
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District Attorney Announcements

Press Release – Charity Barnes
June 05,2026
Road rage killing at jackson
intersection results in life

Press Release – Genesis Moore
May 28,2026
35-Year Sentence Imposed in
fatal jackson gas station shooting

Press Release – Ron Allen
May 27,2026
estranged husband sentenced to
life in fatal jackson leasing

Hinds County District Attorney’s Office to Host 5th Annual Law Enforcement Luncheon Honoring First Responders
May 15,2026
Hinds County District Attorney's Office to Host 5th annual law

Top Cop Luncheon 2026
May 14,2026
May 14, 2026 On Thursday, May 14, 2026, law

Press Release- Treylin Sojourner
May 12,2026
Second-Degree Murder Plea Entered in Fatal
South Jackson

Press Release- Marquiz Mclaurin
May 08,2026
Hinds County Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Murder of Legally

Press Release- Darren Shannon
May 05,2026
Guilty Plea Secures 40 Year
Sentence in Belhaven Delivery

Press Release- Julius Adams
April 30,2026
Hinds County Jury Verdict Leads to 40-Year Sentence in

Press Release- Christopher Barber
April 28,2026
Life Plus 40 Years: Sentence Handed Down in Daylight Gas

Press Release- Carlos Varnell
April 15,2026
Jury Convicts Defendant in Deadly
interstate Shooting That

Press Release- Mackenzie Stuckey
March 26,2026
Lured for Money, Left to Die: Defendant Sentenced to Life for

Press Release- Joseph Brown
March 06,2026
Man Tied to Multi-Month Killing Spree Sentenced to Life for

Press Release- Jayden Tillis
February 25,2026
Member of Armed carjacking trio
sentenced to 35 years in

Press Release- JaWayne Carter
February 20,2026
Man Sentenced to 47 Years for three counts of armed robbery,

Press Release- Marcus Johnson
February 12,2026
Former Police Officer Sentenced to Life for brutal domestic

29th Annual MLK Prayer Breakfast
February 11,2026
January 24, 2026On Saturday, January 24th, 2026, District Attorney

DA Releases 2025 Annual Report
February 05,2026
In 2025, the Office of the Hinds County District Attorney

Press Release- Nikkifar Allen
February 05,2026
30 Years for murder at neighborhood playground
February 5,

Press Release- Marcus Ashburn
January 23,2026
Man Sentenced To Life in Prison After Auto Theft Conviction and

Press Release- Marcos Perez
January 21,2026
Burned alive: defendant sentenced to 80 year for gasoline

Press Release- Kenya Webster
January 09,2026
Hinds County Jury Convicts Kenya Webster on Multiple Counts in

Press Release- Marco Lewis
December 15,2025
Waffle House Shooter Sentenced to 50 YearsÂ
December 15th,

2025 Hinds County DA Office Blood Drive
December 15,2025
December 15, 2025On December 15, 2025, the Hinds County District

5th Annual Holiday Toy Drive & Gala Honoring ADA Jamie McBride
December 11,2025
December 11th, 2025On December 11, 2025, the Hinds County District
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