30 Years

Press Release- Treylin Sojourner

Press Release- Treylin Sojourner

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Second-Degree Murder Plea Entered in Fatal South Jackson Shooting of Marine Veteran May 12, 2026 (Jackson, MS) – Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced today that 32-year-old Treylin Sojourner entered a guilty plea to Second-Degree Murder in connection with the shooting death of 55-year-old Marvin Houck, Jr. The plea was entered following jury selection in Hinds County Circuit Court. On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to Pine Tree Drive and Pine Ridge Drive regarding a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered Marvin Houck, Jr. lying in the roadway with a fatal gunshot…

Press Release- Mackenzie Stuckey

Press Release- Mackenzie Stuckey

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Lured for Money, Left to Die: Defendant Sentenced to Life for Murder and Kidnapping March 26, 2026 (Jackson, MS) – Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced today that 45-year-old Mackenzie “Corey” Stuckey has been found guilty of Second-Degree Murder and Kidnapping, following a missing persons investigation that led to the discovery of 65-year-old Richard Cooper’s decomposed body in an abandoned house. On October 20, 2018, officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to a residence on Winterview Drive after the victim’s daughter reported her father, Richard Cooper, missing. During the investigation, detectives received multiple tips regarding Cooper’s…

Press Release- Joseph Brown

Press Release- Joseph Brown

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Man Tied to Multi-Month Killing Spree Sentenced to Life for murder of pregnant woman and unborn child March 6, 2026 (Jackson, MS) Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced that 22-year-old Joseph Brown has been found guilty of First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Drive-By Shooting in connection with a shooting that killed 23-year-old Keyunta McWilliams and her unborn child. On December 15, 2021, officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to reports of a shooting and discovered Keyunta McWilliams suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. McWilliams, who was eight months pregnant, and her unborn child succumbed to their injuries…

Press Release- Shydarius Williams

Press Release- Shydarius Williams

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Fuel time gas station shooter gets 30 years augus 27, 2024 (Jackson, MS) Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announces the sentencing of Shydarius Williams who was convicted of first-degree murder for the shooting of Marcus Moore. On June 4, 2022, Williams shot Moore in the back as he sat in the driver’s seat of his vehicle in the parking lot of the Fuel Time gas station on Bullard St. Moore succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Upon investigation of surveillance footage, detectives identified Williams entering the victim’s car and sitting the in the back seat and…