Kidnapping

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 – Victoria Cox

Press Release – Victoria Cox

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From Louisiana to Mississippi:  Cox’s Role in the Brunett Tragedy Ends in 40-Year Prison Sentence  November 24th, 2025 (Jackson, MS) Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced today that Victoria Cox, co-defendant in the Daniel Wayne Callihan case, was sentenced for her role in the June 2024 murder and kidnapping that spanned Louisiana and Mississippi.   Cox aided convicted murderer and kidnapper Daniel Wayne Callihan in the abduction of two young sisters and the murder of one. Callihan picked up Cox while driving to Mississippi after killing the girls’ mother, 35-year-old Callie Brunett, inside her Loranger, Louisiana home. Federal…

Press Release – Antonio Ames

Press Release – Antonio Ames

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Guilty Verdict  After Domestic Motel Dispute Turns Deadly November 24th, 2025 (Jackson, MS) Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced today that a Hinds County Jury has found 38-year-old Antonio Ames guilty of First-Degree Murder and Felon with a Firearm in the shooting death of 30-year-old Jennifer Ann Ray.   On the night of August 27, 2020, officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to the Intown Suites in North Jackson regarding a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they discovered Jennifer Ray lying face-down and unresponsive outside the door of the motel room she shared with Ames. She was…

Press Release- Daniel Wayne Callihan

Press Release- Daniel Wayne Callihan

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Life in Prison: Callihan’s Guilty Plea Brings First Step Toward Justice For Mississippi and Louisiana Victims August 26th, 2025 (Jackson, MS) Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced that Daniel Wayne Callihan, 37, pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to two federal felony charges: (1) Kidnapping Resulting in Death and (2) Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity.   Under the terms of his federal plea agreement, prosecutors will not seek the death penalty and Callihan agrees to serve a minimum sentence of life imprisonment. Sentencing…

Press Release-Dontarius Magee

Press Release-Dontarius Magee

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Passenger Sentenced to 30 Years After Guilty Plea in Lyft Driver Attack April 15, 2025 Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced on Monday, April 14, 2025, that Dontarius Magee pleaded guilty to four charges — armed robbery, armed carjacking, attempted murder, and kidnapping — all related to a 2021 incident. On November 2, 2021, Jackson Police Officers responded to a shooting incident involving Brandy Littrell, who had been attacked shortly after picking up a passenger through Lyft at the Spring Lake Apartments in Byram. The passenger, later identified as Dontarius Magee, 17 at the time, lured Littrell…