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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-Ameni Olugbala

Press Release-Ameni Olugbala

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Funeral Home Gunman Found Guilty in Broad Daylight Killing June 6th, 2025 (Jackson, MS) Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II announced that a Hinds County jury has found a man guilty in a shooting that turned a moment of mourning into chaos and violence. Ameni Olugbala was found guilty of murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle for the 2020 killing of 25-year-old Walter Hart Jr. The incident began inside Westhaven Funeral Home on Robinson Road, where an argument between family members escalated. As the altercation spilled into the parking lot, Olugbala retrieved a firearm and opened fire…

Press Release-Chauncey Reed

Press Release-Chauncey Reed

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Fatal Shootout Suspect Found Guilty ofMurder of Police Officer and Brother’s Death April 3, 2025 (Jackson, MS) Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced a guilty verdict in the trial of Chauncey Reed. He was convicted of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and murder in connection with the death of his brother during a traffic stop in 2018. On May 19, 2018, Jackson Police Officer Michael Tarrio, while on duty, initiated a traffic stop of two brothers in a white SUV near the Valero gas station on Cooper Road. As Officer Tarrio approached the vehicle, the…

Press Release-Xavier Gray

Press Release-Xavier Gray

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Man Sentenced to 30 Years After Pleading Guilty to Manslaughter and Aggravated Assault March 19, 2025 (Jackson, MS) Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced that on Monday, March 17, 2025, Xavier Gray pleaded guilty to manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault in relation to a fatal shooting that took place in 2022. On April 22, 2022, Jackson Police responded to a call at 300 West Capitol Street regarding a fatal shooting. Upon arrival, police found a body lying on the street corner in front of a bus station, later identified as 53-year-old Clinton Newsome. Detectives discovered…