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Mississippi jail escapee suspected in carjacking murder in Jackson
A person who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend is suspected of killing a person and stealing his pickup truck in Jackson, authorities stated Tuesday.
Anthony Watts, 61, was shot and killed Monday night time round 7 p.m. on Interstate 55 after he pulled over to assist a person who had wrecked a bike. Police say that man shot Watts a number of instances after which stole his Purple Dodge Ram. Watts died on the scene.
“Primarily based on info gathered from investigators, the suspect … match the outline of 22-year-old Dylan Arrington,” Jackson Police Chief James E. Davis stated.
Arrington is one in every of 4 prisoners — together with Casey Grayson, Corey Harrison and Jerry Raynes — who escaped Saturday night time from the Raymond Detention Heart, a facility close to Jackson, by breaches in a cell and the roof. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones stated the lads might need camped out on the roof earlier than fleeing the power and going their separate methods.
MISSISSIPPI INMATES ESCAPE PRISON AFTER CUTTING HOLE IN ROOF
This reserving photograph supplied Jackson, Mississippi, Police Division Dylan Arrington, one in every of 4 Mississippi prisoners who escaped from the Raymon Detention Heart over the weekend. (Jackson Police Division through AP)
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The 4 had been in custody for numerous felony costs, most involving theft. Arrington had costs of auto theft and unlawful possession of a firearm, WAPT-TV reported.
Watts’ stolen Purple Dodge Ram, which has tan trim and Cowboys stickers on the entrance and the again, was final seen heading south on I-55 in Terry, Mississippi, police stated.
Jones stated one of many prisoners stole a Hinds County Public Works automobile that was later recovered in a suburb of Houston. Investigators additionally imagine a stolen Chevy Silverado is related to the escape. Not one of the males had been captured as of Tuesday afternoon.
In July, a federal choose ordered a uncommon takeover of the jail after he stated deficiencies in supervision and staffing led to “a surprising array of assaults, in addition to deaths.” In December, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals stayed that order after the county filed a movement for reconsideration.