Mississippi man’s death prompts calls for federal probe

JACKSON, MISS. — JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The household of a Mississippi man whose dismembered physique was present in November stated his newly launched post-mortem report exhibits he was murdered, and so they referred to as for a federal investigation into the case Monday.

Rasheem Carter, 25, was final seen on Oct. 2 at a resort in Laurel. On Nov. 2, his decomposing physique was present in a wooded space about 21 miles (33.80 kilometers) away in Taylorsville. At a information convention Monday alongside Carter’s household, Ben Crump, a outstanding civil rights lawyer, stated the Justice Division ought to take up the case after native police stated they’d no purpose to imagine the person’s demise was the results of foul play.

“One factor is for sure,” Crump stated. “This was not a pure demise. This represents a younger man who was killed.”

In a press release on social media, the Smith County Sheriff’s Division didn’t elaborate on why they believed there was no foul play or what led them to the wooded space the place Carter’s stays had been discovered.

Crump stated Carter’s post-mortem revealed his head was severed from his physique, and a few of his physique components had been discovered in numerous areas.

“What that tells us is that this was a nefarious act, an evil act,” Crump stated. “Somebody murdered Rasheem Carter, and we can’t allow them to get away with this.”

His household stated the day earlier than his disappearance, Carter, who’s Black, went to the Taylorsville Police Division and reported that he feared for his security as a result of males had been after him, WAPT-TV reported. They are saying they imagine his killing might need been racially motivated.