Mississippi pastor confesses to killing Alabama man 3 years ago

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A 3-year-old lacking individuals case could also be wrapped up after a shock confession.

Monroe County Sheriff Kevin Criminal has been in legislation enforcement for greater than twenty years, and he’s seen quite a bit – however Tuesday was a primary.

“James Eric Crisp walked into my workplace, of his personal free will, and confessed to having killed Mr. Taylor,” Sheriff Criminal mentioned.

Forty-eight hours later, Crisp, 37, was being led into Monroe County Justice Courtroom for a bond listening to on one depend of manslaughter for the dying of 48-year-old Roger Loyd Taylor of Sulligent, Alabama.

In keeping with the sheriff, Crisp mentioned he killed Taylor on March 10, 2019, and disposed of the sufferer’s physique. 

Taylor’s truck was found on Blair Cemetery Street in Monroe County a few days after he was reported lacking. Searches since then have turned up no proof, and the case went chilly till this week.

Crisp has prior arrests for drug-related fees, however throughout his time as a resident at a Christian discipleship program known as “God’s Home of Hope,” the sheriff says Crisp had a life-changing encounter.

“By his personal testimony, he bought saved three years in the past, was in a restoration heart, we despatched him there, he’s now a instructor and preacher in that program,” Criminal mentioned.

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