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Judge denies joint effort to close Tim Herrington’s capital murder case but will consider sealing filings on case-by-case basis
OXFORD — The case against a former Ole Miss student accused of killing Jimmie "Jay" Lee will remain open after a Lafayette County Circuit Court judge denied a joint motion to seal the entirety of the filings. In a quick hearing Thursday, Judge Kelly Luther said he would consider...
Judge Denies Motion to Seal Filings in Ole Miss Murder Case
OXFORD, Miss. — The case against former Ole Miss student Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., accused of the murder of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, remains open after a Lafayette County Circuit Court judge denied a joint motion to seal all filings. In a quick hearing Thursday, Judge Kelly Luther...
Abbeville man arrested after attempting to flee from deputy
An Abbeville man was arrested recently after allegedly attempting to flee from Lafayette County sheriff’s deputies when he was being pulled over. According to reports, at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, a deputy was attempting to pull over William David Pettit, 41, of Abbeville for a traffic stop; however, Pettit drove off from the […] The post Abbeville man arrested after attempting to flee from deputy appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
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