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JPD makes third arrest in Tasia Fortune death investigation (opens the original)
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Jackson police have made another arrest in the Tasia Fortune death investigation. Eric Clark, 45, has been charged with murder. Police say he turned himself in. Clark is the third person arrested in connection to Fortune's death. Fortune was found dead Aug. 3, behind a vacant house on Road of Remembrance in Jackson. Following an autopsy, the Medical Examiner determined that Fortune’s death was a homicide and further indicated that “the scene and the hanging were staged.” Jarques Ratliff, 51, and
JPD seeking new information in 2024 homicide (opens the original)
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Jackson police are asking for the public's assistance in the investigation of a 2024 homicide. Omar Drake, 21, was found dead on Oct. 29, 2024, on North State Street near Woodway Drive. Investigators said he had sustained trauma to the upper body. An arrest was made in the case in March 2025, but police are seeking new information as the investigation continues. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-8477 or contact the Jackson Police Department at 601-960-1234.
Nigerian man extradited to U.S. in sextortion case tied to Mississippi teen's death (opens the original)
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The Justice Department announced that a man from Nigeria has been extradited to the United States to face prosecution in an indictment for the financially motivated sextortion of a Mississippi minor, which lead to the victim's death. Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, of Lagos, Nigeria, is charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor resulting in death, coercion and enticement of a minor, and interstate threats with intent to extort. He appeared in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi, for an initi
Downed power lines, fallen tree close roadways in Hinds and Copiah counties (opens the original)
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Emergency crews are responding to hazardous road conditions in Hinds and Copiah counties, where power lines and a fallen tree have led to highway closures. Both lanes of MS-18 near Adams Station Road in Hinds County are closed because of hanging power lines. Crews are working to remove the obstruction and safely reopen the highway. In Copiah County, the Mississippi Highway Patrol is responding to a fallen tree blocking I-55 North near mile marker 50. Both northbound lanes are currently closed wh
MBI releases statement amid investigation involving JPD dispatcher, detective (opens the original)
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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has released a statement following the Jackson Police Department's announcement of a dispatcher accused of misconduct while with the police department. "The Jackson Police Department recently requested assistance from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation into the matter concerning two of their employees. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has begun preliminary efforts on the investigation. This is an active and ongoing investigation. No further com
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