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Officers continue to use hogtying and other dangerous restraints despite warnings.

TUPELO • Autopsy delays at the State Medical Examiners office are causing backlogs for county coroners, funeral homes and attorneys — a problem that has persisted throughout state government and

Clarion Ledger. The three officers, who are all black, pleaded not guilty to the charges. Peterson said she considered lessening the severity of the charges to manslaughter but found the facts of the case did not meet the legal requirement, prompting her to drop all of them with prejudice. The two officers cannot be tried again. Fox is expected to appear before another county judge soon, though its unclear how Petersons ruling affects his case. Bettersten Wade, Robinsons sister whose birthday w...

Share and speak up for justice, law & order... HINDS COUNTY, Miss. — A judge in Mississippi has ruled that two police officers should not be charged in the death of George Robinson, a black man, who died after a violent arrest in 2019, according to reports. Hinds County Judge Faye Peterson dismissed all charges against Desmond Barney and Lincoln Lampley, two police officers on trial for second-degree murder. A grand jury indicted the men, along with Officer Anthony Fox, in August, according ...

Former state medical examiner: Cause of death was multiple blunt head injuries  Dr. Mark LeVaughn, former state medical examiner, stuck to the offices initial autopsy results during Wednesdays testimony. The office previously concluded Robinson died of multiple blunt head injuries. His manner of death was ruled a homicide, as previously reported by Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart. When asked, LeVaughn said he still believed that conclusion to be the case and said it is based on case files an...

‘I’m not going to hate anybody’: Sister of George Robinson speaks out after charges against officers dismissed Jacob Gallant © Provided by Jackson WLBT Hinds County DA Jody Owens stands next to Bettersten Wade, the sister of a man who she said was killed and brutalized by Jackson police. JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The sister of George Robinson said it’s all in God’s hands. Standing outside Circuit Judge Faye Peterson’s courtroom, the woman, Bettersten Wade she said s...

State Medical Examiner resigns, leaves unfinished work, holes in investigations The State Medical Examiner has stepped down effective February 1. (Source: WLBT) By Therese Apel | January 28, 2021 at 11:55 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 9:46 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State Medical Examiner Dr. Mark Levaughn has been on administrative leave since November. On Thursday, he resigned, leaving a lot for investigators, prosecutors, and coroners to deal with in his wake. Today, Department of Pu...

Mississippi Medical Examiner resigns after being on leave January 29, 2021 GMT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State Medical Examiner Dr. Mark Levaughn has resigned, more than two months after he was placed on administrative leave for an undisclosed “personnel matter.” Department of Public Safety Spokesman Chris Vignes confirmed with WLBT-TV on Thursday that Levaughn was stepping down. Levaughn was placed on leave in November. Mississippi Department of Public Safety officials haven�...