Assault suspect arrested in Lee County
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Lee County investigators charged Vernon Stults Jr. with aggravated assault and simple assault on a police officer.
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 10:11 AM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Investigators say a Mooreville man beat another man then assaulted a Lee County law enforcement officer.
Lee County deputies responded on Jan. 25 to a report of a shooting on County Road 1409.
Deputies found the victim suffering from head trauma and what they believed was a gunshot wound.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, investigators determined two people got into an argument and one person pulled a gun and shot into the second person’s vehicle.