Mississippi deputy dies in crash while responding to call Associated Press 6 days ago PRENTISS, Miss. (AP) — A south Mississippi sheriff's deputy died after he lost control of a police vehicle while responding to a call. Deputy Pat Barnes died Saturday, said Jefferson Davis County Sheriff Ron Strickland. Strickland said Barnes was responding to a fight at a Prentiss motel to back up the Prentiss Police Department. Barnes ran off the road and hit a tree, Strickland said, dying before he could be taken to a hospital. Deputy Denise Jackson tells the Clarion Ledger that Barnes was coming from Bassfield and turned on his lights and siren to pass another vehicle when he crashed.