Jackson mayor disagrees with statement released by JPD chief
Jackson's mayor says the police chief's statement about a man who died in custody "does not precisely communicate what took place and what the concerns are."
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Jackson's mayor says the police chief's statement about a man who died in custody "does not precisely communicate what took place and what the concerns are."
Man dies in JPD Custody
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is examining what happened, and the Jackson Police Department has opened an internal investigation.
Three Mississippi police officers have been put on a paid leave after a man died in custody. An investigation is ongoing to determine his cause of death and what happened at the scene.
Three officers from the Jackson Police Department have been placed on administrative leave after a man died while in custody.