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Sex offender gets life sentence in slaying of Brandon neighbor

October 28, 2013 admin 0

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life plus 55 years in prison in the 2012 strangling death of a Brandon woman that prompted state lawmakers to pass new legislation for dealing with some convicted sex offenders.

Authorities say Cortrell Rose, 32, used a fake Jackson address to register as a sex offender after being released from prison last year, but was living next door to 59-year-old Lenora Patsy Edhegard in Brandon when he broke in and killed her… […]

Judge criticizes DHS in child custody case

December 13, 2012 Kermit 1

A Lamar County judge has criticized the Department of Human Services related to the custody of a 3-year-old child whose biological father is a registered sex offender.

The Clarion-Ledger reported that the biological father is 24 years older than the child’s mother. He was convicted for having sex with the mother when she was a minor and pleaded guilty to fondling her daughter from a previous relationship.

The woman allegedly has mental problems.
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Gulfport man gets 20 years for sexual abuse of girls

November 19, 2012 Kermit Comments Off

A 40-year-old Gulfport man will spend 20 years in prison – day for day – for the sexual abuse of two girls, ages 7 and 9. Roosevelt Jones was sentenced in Harrison County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to one count each of sexual battery and touching of a child for lustful purposes.

Judge Larry Bourgeois sentenced Jones to 25 years and suspended five years, leaving 20 to serve, followed by five years of probation.
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Florence man going to jail for child exploitation

April 29, 2012 Kermit 0

By Monica Land JACKSON – A Florence man was sentenced to 10 years in jail – five to serve – after numerous pornographic images of children were found on his home computer. Forty-nine-year old Wallace […]