JACKSON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO $100,000 IN TRAILER THEFTS
Madison County, MS—Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Jayleen Jefferson, of Jackson, pled guilty to grand larceny of more than $25,000 in value. Circuit Court Dewey Arthur sentenced him to fifteen years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections and ordered him to pay restitution to his victims. Upon his release, he will be on post-release supervision for five years.
In June of 2024, the Ridgeland Police Department began investigating a string of thefts involving work trailers over several weeks in Ridgeland and Brandon. Although there were no eyewitnesses to any of the actual thefts, RPD and Brandon PD were able to develop a suspect through video surveillance, communication devices, and other technical evidence. Jefferson, 30, used rental vehicles, switched tags, false alibis, and forged documents in a rather sophisticated operation targeting commercial trailers and their contents.
District Attorney Bramlett stated, “I would like to thank the officers and investigators with the Brandon Police Department, Ridgeland Police Department, and the Jackson Airport Police for all of their hard work on this case. Mr. Jefferson stole over $100,000 in trailers and their contents. He went out of his way to try to evade the police but was ultimately unsuccessful. The Ridgeland business community also assisted police by quickly providing surveillance footage to assist their neighboring businesses that Mr. Jefferson had victimized.”
Defendant: Name:
JAYLEEN J. JEFFERSON
DOB: 02/18/1995
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