Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. “Bubba” Bramlett announced today that Billy Bland, 46, pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Madison County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to 30 years to serve by Circuit Judge Dewey Arthur. 

Victor Andrew Ogiste, 29, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was convicted by a Madison County Circuit Court jury

Justin Andre Sterling, 31, of Jackson, Mississippi, has been convicted and sentenced to serve ten (10) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for Felony Evasion as a Habitual Offender

District Attorney John K. “Bubba” Bramlett announced today that Demarques Smith, 30, of Jackson, pled guilty to hindering prosecution

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Sonny Jacob Lee, 44, pled guilty to Sexual Battery and Gratification of Lust.

Matthew Brian Kidd pled guilty to Murder and Capital Murder in his connection to the deaths of William “Billy” Morris and Christian Storey. He was arraigned on these charges and then pled guilty after the reading of his indictments in court. He was sentenced by Judge Dewey Arthur to a life sentence for each crime to run concurrently.

Shunquez Harris, 17, of Canton, pled guilty to strong arm robbery in Madison County Circuit Court and was sentenced yesterday to the maximum of 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. 

Deshayne Harmon Collier (also known as Deshaye Herman Collier and Deshaye Guyton), a 49-year-old convicted felon from Jackson, was sentenced to ten (10) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that James Matthew Gardner, 26, was sentenced to forty-five (45) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for sexual abuse of a child. 

Tony Levon Hill, 40, of Jackson pled guilty to one count of sale and one count of trafficking of fentanyl in Madison County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to ten years without the possibility of parole or early release.

Dixie Cheyenne White, 31, of Florence, pled guilty to aggravated assault as a habitual offender and was sentenced to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without the possibility of parole.