Press Releases

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Walter Simpson, 47, was convicted after a jury trial of the double murders of his wife and stepdaughter. On June 5, 2018, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to Crown Road located in the Camden area to a home belonging to Walter and … Read more

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Frederick Edwards Jr., 20, was found guilty of second degree murder after a two day jury trial held before Circuit Court Judge Dewey Arthur. On February 24, 2019, the Flora Police Department was dispatched to 457 Railroad Avenue located in Flora to the scene … Read more

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Errik Nichols, 55, pled guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to serve forty years for the shooting death of his girlfriend. On January 2, 2020, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to 192 Victoria Lane in Camden. When officers arrived, they … Read more

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, Jr., announced today that Christopher Coleman, Lenzarius Roberts, Darius Farmer, Kaland McCollum, Christopher Tyler, and D’Antonio Guyton, each pled guilty for their part in a drive-by shooting that left one man dead at a local park. On June 18, 2019, the Ridgeland Police … Read more

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today that 43-year-old Woodrez Tremayne Davis, of Jackson was convicted of twelve counts of automobile burglary that occurred in several neighborhoods in Rankin County. On September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2017 residents of multiple neighborhoods in Rankin County reported that there had been … Read more

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today that Jerrell Leashaun Jackson, 33, was sentenced to serve 40 years for one count of human trafficking and three counts of sexual battery by Circuit Court Judge John H. Emfinger. The time will have to be served day for day without the chance … Read more

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today that Leonard Prevost Foster was sentenced to 25 years for Sexual Battery by Circuit Court Judge John H. Emfinger. Foster, 64, will serve 20 years of his sentence in prison and then be placed on supervised probation for 5 years. He must register … Read more

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today that Anthony Wayne Atkinson was sentenced to serve 20 years for Sexual Battery by Circuit Court Judge John H. Emfinger. The time will have to be served day for day without the chance or early release or parole. Atkinson will have to register … Read more

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today that Parviz Deangelo King, of Yazoo City, was sentenced to the maximum punishment allowed by law for the crime of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon by Circuit Court Judge Steve Ratcliff. King was a habitual offender which means he had … Read more

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today that Tyrone Body was found guilty after a trial for the crime of burglary of a dwelling.  He will be sentenced November 4, 2019. He is an habitual offender and faces up to twenty-five years without eligibility for parole or early release. During … Read more