Mississippi jail escapee a suspect in killing, carjacking

JACKSON, Miss. — A person who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend is suspected of killing a person and stealing his pickup truck in Jackson, authorities mentioned Tuesday.

Anthony Watts, 61, was shot and killed Monday night time round 7 p.m. on Interstate 55 after he pulled over to assist a person who had wrecked a bike. Police say that man shot Watts a number of instances after which stole his Pink Dodge Ram. Watts died on the scene.

“Primarily based on info gathered from investigators, the suspect … match the outline of 22-year-old Dylan Arrington,” Jackson Police Chief James E. Davis mentioned.

Arrington is one among 4 prisoners — together with Casey Grayson, Corey Harrison and Jerry Raynes — who escaped Saturday night time from the Raymond Detention Middle, a facility close to Jackson, by breaches in a cell and the roof. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones mentioned the boys may need camped out on the roof earlier than fleeing the power and going their separate methods.

The 4 had been in custody for numerous felony costs, most involving theft. Arrington had costs of auto theft and unlawful possession of a firearm, WAPT-TV reported.

Watts’ stolen Pink Dodge Ram, which has tan trim and Cowboys stickers on the entrance and the again, was final seen heading south on I-55 in Terry, Mississippi, police mentioned.

Jones mentioned one of many prisoners stole a Hinds County Public Works car that was later recovered in a suburb of Houston. Investigators additionally imagine a stolen Chevy Silverado is linked to the escape. Not one of the males had been captured as of Tuesday afternoon.

In July, a federal decide ordered a uncommon takeover of the jail after he mentioned deficiencies in supervision and staffing led to “a surprising array of assaults, in addition to deaths.” In December, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals stayed that order after the county filed a movement for reconsideration.