One of four detainees who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend is believed to be dead after a shootout with law enforcement — while the whereabouts of the other escapees remains unknown, authorities say.
April 26, 2023, 2:15 PMRolls of razor wire line the top of the security fencing at the Raymond Detention Center in Raymond, Miss., on Aug. 1, 2022. Four prisoners are on the loose after escaping over the weekend from the Mississippi jail already under federal scrutiny for alleged mismanagement.
After an exchange of gunfire, the individual was determined to be dead inside the home, Jones said. Authorities are unable to positively identify him at this time but "we have a pretty strong feeling that it is [Arrington] inside of this residence, that he is deceased," Jones said.The resident of the home had fled upon returning to the home Wednesday morning after reportedly seeing the individual believed to be Arrington inside, Jones said.
Arrington, who was charged with auto theft and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, had been in the detention center since April 13, according to the Hinds County Sheriff's Office. A Hinds County public works pickup truck that was reported stolen amid the breach is believed to have been used in the escape, Jones said. The pickup truck was seen Saturday night crashing through a gate in Hinds County, before later being found abandoned Sunday afternoon in Spring Valley, Texas, the sheriff said.On Monday, amid the search for the detainees, a man was killed during a carjacking that authorities suspect involved Arrington. The victim -- identified as the Rev.
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