In keeping with ABC Information, a Black Mississippi man named Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. pleaded responsible to the second-degree homicide of a College of Mississippi graduate pupil. That pupil, Jimmie “Jay” Lee, was a outstanding member of the native LGBTQ+ group and was additionally the key lover to Herrington Jr. The responsible plea lead prosecutors to cut back the unique cost of capital homicide right down to second-degree. As as outcome, Herrington Jr. was sentenced to 40 years with 10 years suspended for the killing and one other 10 years for tampering. In whole, he’ll spend 40 years behind bars.
In July 2022, a then 20-year-old Lee disappeared from the U of M campus and two weeks later, Herrington Jr., additionally an Ole Miss graduate, was arrested and charged earlier than Lee’s physique was recovered. The choose on the time had dominated Lee lifeless however a mistrial was declared after juror’s failed to achieve a consensus after 9 1/2 hours of deliberation. This February, hunters discovered Lee’s stays within the woods and new trial started.
Through the first trial, prosecutors leaned on the truth that Herrington killed Lee following a sexual tryst and after the sentencing, mentioned that Herrington murdered Lee to maintain the connection down low as Lee was very fashionable within the metropolis and on-line by way of social media. Proof collected by college surveillance cameras confirmed Lee leaving his house at 4am, returning house, and leaving once more round 6am. Time stamps present that Herrington Jr. searched on-line for “how lengthy does it take to strangle somebody” earlier than Lee arrived for the second time. Regulation enforcement officers who testified within the trial declare that the 2 males beforehand exchanged sexual messages.
Herrington Jr. was additionally seen on digicam operating away from the parking zone the place Lee’s automobile was discovered, along with leaving his dad and mom home with a shovel and wheel barrow.
Backside line, bro was cooked and there was no option to clarify these behaviors. Now, he’s the place he deserves to be and will likely be there for fairly a while.
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