Closing arguments to begin in resentencing of man convicted of killing cop

Closing arguments to begin in resentencing of man convicted of killing cop

Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday in the resentencing trial of a man convicted of killing a Cumberland County police officer 30 years ago.

Darian Atkinson ruled incompetent to stand trial in McKeithen murder case - WXXV News 25

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-The man accused of killing Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen in 2019 will be indefinitely committed to the Mississippi State Hospital after a second competency hearing was held this week. During the hearing, doctors from the Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield testified that Darian Atkinson has been receiving competency restoration services since he was admitted to the hospital in March 2023. During that time, Atkin…