Former Mississippi police chief faces capital murder charge

Former police chief charged with capital murder

Deadly shooting leads to the arrest of a former police chief

Former police chief charged with murder after deputies investigate alleged self-inflicted death

Former police chief charged with murder after deputies investigate alleged self-inflicted death James Durwood Winstead, 50(The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office) ByWLBT Staff Published|Updated YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A former police chief has been arrested and charged with capital murder after deputies suspected foul play in a believed self-inflicted shooting. On Wednesday, deputies with the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department responded to a c…

Former Mississippi police chief faces capital murder charge

YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Mississippi police chief has been charged with capital murder. Yazoo County deputies responded to a call about a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound around 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9. Investigators said they found Timothy Byrd deceased at the scene. Man sentenced for fatal shooting during Yazoo County trail ride event According to deputies, they uncovered several discrepancies with the story t…

Former Mississippi police chief charged with murder - SuperTalk Mississippi

A former Mississippi police chief is behind bars and accused of murder. James Durwood Winstead, 50, who previously served as the police chief in Yazoo City, was arrested on Friday, April 11, and charged with capital murder in what law enforcement believes was a cover-up case. On Wednesday, April 9, around 6 p.m., deputies with the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a white male who appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gun…