Former Ridgeland police chief dies

Former Ridgeland police chief passes away

Former Ridgeland police chief passes away RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) – A former Ridgeland Police chief has passed away. After retiring as chief of Ridgeland police in 2014, Jimmy Houston took a position at Holmes Community College as the head of the criminal justice department. According to current Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers, Houston “was a great law enforcement officer, leader, husband, father and grandfather.” He served as chief in Ridgel…

Former Ridgeland police chief dies

A former Ridgeland police chief died.

Former Ridgeland Police Chief Jimmy Houston dies at 74 - Darkhorse Press

Former Ridgeland Police Chief Jimmy Houston died Wednesday afternoon, Ridgeland Police Department confirmed. Houston was chief at Ridgeland PD for 12 years after more than two decades at Jackson Police Department. He was an FBI National Academy graduate who began his law enforcement career in 1973, became Flowood Police Chief in 1997 and served with the Jackson Police Department for 24. He ran for Madison County sheriff in 2011 against current S…