Jackson Police Arrest Man in Tasia Fortune Case After Homicide Ruling
Police say the arrest follows a homicide ruling in a case that drew community questions and national attention.
- On Friday, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney announced the arrest of a suspect in the death of Tasia Fortune after the state medical examiner officially ruled the case a homicide.
- Fortune was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned house on the Road of Remembrance in early August; her parents disputed suicide claims and long suspected foul play.
- During a Jackson City Council meeting, Councilman Kenneth Stokes read a letter from Fortune's mother, Christy Spivey, stating, "I have no more answers from one day of this investigation."
- Authorities arrested the suspect while walking along a city street, and Brackney said investigators expect to serve additional arrest warrants as the investigation continues.
- The Jackson Police Department performed an autopsy four weeks ago but awaited the medical examiner's final determination; the homicide ruling now enables prosecution to proceed.
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Arrest rips apart media narrative on death of Black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree
Tasia Fortune's death in Jackson, Mississippi, has been ruled a homicide. Local man Jarques Ratliff was arrested on a murder charge and is held at Hinds County Detention Center.
Tasia Fortune Hanging Death Ruled Homicide: Why Police Expect More Arrests | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
*Tasia Fortune’s death has officially been ruled a homicide, and Jackson police say more arrests are expected after taking 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, also known as “Jock,” into custody. The development answers one of the biggest questions surrounding the 29-year-old Black mother’s death after she was found hanging from a tree behind a Jackson, Mississippi, home … The post Tasia Fortune Hanging Death Ruled Homicide: Why Police Expect More Arres…
Man Arrested in Tasia Fortune Hanging Death in Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi, police arrested a 51-year-old man in the homicide of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in August, a case that has drawn national scrutiny given the state's painful racial history. Jacques Ratliff was taken into custody Friday afternoon after officers encountered him walking on Capitol […]
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