US EditionMan Pleads Guilty to Killing an Ole Miss Graduate Who Was Prominent in the LGBTQ+ Community
Herrington admitted guilt after a mistrial and faces sentencing for second-degree murder and evidence tampering in the death of Jay Lee, a prominent LGBTQ+ University of Mississippi graduate.
- On Monday, Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering, and he faces sentencing on Tuesday.
- Lee, who was 20 at the time, went missing, and two weeks later Herrington was arrested and indicted on capital murder and tampering counts.
- Prosecutors say the killing followed a sexual encounter, alleging Herrington, who was not openly gay, killed Lee after the two had a sexual encounter that ended badly, and deer hunters found Lee's skeletal remains this year in Carroll County, Mississippi.
- The plea removes the need for the scheduled capital retrial this week as a judge declared a mistrial last year after jurors deadlocked in Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr.'s case.
- Last month the medical examiner said the remains' condition prevented cause and manner determination, and both Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. and Jimmie 'Jay' Lee, University of Mississippi graduate and prominent LGBTQ+ community member, were Ole Miss graduates.
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Timothy Herrington pleads guilty in murder of Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee
Timothy Herrington pleads guilty in murder of Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Timothy Herrington, Jr. has pleaded guilty in the murder of former Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee. On Monday, Herrington pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. Herrington was set to be retried this week for capital murder in the case. Lee, who was 20 at the time, went missing in July of 2022. Two weeks later, Herrington was arre…
'Justice for All Queer Mississippians': Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Jay Lee, UM Graduate Who Went Missing in 2022
Timothy Herrington, Jr., pleaded guilty to the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee on Monday, ending a years-long saga that began with Lee’s disappearance on July 8, 2022. The post ‘Justice for All Queer Mississippians’: Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Jay Lee, UM Graduate Who Went Missing in 2022 appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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Man pleads guilty to killing an Ole Miss graduate who was prominent in the LGBTQ community
A man charged with killing a University of Mississippi graduate who was prominent in the LGBTQ community has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering charges.
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