Memphis man sentenced to 25 years for DeSoto County crime spree

Memphis man sentenced to 25 years for DeSoto County crime spree

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Memphis man has been sentenced to 25 years for a DeSoto County crime spree, DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said. Lamottis Simms Jr., 20, was convicted for his involvement in a multi-jurisdictional crime spree that began in Horn Lake and resulted in a viral video of Simms jumping over high fences off Interstate 55.   According to Barton, Simms pleaded guilty to Attempt to Take Motor Vehicle and Possession of St…

Memphis man convicted for crime spree involvement

Simms was one of two suspects involved in a 10-hour standoff in a Southaven warehouse.