Toddler shoots himself with unsecured firearm leading to Starkville man’s arrest

An update on a Starkville gun misfire incident

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A 2-year-old has died after accidentally shooting himself. Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt identified the toddler as Armani Turnipseed. Hunt said the child passed away at 8 p.m. on December 16, at Batson Children’s Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. According to Starkville Police, the child allegedly accessed an unsecured firearm stored in a drawer on Sunday, December 15. At this time…

Accidental self-inflicted shooting involving a toddler reported in Starkville

A young child in Starkville accidentally injured himself with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On Sunday, Dec. 15, there was an accident at an apartment located on Louisville Street. Nigel Cheatham, a 24-year-old resident of Starkville, was apprehended by deputies on charges of child deprivation. Nigel Cheatham, as per the Starkville Police Department. Source

Toddler shoots himself with unsecured firearm leading to Starkville man’s arrest

STARKVILLE — A Starkville man has been arrested for child deprivation after a 2-year-old shot himself with an unsecured firearm. Nigel Cheatham, 24, of Starkville, was arrested in the early morning Monday. He is charged with felony child deprivation of necessities with substantial harm. The charges stem from a Sunday incident at a residence on the 1400 block of Louisville Street where a 2-year-old gained access to Cheatham’s unsecured firearm fr…