Man Sentenced in Connection with 2022 McComb Murders

Man sentenced in connection with 2022 McComb murders

Man sentenced in connection with 2022 McComb murders PIKE COUNT, Miss. (WLBT) – A Pike County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars in connection with two 2022 homicides. On Thursday, Christopher Darnell Wilkinson was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Circuit Judge David Strong sentenced him to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Correction…

Pike County jury finds man guilty of double murder - Daily Leader

A Pike County Circuit Court jury returned a guilty verdict Jan. 22 for a man charged with the first-degree murder of two men. Christopher Darnell Wilkinson was pronounced guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On Nov. 10, 2022, McComb Police Department officers responded to a call of a shooting, and found Quinton Gayden, who had suffered a single gunshot wound. Further investig…

Pike County jury convicts man of double murder in 2022 McComb shooting

PIKE COUNTY — A Pike County jury on Thursday found Christopher Darnell Wilkinson guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in a 2022 double shooting in McComb. Wilkinson was sentenced by Circuit Judge David Strong to life in prison for each murder conviction, to be served in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, plus 20 years to run consecutive to the life sente…

Wilkinson convicted on two counts of murder

Wilkinson convicted on two counts of murder MattWilliamson Fri, 01/23/2026 - 10:07 AM A Pike County man was convicted Thursday on two counts of first-degree murder for the November 2022 shooting deaths of two people in McComb. Christopher Darnell Wilkinson received a life sentence for each murder charge and a 20-year sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Read more about Wilkinson convicted on two counts of murder Read more …