“If you’re a member of a street gang, you need to know this, we’re bringing law and order back to our streets,” Lawrence said.
We’re learning more about one of the murder suspects in the Donovan Cowart murder case. This isn’t the first time Welford Lee Levi McCarty has been charged in a murder case. Back in March 2013, McCarty was linked to a George County murder. But the DA says he had to dismiss that charge and let McCarty walk free after a witness changed his story.
Now, District Attorney Tony Lawrence says it’s time for Mississippi to create laws that prevent witness intimidation.
“Today, I declare war on street gangs,” Lawrence announced Friday morning at a news conference. He was flanked by law enforcement leaders from the city, the state and the federal government to announce the new initiative.
“We are standing together shoulder-to-shoulder to fight these people,” Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said.
“For too long, aggravated assaults, robberies, stealing from law abiding citizens, murder and other crimes have gone unpunished because of witness intimidation, manipulation and harassment. And I say today enough is enough,” Lawrence said.
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