Tuesday, August 20, 2019

25 Years for Armed Robbery

Madison-Rankin District Attorney John Bramlett issued the following statement. 

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today Thomas Ray Ball, Jr., of Clinton, was sentenced to twenty-five years without the chance of early release or parole for the armed robbery of a Canton woman.

On September 18, 2017, a woman went to a Vicksburg Casino where she won a large jackpot of about $5,000. Without her knowledge, Thomas Ball Jr. and Sean Johnson, had been canvassing the casino for individuals that won large that night. When they saw her win the jackpot, Ball followed her to her car and followed her all the way back to Ridgeland. The woman stopped at a bank in Ridgeland to deposit some of her winnings. Ball approached Thomas while she was at the ATM, pulled a gun on her, and took her winnings.

The woman was able to drive away and saw a law enforcement officer at a nearby gas station where she stopped and asked for help. The Ridgeland Police Department began an investigation into the incident and were able to pull surveillance footage from both the casino and the bank that showed Ball watching the woman and confronting her at the bank. The Mississippi Analysis and Information Center, a division of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, assisted Ridgeland investigators by tracking the suspect’s cell phone tower location from the night in question . These records showed him at the casino, and then showed him following the woman all the way from Vicksburg to the bank in Ridgeland.

On August 19, 2019, Thomas Ball pled guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 25 years without the possibility of parole. His co-defendant, Sean Johnson pled guilty in May 2019 to conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

District Attorney Bramlett stated, “This is a stark reminder for people to constantly be aware of their surroundings and those who might be watching them to commit crimes of opportunity. Mr. Ball thought he saw an easy target when he saw a single woman leaving the casino late at night and followed her for over an hour with the sole purpose of robbing her a gunpoint. Thanks to the Ridgeland Police Department, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, and the Mississippi Analysis and Information Center for all of their hard work on bringing this man to justice.”

Posted by Kingfish at 3:26 PM

12 comments:

Stuff About ZeroBear PolyBear said...

If you spend it just down the isle after you win it. You can avoid this problem.

August 20, 2019 at 3:47 PM
Anonymous said...

If you commit a crime bad enough to get 25, you might as well get some hot lead and save the taxpayers a load of cash...plus, jail is just school for the bad guys.

August 20, 2019 at 3:52 PM
Anonymous said...

The first big lottery winner in Mississippi is going to have to have 24/7 armed security if they choose to stay.

August 20, 2019 at 3:55 PM
Anonymous said...

That is textbook detective work by Ridgeland PD. I would advise any young and upcoming armed robbers to practice your trade in Jacktown, and stay out of Madison county. P.S. Did she get her money back?

August 20, 2019 at 3:59 PM
Anonymous said...

Excellent job by all catching this shiteater !

August 20, 2019 at 5:09 PM
Anonymous said...

They should have gone to Hazlehurst to do this, I had a load of my workers on Friday get followed from the bank where they had cashed more than this in checks and get robbed back at the job site all in Hazlehurst. They called the Police and the officer would not take a report because they did not have a picture or tag of the 4 robbers. I do believe the officer knows exactly who the crooks were but my workers do not speak perfect English although they understand very well. This was no lack of communication.

They said the robbers were following so closely, they thought it was the police following them.

August 20, 2019 at 5:28 PM
Anonymous said...

Tommy Ball obviously did not get the memo to do his crimes in Jackson where a slap on the wrist is the most likely punishment.

August 20, 2019 at 6:42 PM
Anonymous said...

25 years? Damn! That's a long time.

August 20, 2019 at 6:47 PM
Anonymous said...

25 years Thomas.......when your hot, your hot!!!

August 20, 2019 at 6:50 PM
Anonymous said...

He seems nice.

August 20, 2019 at 8:47 PM
Anonymous said...

Mr Ball is going to miss a lot in 25 years, graduation, job, career, marriage, family and vacations. He will be smelling ass all day and night, hearing cries of boooty boys and fighting.
That judge throwed his ass away!!!
Good riddens, Mr Ball and all you other undesirables that want to commit crimes against persons.
If you wannabe gangsters don’t believe this shigity. Do what inmate Ball did, and in a County other than Hinds.
This is from a former corrections officer. I ain’t hating on Hinds County it’s just a fact. Look at the stats.

August 20, 2019 at 9:10 PM
Kingfish said...

He probably only serves 13 years under #585. Does no parole mean no early release for serving 50%?

August 21, 2019 at 11:00 AM

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