Monday, April 25, 2022

Couple Charged With Capital Murder in Rankin

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

On Sunday morning, April 24th, Rankin County deputies were called to the 200 block of Wilson Bates Rd. for a deceased male in a ditch.  The individual appeared to have suffered multiple stab wounds.  Deputies identified the victim as 22-year-old KEAIR STOWERS of Forest.  Investigators were called to the scene and with the assistance of the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, learned that the deceased male’s truck had been stolen.  The vehicle was located in Franklin County. With the assistance of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, JEFFREY ALLEN FREEMAN and MADISON NICOLE HARDIN were taken into custody and transported to the Rankin County Jail.  FREEMAN and HARDIN are being charged with capital murder.  District Attorney Bubba Bramlett will bring FREEMAN and HARDIN before Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow for an initial appearance.  The investigation of this incident is ongoing.  




Madison Nicole Hardin
17 YOA Female
Morton, MS





Jeffrey Allen Freeman

22 YOA Male

Morton, MS



24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Franklin County. Well, now, it isn't every day you hear of something from that county, one of the more obscure counties in the State. There's almost sure to be an interesting tale to be told about this homicide. A welcome thing to have since most of our many homicides are rather humdrum affairs. We need to have something interesting to break up the monotony of idiots shooting fellow idiots on the streets of Jackson or the occasional story about a kid taking a stray bullet to the head.

Anonymous said...

Stay in school, kids

Anonymous said...

Only 22 and 17 and they are a perfect example of the fate of the future. I bet they got caught simply because they live-streamed the whole event on her social media (that he managed)

Anonymous said...

17 years old.

Anonymous said...

Rankin County is lost.

Anonymous said...

Jeffrey Allen Freeman won’t be a “Free Man” much longer. But on the bright side, he may finally meet his father while in custody of DOC.

No More Nookie from Her said...

This is what happens when kids don't eat their vegetables nor say their prayers.

Anonymous said...

Enough said.

Anonymous said...

@8:21AM,

Read the ENTIRE article. The perpetrators as well as the victim are from Scott country, not Rankin. The only Rankin connection is where the body was dumped. The location is only a couple of miles from the Scott county line.

Anonymous said...

Article does not articulate where the murder and theft took place. Maybe Scott, maybe Rankin. Betting on crime being committed in Rankin as that was were the body was found.

New Cellblock Punks said...

No blessings in Rankin County. They should have dragged the body back into Scott County. D'oh.

Anonymous said...

Give them the needle.

Anonymous said...

From Rankin County, murder happened in Scott County, then to Franklin County. Something is amiss.

Anonymous said...

9:41 : It's almost as if you may be trying to argue that Rankin somehow doesn't have these types of folks. Lol, ok...so these three live in Scott but I imagine they have lived in Rankin and surely do most of their business in Rankin. Likely moved to Scott for the cheaper rent.....when they pay it.

Anonymous said...

Take out the trash.

Anonymous said...

I don't care where they "stay at" and as a Rankin resident I hope they fry 'em.

Hinds residents would do well to subscribe to similar beliefs.

Anonymous said...

Scott County inhabitants. That’s all ya need to know

Anonymous said...

Keair Stowers was a railroad fan. He has many pictures of trains along the KCS Railroad.

Anonymous said...

17? I'd have guessed 30 - 40. Girl, get off the drugs... and the losers.

But I guess it's too late for this advice. Sad.

Anonymous said...

10:51, as MS is one of four states where a firing squad is a legal option, that may be a less expensive option.

PrayForJackson said...

I was wondering. Do many other readers of JJ look up the Facebook accounts of some of the young victims and perps? I seem to notice lots of hand signs. Are these maybe fraternity signs, or are they gang signs? Just curious if anyone else has noticed this. I will continue to pray for Jackson.

Anonymous said...

@12:57
That would require me to sign up for a social media account. I would find it more preferable to have a murder of crows feast in my eyes and organs, than to sign up to faceberg or twatter.

Anonymous said...

“Seem to notice.”

Either you did or you didn’t.

@12:57 AM

Anonymous said...

Yep. Woodpile.


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