Jackson Jambalaya

"Felony murder" charges should be pending. He was likely looking for a safe-haven in Mississippi's blessings city.

NE Jackson resident here. Thank God it’s rankin or pearl otherwise he’s be out as we speak.

a police chase over speeding that ended up with someone dying. lets hope pearl has deep pockets on this one.

oh yeah-and fry the 20 year old..

High speed chases are dangerous, deadly.

Read the comments on WLBT’s FB post and it is sickening. Many folks (mainly African Americans) are blaming the cops for chasing this 20 year old kid. What sick-twisted logic. So sick of this woke approach to policing and criminals.. cue Sir Choke to throw gas on the fire and offer some empty, race-baiting political commentary.

Felony Murder for the Cops who chased him too! When are they going to learn!

Let’s Hope the Pearl PD paid their liability insurance

I'll get angry about this but now I'm just sad for the postman and his family. This is a really sad story to me.

Tragic. Typical JJ posters will call for the blood of the 20 year old who ran. Will anybody ask why local cops sit on the interstate when we have 3 state agencies policing the interstate? Looking for that big payday.

What 20 year old black driver speeding through Pearl would not try to run? I mean, if you read the news, nobody in the U.S. is prosecuting petty crimes and you never know what Pearl popo might do to you. At least, that's the narrative from the national media.

National media has some culpability in this. They created this monster. He was only doing what the 20 years olds in Portland and LA were doing.

I'm not being woke when I say this. There should be no high speed chases into residential areas for a misdemeanor. Yes, he was heading back into enemy territory where he could evade arrest for whatever he was originally fleeing. But they were chasing him for speeding. They should have run his tag and sworn out a warrant for reckless driving, fleeing a law enforcement officer, etc. He could have been tracked down, arrested by Rankin County LE, and prosecuted in Rankin County. And that postman would be alive. If they are chasing because of an active violent felony, then there is more justification. Cops know or should know that there is a high risk of someone getting seriously injured when they have a high-speed chase. They shouldn't do it for just speeding.

And what is to be gained by Pearl for chasing local kids in high speed pursuits? With the technology available these days, why is a high speed chase even necessary?

Pearl about to need a budget adjustment.

The police officers involved should face criminal charges. Congrats to the personal injury lawyer who lands the civil case against Pearl.

Victor Mason left the bar very high with that interstate bust of the guys hauling a million bucks in cash. It never got claimed. Went to the sheriff's budget. Now every Buford T. Justice sheriff has the interstate staked out. You can come through in your Ford Taurus at 90 mph all day long, but don't come through in a van or a U-haul.

Some cultures think that they shouldn’t have to obey the law like not speeding and pulling over for police.

The minute the speeder didn't stop, it became a felony.

Instead of why do the police chase people for simple traffic violations why not ask why do people run from the police for simple traffic violations? I'm sure the police issue thousands of these citations every day across the state without any problems. The people then pay the fine or go sit in traffic court to give their side of the case. When someone is willing to drive 100 mph to avoid a traffic ticket it appears they are avoiding something more.

@5:45
NE Jackson resident here and sadly the mayor all he has is empty words. With no meaning or no logic whatsoever. He’s a race baiter and most people can’t stand him.

Police chases will truly be a thing of the past (like hanging horse thieves) as soon as everyone is driving EVs with remote shut-offs like Tesla!

Also, this isn’t a race issue. A few weeks ago I got passed by a Siilverado being driven by a white meth addict who was being chased up Hwy 25 towards Carthage. He made it to Hwy 471 before the RCSO deployed their spike strips.

Kinda seems your bubba-pandering may have backfired on this one, lil fella. Maybe a former city councilman will have a few too many here shortly and bail you out.

Cars these days are like burner phones, steal one and ride it until it empty. Then jack or steal another car. That 20 year old needs to die tomorrow if not tonight. He killed an innocent because blue lights lit up behind him and he tried to run home. All you others that have sympathy for him can F/O. The Police did not kill that postal worker.

We desperately need a new super-hero.. one who is could quickly take care of crime/criminals so they couldn’t hurt innocent others who are in their path of terror. His/her name should be ‘VAPOR’ based on their immediate ability to ‘take the call’ & respond lighting fast to “vaporize” the culprit from the face of the earth… before inflicting further harm on innocents in their way.

It would eliminate the inconvenience and expense of litigating and warehousing one who was predisposed initially and certainly would be after release to harm our populace over and over again (as is evidenced in Jackson).

Yup, we need the new “V” !!

Time for Jody Owens to step up and indict this cop. But for a reckless chase, over a misdemeanor violatiob, into a foreign jurisdiction,this mail carrier would still be alive. This BS must stop!

I can’t believe what I’m reading on here. What laws and ordinances are police supposed to ignore? Why have speed limits? How many of you dumb MFers have fussed about JPD ignoring the vehicles that absolutely fly up and down I55 & I220? I dare say most of you have! Suppose the little prick wasn’t be pursued but still crashed and killed somebody. Y’all would be screaming at the top of your lungs “Where were the police and why hadn’t he been stopped?” Put the blame where the blame belongs, on the CRIMINAL!

What Rez-Resident said 110% ! ! ! !!

This cops have no blame in this. If you flee, it portrays hiding something. Maybe he just committed another crime. Maybe there are others in the car against their will. Its tragic, but everyone on this blog would be praising the cops when they apprehended the suspect with no injuries. This is 100% on the perp and he should be tried for manslaughter.

Rez rezident is correct. We have laws. If you speed, just pull over and accept your traffic ticket. The cop is not the killer here. The 20 year old is the killer.

Thanks to the republicans there is a $500k limit for any damages. Tort reform is great unless u r a victim. The postman who was killed could have been anyone on this blog or a family member. Negligence does not pick and choose who is killed. Reckon they would have chased a white kid who was speeding 15 miles ?

To all you dumbass bleeding hearts out there saying the LEO shouldn’t pursue (innocent) little 20 yr olds. The damn police don’t know if a driver they just lit-up is a 20, 40, 60 yr old “anything”. How in the hell can you berate them?!! Easy to try to armchair quarterback an immediate situation. You’re total dumbasses! Get out of the way and let ‘em do their job.. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN BETTER!

he ran back to jackedupville because he knew anything he did over there they would never prosecute him for. When he ran he turned it INTO A FELONY. If the guy will do this he will run your mama right off the road.

Scary comments on this one. The driver ran a person down and killed them because HE was running! Accountable, being held to account not y’all thing ?

I am not ashamed to say that if you are walking around with a hair style that resembles a dirty mop, while you are wearing your trousers below your underwear, and you mumble incomprehensibly while sucking your teeth, I assume you are a low IQ thug.

As long as Jackson is a safe place for thugs there will be some who will make a run for Jackson every time they are caught breaking the law. They know if they can make it back to Jackson they do not have to worry about the law.

Maybe if Jackson would get a few of the thugs and criminals off the street they would not have things like this happen. Other cities do not have the same policy as Jackson. Other cities expect the criminals to be caught and jailed. Jackson encourages their criminals to break the law and run from the cops. Some Jackson thugs think they can do the same things in other cities like they can do in Jackson. That is why Jackson has the highest murder rate in the U.S. Not many cities want to be known for the amount of crime committed in their city. Jackson, keep your thugs in the city limits of Jackson.

Forgive me if I don’t want to take crime fighting advice from Antar

Mr Mayor ask the parents of your city to tell their kids to stop the madness. Then fix the real problems in your city!

Thank you Pearl PD for giving Chokwe talking points.

I anticipate hearing the phrase - bricks, bottles and rocks on the news.

To all you "lawyers" on here, simply fleeing the police is not a felony. It has to rise to felony fleeing, which it may have in this case. But the folks saying that the moment you run from the cops it becomes a felony are wrong.

Mississippi Code § 97-9-72. Fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle; felonies; sanctions; defenses.
(1) The driver of a motor vehicle who is given a visible or audible signal by a law enforcement officer by hand, voice, emergency light or siren directing the driver to bring his motor vehicle to a stop when such signal is given by a law enforcement officer acting in the lawful performance of duty who has a reasonable suspicion to believe that the driver in question has committed a crime, and who willfully fails to obey such direction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
(2) Any person who is guilty of violating subsection (1) of this section by operating a motor vehicle in such a manner as to indicate a reckless or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property, or who so operates a motor vehicle in a manner manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by commitment to the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, or both.

If only he didn’t break the law. Cops can’t be blamed here, only the idiot that made that decision to run. I can never understand why these people support crime and criminals, just the lifestyle I guess.

Stokes has weighed in, predictably and disappointingly.

@8:26 please go pull and read Lee B.
Lewis v. City of Jackson, Mississippi Supreme Court (2014). Factors go into analyzing judgment of LEO as to if and when pursuits are reasonable and necessary. You gotta weigh the public safety interests against the interests of starting a high speed pursuit to stop a guy going 7 miles over the posted limit.

I saw a post where the suspect was arrested in past for armed robberies where he’d meet his victims on dating websites.

Lumumba can't manage Jackson worth a damn but he sure can run his mouth.

Black trigger issues.

Police chases are a trigger issue.
More blacks in jails than whites are another trigger issue.
Whites moving to the safety of the suburbs is another trigger issue.
These speeders kill a lot more in traffic accidents then police chases.
Kids dying in Hot Cars kill more than police chase.
I'm glad the Pearl police go after speeders.
So, keep up the excellent work officers!

Very sad deal with the innocent bystander. Bad decision from the young man that ran and bad decision from the officers who pursued over something so minor. No winners here, just bad decisions that led to a worse outcome.

To all you idiots who have no compassion for the innocent mail carrier in this, I hope the next one is your spouse, parent, or child. It’s called judgment. Just as easily as they decided to chase, they could have disengaged and put out an APB. They would have got him in 24 hrs or less. There’s no excuse for loss of life. I’m sure if you were burring your loved one unexpectedly your wouldn’t pat any cops on the back who swore to PROTECT and SERVE the community.

I made a turn around trip from Brandon to near Cleveland Ohio to visit a friend in the Hospital about a month ago. What I noticed near the large cities being Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, Cincinatti and Columbus were that the traffic was absolutely LAWLESS. Mostly chargers, camaros, mustangs, and of course the honda civics with fart can mufflers. Rolling through Cincinatti downtown interstate at 6:15 a.m. was like a Mad Max movie. There were absolutely NO cops enforcing the speed limit anywhere in my travel near the larger cities. Very rare to see them running speed traps in the rural areas as well. I think we've come to the point where most municipalities just let it go probably for reasons like what resulted in todays incident in Jackson. There's simply more serious crime going on nowadays than misdemeanor speeding. I think I'll use Chowke speak here and I'm sure he would agree with me: "Limited judgement was demonstrated by both sides today."

Hopefully the family will sue

10:18 p.m. is correct about the multi-factor test discussed in City of Jackson v. Lewis, 153 So. 3d 689 (Miss. 2014). On its facts, however, Lewis was an extraordinary case.

In Lewis, the officer failed to abide by the City of Jackson's policies regarding police chases, which opened it up to civil liability. Plus, there was the following evidence, from paragraph 10 of the opinion:

"trial testimony of Sergeant Chuck Lee of the Jackson Police Department Investigation Division, who investigated Officer Jackson's pursuit of Butler. Sergeant Lee's report stated that Officer Jackson's conduct violated General Order 600-20(2)(b), (2)(d), and (5)(d). . . . Lee's supervisor, Lieutenant Greg King, agreed and wrote a memorandum concurring with Lee's findings."

If you want to know the results of a true "no chase policy," check out what's been going on in Washington state (or currently in Jackson, for that matter).

A minor traffic stop can always turn into larger situation that protects society from covicted felon, large drug bust or even stopping a driver under the influence of chemical substance. I do not blame Pearl PD Officer for this. I blame the driver for making the choice for not stopping at the beginning. Pearl PD should not be blame for the death of the postal worker the driver should be. He should be charged with vehicular manslaughter. This situation should be treated just like a driver who is under the influence that wrecks and kills a innocence bystander.

Everyone on this post is stating that the driver was trying to get to Jackson when it clearly states that he is from Flowood. The hate is REAL!!! Prayers for the family of the fallen Federal worker.

Everyone on this post is stating that the driver was trying to get to Jackson when it clearly states that he is from Flowood. The hate is REAL!!! Prayers for the family of the fallen Federal worker.

I bet the postman’s family disagrees with a lot of these comments.

Mayor seems to hold a long-standing view that the police needed to be arrested for accessory to murder, or even murder, they caused the homicide. The political agenda made me forget it was about sympathy for a now dead federal employee while at work. Like others, Jackson city limits are meant to be sanctuary.

I'm the biggest LE supporter you will find, but in most situations if a high speed chase enters a residential area, LE needs to back off the pursuit in most situations.

We don't have all the facts yet, so suppose the pursuing LE had broken off the high speed chase once the fleeing offender left the highway and entered a neighborhood.

The reckless speeder would not have seen any pursuit continuing in that neighborhood, yet recklessly smacked the postal vehicle at high speed in that curve, anyway.

A witness said it took a minute for cop to get there, so sounds like cop had already slowed a minute earlier, otherwise he would have been at the wreck immediately.

We don't have all the facts yet, so suppose the pursuing LE had broken off the high speed chase once the fleeing offender left the highway and entered a neighborhood.

The reckless speeder would not have seen any pursuit continuing in that neighborhood, yet recklessly smacked the postal vehicle at high speed in that curve, anyway.

A witness said it took a minute for cop to get there, so sounds like cop had already slowed a minute earlier, otherwise he would have been at the wreck immediately.

I think the problem Jackson residents have with these high speed chases through residential neighborhoods is not the selection of the destination by the perpetrator but the location selected by the police. It may never happen, but until a high speed chase through the streets of Dinsmoor or through the Madison Country Clubs, etc. results in innocent death or serious injury, Jackson residents will continue to wonder if a policy of limited chase for misdemeanor offenses isn't already in effect....but only in effect for certain neighborhoods. Is it a racial issue, or economic, or just a false perception? We'll know when it happens.

@10:09. Believe this young man will end up Felony Fleeing based on Section 2, "(2) Any person who is guilty of violating subsection (1) of this section by operating a motor vehicle in such a manner as to indicate a reckless or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property, or who so operates a motor vehicle in a manner manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, shall be guilty of a felony,". Used this in court before and got indictments.

Few commenters on this blog will admit it (even if they know it in their hearts to be true), but Kenneth Stokes was right.
If concerned citizens would have been on standby with bottles and bricks this tragedy could have been avoided.
You cannot possibly justify the loss of one single innocent bystander over a traffic violation. This man was simply trying to provide service to the public, and now he's dead. This is real life - not the Dukes of Hazzard.

July 22, 2022 at 1:39 AM
He literally drove to Jackson. Presumably because of lax enforcement. The 'hate' is deserved especially in light of both Lumumba and Stokes comments.

1. There is no evidence that it was a "high speed" chase in a residential neighborhood. It was a chase through a residential neighborhood, and that's all we know.

2. For the apologist @1:39 AM he was a long way from Flowood in S. Jackson when he crashed and killed the letter carrier. That is even more suspicion that he was seeking sanctuary in the sanctuary city of Jackistan, at maybe a homies or aunt, or a crime partner, whatever.

3. We don't have all of the facts and really don't know if this was for speeding only. Maybe there were warrants associated with the vehicle tag, i.e. lots of possibilities. The local media frequently gets things wrong or incomplete, but you won't see a correction.

It’s a catch 22. But, most telling is the choker instantly surfacing to mouth off over this accident because a Pearl LEO was involved while ignoring his daily murders. What a bigot!

The real question is who much mail/parcels did the local thugs steal out of the mail truck? You know they did, right?

Driver should not have been speeding. Its against the law. Officer should not chase someone at high rate of speed for a misdemeanor. Its dangerous. Prayers to the family of the postman. Need to pray for some of you, but don't think it would change your views on race, politics, or policing.

Lumumba seizes yet another opportunity to posture, politicize, and polarize. There’s something overtly disingenuous and insulting about using a tragic death as an excuse to point your fingers and pretend that Jackson would be safe if it wasn’t for your neighbors. It’s no wonder he’s so isolated and resentful. I’d like to extend my sympathies to the family for their tragic loss and add that I am offended on their behalf.

I hate this happened but Kennef Stokes ought to be held accountable....he encourages these lowlifes to commit felonies by fleeing. As soon as the violator doesn't yield the right of way and pull over as the law states, that violator then commits a felony by fleeing. Stokes has always encouraged these lowlifes to run from law enforcement (beer bottles and rocks!) PULL OVER, take your ticket and FIGHT it in court.....Don't say he ran because he was scare or the color of his skin...the violator didn't see the race of the officer I'm sure. That violator made a decision and fled. Law Enforcement has the right to pursue....the Supreme Court gave them that right, not Stokes Law. Yes the department will have to face civil suit at some point over this but damn....PULLOVER and quit FLEEING. This would've never happened

It's the patrol car's fault. If Pearl PD used bicycles this tragic loss of life would not have happened.

Oh wait, it is the fault of the mail boxes on that street. If the residents only had PO boxes the letter carrier would not be on that street and would not have been hit.

It seems to be either one or the other:

1. It's normal to expect that a young man will risk life and limb (his and others') to escape a traffic ticket by any means necessary.

OR

2. Anyone who flees a traffic stop is already wanted for a far more serious crime, and therefore will flee to avoid arrest.

This guy was either running from a speeding ticket, or he was running from a more serious charge. The idea that he ran because he was afraid the police would hurt him for no reason is just total BS.

There's a reason why fleeing criminals always seem to head toward Jackson, and Mayor Lumumba just vocalized it:

"We renew our request to the state Legislature to restrict the offenses for which multi-jurisdictional pursuits can occur in the City of Jackson."

If they can just get across the border, they're home free.

The most relevant question at this point were the police still chasing or had they broken off the chase and just attempting to trail the suspect ?

"We renew our request to the state Legislature to restrict the offenses for which multi-jurisdictional pursuits can occur in the City of Jackson."

Which would make Jackson a de facto crime sanctuary city. Any such actions by the Legislature are DOA.

The answer to the problem is one that is easily fixed. All law enforcement officers should immediately open fire on any vehicle that does not immediately stop when cops try to pull them over. No more high speed chases and most people would obey the speed limit laws. There would be less criminals on the streets. Less prisoners in our over crowded jails. It is a win win thing. We cannot loose.

With all the problems that this nation has. I find it satisfying for that there are some problems that takes care of themselves.

8:39: If they knew how it would turn out, I'm sure the Pearl police would have done things differently.

What if the suspect was fleeing because he just murdered his girlfriend, and was on his way to her mother's house to kill her too? (which is not at all far-fetched) In that scenario, the officer(s) would have been saving an innocent life by chasing down the suspect.

Pearl mayor just issued a statement. It’s good. Driver has had multiple arrests for offenses such as DUI, suspect in a capital murder case, etc.

all you apologists that are blaming the police for chasing this man for a simple traffic violation, need to read kingfish's newest post on this topic. see what kind of piece of shit andrews is. that's why he took off. he's a career criminal. which is the case in 99% of these situations. normal people that committed a traffic violation don't run from the police. career criminals that committed traffic violations do run from the police.

Have you noticed liberals always want to talk about "technology" when proposing a solution? Lumumba has no interest in enforcing the law, yet he wants to turn Jackson into a surveillance state. Sounds fishy, just saying.

@12:21 PM, Jackson is already a sanctuary city for crime.

Lamumble and Stokes are both to blame for the death of the postman. When they made Jackson a sanctuary city all of the thieves and thugs took notice. They already knew they would not be prosecuted for any crimes they committed in Jackson but learned they would not be prosecuted for crimes committed in other cities as long as they could make it back to Jackson. Now even thugs from other cities know to run for Jackson if they think they may be caught.

The law enforcement officers are just as guilty as the person fleeing. Pearl, Uvalde, and many others need to charge and convict officers who are just as guilty as any criminal walking the streets.

The person running is the one who hit the mailman. The cops didn't hit the mailman. If you run from the police you are liable. When you get your drivers license you should have to take a test on eluding the cops. Or not have a dl at all.