Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Dedmon Wants Out

 Deryl Dedmon wants to get out of federal prison.   

Demon Dedmon killed James Craig Anderson in 2011 in the parking lot of a south Jackson hotel.  Dedmon and a truck full of friends laughed as Dedmon ran over Anderson.  The hotel security camera recorded it all. 

The Rankin County redneck pleaded guilty to murder in 2012.  Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill sentenced him to serve life in prison.   The Feds took their turn at bat and charged Dedmon with conspiracy to commit a hate crime and committing a hate crime involving race in 2012.   JJ reported on March 27, 2012: 

Convicted killer Deryl Dedmon and his fellow droogs apparently saw Clockwork Orange too many times as they engaged in a big bit of the old ultra-violence in west Jackson. The federal case against Mr. Dedmon, Dylan Butler, and John Rice provides the gory details on what these guys did for kicks. A Saturday night party apparently meant getting into the trucks and rampaging through west Jackson, picking on blacks and the homeless.

The indictment provides a glimpse into the world of Little Deryl: 


"It was part of the Conspiracy that the defendants and co-conspirators A, B, C, and D, all young white men and women, would drive around west Jackson during the night and early morning hours looking for African American persons to verbally harass and physically assault.

The co-conspirators would use dangerous weapons, including, but not limited to beer bottles, sling shots (yes, you read that right), shod feet, and motor vehicles to attempt to cause bodily injury to African American persons in and around west Jackson. On occasion, the co-conspirators were successful at causing bodily injury to African American persons.

The defendants and the other co-conspirators would particularly target individuals they believed to be homeless and/or under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances because they believed such victims would be less likely to report on an assault.

These con-conspirators would encourage each other to cause bodily injury to and to use dangerous weapons in attempting to cause bodily injury to African American persons in west Jackson
."

Apparently the perps were proud of their little misdeeds:

"The defendants and their co-conspirators boasted about their participation in racially-motivated physical assaults in west Jackson on prior occasions which involved the use of dangerous weapons and/or resulted in bodily injury to African American victims, thereby keeping other members of the conspiracy informed of their actions. .."

The indictment repeats facts about the James Anderson murder that are unfortunately and already too well-known. It does state Dedmon's crew was armed with a handgun and even concocted a story: There was no plan to harass blacks and they were simply trying to help James Anderson get into his truck because "he appeared to be locked out", and blame the victim for starting the fight.

The statement then provides more details on the group's prior history. Dedmon and Rice committed several acts of violence between April 2011 and June 26, 2011. They chased down a black man near a golf course. After they caught him, they beat and kicked him until he begged them not to kill him. "Members of the group thought it was funny that the man pleaded for his life." The group threw beer bottles at blacks later that night.

The Dedmon droogs decided to do their own version of joyriding another night. They thought it was funny to chase a black man in the parking lot of a gas station with their vehicle. Then there was yet another night where they found another black man in a deserted parking lot. They harassed him and then punched him in the face while the others laughed. Dedmon threw a beer bottle at a black man, hitting his target in the back of the head on another occasion. They did this on other nights as well.
Dedmon pleaded guilty to the federal charges.  U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves sentenced him to serve 60 months on the conspiracy charge and 600 months on the hate crime charge.  Dedmon is scheduled for release in 2054.   

The docket lay dormant until this year when Dedmon sent a handwritten motion for compassionate release to Judge Reeves in February.  Dedmon asked the Court several months later why no action was taken on his motion.  The Court replied it never received such a motion and instructed him to file it with the Court.  

Dedmon asked the warden for compassionate relief in April 2024: 


The warden did not approve the request.  




Judge Weill sentenced Dedmon to serve two concurrent life sentences as well. Thus if Dedmon somehow got compassionate release, he will go right to state prison. 


 


15 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't suppose Rankin County is a large enough place for this guy to NOT be related to the like-named incarcerated Goon Squad member?

Anonymous said...

Sounds like he's right where he needs to be. Continue on.

Anonymous said...

Be careful what you wish for. I can't imagine life in Parchman would be a step up.

Tip O’Neill said...

Not only will he never get out of prison, he’ll be buried in a pauper’s grave at the prison, he’s there for eternity.

Anonymous said...

The strongest word in the English language is "no".

Anonymous said...

In 2023, Daryl Dedmon's cousin Christian Dedmon was one of six law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men in Rankin County, south of Jackson

Anonymous said...

Your motion is dead, mon.

Anonymous said...

As ole Hank Williams used to sing "there's a tear in my beer." Lots of people in prison better themselves and help others. That is not a reason for "compassionate" release. I do feel for his family.

Anonymous said...

Oh man listen to all of you! Nobody gives a rats ass if a black thug kills 15-20 of his fellow black males. literally catch and release. None of you bat an eye. But for some reason you’ve all been conditioned to think the worst crime imaginable is a “hate”crime. Where were you bleating sheep when Jessica Chambers was burned alive?

Anonymous said...

This is about as idiotic as the “The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department Goon Squad” asking for “ compassionate release .”

Anonymous said...

They made the decision to go back and do it repeatedly, to little to late.

Anonymous said...

and out comes the race card, thrown by a different player at the same table at 2:41.

Read the whole post, and them tell us if you think this guy should be allowed to rejoin society.

Anonymous said...

Too little, too late.

Anonymous said...

The existence of "hate" crimes is political. Murder is murder. I don't think this murder took place because he liked the victim.

Anonymous said...

Nope. They are related.


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