Thursday, July 2, 2026

4th Suspect Arrested in Child Murder & Yes, We Know Him

Catch & Release! SQUAWK!

U.S. Marshals and Kaufman County Sheriff deputies arrested Devone Modacure and charged him with capital murder for his alleged role in the triple homicide that took place in Jackson last weekend. 




Modacure is well known to long-time readers of this website. JJ reported in 2017: 

 Case #1: Modacure was indicted in November 2014 for stealing a Glock pistol in September 2014.  Modacure pleaded guilty to one count ofpossessing a stolen weapon but the case was remanded to files.  The prosecutor was none other than Ivon Johnson.  Judge William Gowan approved the plea agreement on June 23, 2015.

*Case #2: Modacure learned from his experience that crime does pay.  A grand jury indicted him for carjacking and robbery on June 26, 2015 for crimes allegedly committed in February 2015. The media even covered the carjacking when it took place. Modacure pleaded guilty to simple robbery, carcjacking and  motor vehicle theft.

Judge Gowan sentenced him to serve ten years in prison on the simple robbery charge but suspended six years of the sentence and gave him credit for time served in jail as well as a term of three years of post-release supervision.  The motor vehicle theft and carjacking convictions carried a prison sentence of five years but Judge Gowan suspended four years of the sentence and imposed a probation term of one year on the defendant.  Modacure again received credit for time served in jail.  He was sentenced on October 9, 2015.  

The prosecutor was again Ivon Johnson.  The 2014 indictment that was remanded to file was never activated" even though Johnson prosecuted both cases.  Welcome to Hinds County.

*Case #3: Yet another Hinds County grand jury indicted Devon in April 2016 for possession of cocaine in March 2014. The indictment states he was convicted of shooting into an occupied vehicle on June 23, 2015 although he was indicted for the crime in 2013.  The indictment classifies him as ahabitual offender.  But wait... despite all of these indictments and convictions, Assistant District Attorney Shuante Washington agreed to remand the indictment in February 2017.  Judge Winston Kidd approved the remand.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections granted "earned supervised release" status to Modacure in May 2017. However, Modacure was not done. 

Case #4: A Hinds County grand jury indicted Modacure in 2019 for simple assault on a law enforcement officer, convicted felon with a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and a habitual offender enhancement for an incident that took place in 2018.  Modacure alleged fired a gun at two police officers.   Modacure pleaded guilty in 2022 to simple assault on a law enforcement officer.  The state dropped the habitual offender classification and the firearm charges were remanded to file. Judge Winston Kidd gave Modacure credit for time served and ordered his immediate release. 

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba accused two police officers of shooting Modacure in the back in the back in the 2018 case.  A grand jury cleared the officers, much to Lumumba's chagrin.   


9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Special rules for special people.

Anonymous said...

And I worry about keeping my drivers license, registration and insurance up to date…

Anonymous said...

If the mayor had any balls he would be reporting this to the public. But the Dr. Chief probably doesn't want the public to know and she is calling the shots. Treat the useful idiots like mushrooms (kept in the dark and fed manure).

Anonymous said...

5:53 So true. We rule followers are being scammed so hard.

Anonymous said...

I don't think that I will hire him either to babysit my 2-year old.

Anonymous said...

Why do I feel like I'd be under the jail if I did even half of this ?

Anonymous said...

Neck tattoos, neck tattoos. He is obviously guilty.

Anonymous said...

Four shooters? I doubt it. Some of them should likely be charged with accessory to murder before and/or after the fact.

Anonymous said...

Gowan had money problems. Makes you wonder.


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