The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued the following statement.
U.S. Marshals stormed a house in Jackson early Tuesday morning, arresting 31-year-old murder suspect Brandon Pugh. Pugh is accused of wounding a 14-year-old Hinds County teenager in a drive-by shooting on May 28. The victim died six days later. Pugh remained on the run for a month.
Pugh was identified by law enforcement on July 6 after surveillance video at an MDOC prison showed Pugh throwing six packages of contraband over a fence.
At 1:40 in the morning, Pugh walked onto the grounds of Walnut Grove Correctional Facility in Leake County and threw packages of cellphones and chargers over a 30-foot perimeter fence. Mississippi Department of Corrections Executive Deputy Commissioner Karei McDonald and Walnut Grove Superintendent Brady Sistrunk said the video showed Pugh, a convicted felon, drawing a handgun.
“That could be a felony by itself,” said McDonald. “Last year, we installed 900 high-definition cameras at MDOC facilities so we record 24-hours a day inside and outside the prisons. That video now becomes evidence.”
Said Superintendent Sistrunk, “Bringing an unauthorized weapon on grounds can be a felony charge.”
Two women suspected accomplices were arrested by Walnut Grove Police outside the prison. Law enforcement later identified one as a convicted felon and both were charged with possession of drugs. In addition to the Hinds County murder charge, Pugh also faces multiple other charges including firing into a home and attempting to smuggle into a prison facility. The suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
5 comments:
Give them a fair trial, then electrocute them.
Almost like they self arerested themselves.
Maye nest time they can brig a ladder and climb right in!
That awful moiré effect.
Why do pea-brains think it is acceptable to film a screen?
It’s unwatchable!
You can buy an HDMI capture device for $20 on Amazon and use free, open source OBS to capture the video.
You can also copy the files from any Surveillance NVR to a usb flash drive.
Sad fact that MDOC doesn’t have IT who know how to do this!
Murder was not something important enough to pick him up but when he starts undercutting the jailers it is time for him to go to jail.
Were those coyotes or guard dogs he pointed a gun at? If dogs, why did they skedaddle if he didn't shoot?
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