July 13, 2026 will be a day of reckoning for Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, II, and Jackson Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks.
Such will be the day U.S. District Daniel P. Jordan, III set for trial of the three public officials charged with public corruption.
Judge Jordan scheduled the trials at a status conference this morning. None of the defendants appeared in court. Judge Jordan said he expects the trial to take six weeks. Banks attorney Carlos Tanner tried to get the trial pushed back to September or October 2026 but Judge Jordan said while his client has a right to a fair trial, the public had a right to a speedy trial as well.
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Keep delaying it so the public forgets the details.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Why not 2030 Carlos?
Another 16 months seems excessive! Is this normal in Federal Court?
Try them with Rudy
11:39: How very original.
The right to a speedy trial is not for the benefit of the public.
Going to be lean times for Antard since he'll have been long gone from office by the time his trial rolls around.
I'm not optimistic. He'll win re-election again and everything will be forgotten. I sure hope I'm wrong.
Hello KF & friends "Sausage" here you have some people in Jackson on social media pushing a narrative that Lumumba will still win because people don't know who the other candidates are. I feel this is lazy thinking & it's our job to research & the candidate jobs to inform us about who they're & their plan to push the capitol city forward we need a change in leadership from the Mayor to the City Council.
Antar be way too zesty for prison
I would like to see Judge Roy Bean handling this trial too. He could stay really busy in metro area.
Why isn't it though?!
I have to agree.
i thought the deferent had the right to a speedy trail not the public??
Judging by the Facebook comments on the WLBT page I think there's an excellent chance Lumumba loses the election.
Two lawyers soon to become two jail-house lawyers at Yazoo.
“The Height of the ridiculous “
I'd not put too much on the WLBT facebook page, better to pay attention to the word on the skreets of Jackson!
His cut of the $30,000,000 lawyer fees from the Siemens settlement should tide him over until he is provided three hots and a cot at FCI Yazoo.
Does FCI Yazoo have a resident stylist who can maintain pretty boy's hair/beard?
That beard and that “do” look unkempt to me.
He most likely won't go to Yazoo. Most criminals in Fed prison aren't housed close to where they are from. For instance, Brett McAlpin is in Virgina and the Pelahatchie woman who tried to hire a hit man to off her husband is in Alabama.
Speedy trials tend to be the preference of the innocent.
That $50k has got to be the most minuscule of fractions of what that lowdown con artist has stolen from the public.
Jody Owens if convicted and goes to prison can still run the DA’s office since he says his job is part time! Maybe then in prison he can be more focused.
Now for you commentators I know he can’t serve if convicted, just a little pun!
That's a fact.
They are warming up the orchestra for justice judgment day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlBQFpSVU_s
'' the public has a right to a speedy trial''........................did jordan REALLY say that?
Jordan wasn't wrong. While the right of a criminal defendant to a speedy trial is an individual right under the 6th, the people - "the public" - have the right to expect that their government, when prosecuting under their laws, follows the Constitution in doing so. On top of which, the people have the right to expect their government to enforce their laws in a timely fashion, and that those who break their laws do not unduly delay facing trial, and if convicted, punishment. That the Defendants' right to a speedy trial flows from a different source or a different reason than that of the public does not diminish much less negate either right.
For those really interested in this topic, see, e.g., _Barker v. Wingo_, 407 U.S. 514 (1972), “Society has a particular interest in bringing swift prosecutions, and society’s representatives are the ones who should protect that interest[.]” and read up on some of the commentary on the "Speedy Trial Act of 1974" and its amendments and go from there.
Based on what 10:08 pm posted, what legal action would be necessary by a third party to force Judge Wingate to move forward with Rudy Warnock’s trial?
"...what legal action would be necessary by a third party to force Judge Wingate to move forward with Rudy Warnock’s trial?"
As phrased, that's asking for legal advice. No one who is truly qualified to offer thoughtful legal advice would do so in this type of particular circumstance (and read that last bit carefully). If you just want some thoughtful musings, or even innocent guesses and idiotic nonsense, rephrase the question and you might get some. Especially the latter.
Where does Shock way get the $$ to pay these lawyers
Will be hundreds of thousands before over
9;48 sounds like some kind of a knock off law professor who doesn't even have a license to practice law and doesn't even know where the court house is.
@10:56 AM I hope I'm wrong, but when it all was announced, I read the city will pay his bills as it has to do with city business or some such nonsense. Hoping that was misinformation, as he's fleeced enough money away from the city already.
Yes, it's true and it will all become clear on March 19.
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