Hinds County District Attorney Brad McCullouch issued the following statement.
Hinds County District Attorney Brad McCullouch announced that Byron McBride, 20, was convicted by a Hinds County jury of two counts of Robbery and one count of Carjacking stemming from an attack on a plumbing crew in Jackson on December 28, 2022. Corey Rogers, owner of a plumbing business, and employees Milton Weeks and Wesley Pollock were working on sewer lines along Lawrence Road when three masked men approached the crew and demanded money and personal belongings.
During the robbery, one of the men took Weeks' phone, wallet and keys, dragged him across the grass by his shirt collar and forced him to his knees. Rogers, who was operating a nearby mini excavator, witnessed the confrontation. The three workers ultimately managed to escape to safety by jumping a nearby fence. The suspects attempted to flee in the crew's Dodge Ram work truck but crashed into another company vehicle before fleeing on foot. Officers subsequently apprehended McBride down the street near a home. Investigators recovered a discarded mask from the home's crawlspace. DNA evidence linked McBride to the mask and blood found inside the work truck. Sentencing will take place before Hinds County Circuit Judge Faye Peterson at a later date. “These three men were simply trying to earn a living when they became victims of a frightening crime,” McCullouch said. “No one should have to face that kind of violence just for showing up to work. I commend Assistant District Attorneys Kurt Guthrie and Victoria Anderson for their hard work in securing these convictions and holding McBride accountable.
Kingfish note: Different McBride.
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