Four Held in Kemper Deaths
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Updated: 12:10 PM Nov 7, 2008
Four Held in Kemper Deaths
Lauderdale County, Miss.
Charges are pending against four people in connection with the deaths of two men found in a burned car in Kemper County Wednesday.
Posted: 5:29 PM Nov 6, 2008
Reporter: Lindsey Brown
Email Address: lindsey.brown@wtok.com
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Charges are pending against four people in connection with the deaths of two men found in a burned car in Kemper County Wednesday.

A suspect in this crime apparently directed authorities to the site. And now Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie says four Lauderdale County men will be charged in connection the deaths.

19-year-old Larry Jenkins will be charged with capital murder. The other three suspects, Jarrod Coats, Lumontus Scott and Dennis Scott, all 21-years-old, will be charged with accessory to murder after the fact.

Once authorities found the burned car, they immediately began recovering evidence. Two men were found in the KIA Spectra on the Kemper County side of the county line, but Sollie said he believes the murders happened in Lauderdale County.

Sollie said the shootings took place on Jackson Military Road and divers spent the evening searching for a murder weapon.

Authorities have not made a positive identification on the victims, but officials in Starkville believe the men to be 20-year-old Xavier Monroe and 21-year-old Preston Smith, both of Starkville.

The pair was last seen en route to Meridian driving the same type of car as found in Kemper County and they were last seen Oct. 29, around the same time authorities believe the car was left burned in the woods.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency. Authorities say they do believe the crime is drug-related.


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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 15, 2009 at 01:08 AM

when the trail start so i can come
Posted by: Anonymous on Dec 27, 2008 at 11:02 PM

Two young men life were taken away and i hope the punishment fits the crime.
Posted by: Citizen Location: Meridian on Nov 7, 2008 at 03:22 PM

Sounds like a drug deal that went bad!
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