Police charge suspect in shooting

Published 12:02am Thursday, November 1, 2012

NATCHEZ — Police have charged the reported shooter in a Saturday shooting at the intersection of Beaumont and Bishops streets and dropped charges against a juvenile originally charged in the shooting.

Police charged Rovante R. Jenkins, 18, 3 Claiborne St., with aggravated assault after Jenkins reportedly confessed to the shooting, Natchez Detective Jerry Ford said.

Aggravated assault charges against Tywone M. Noble, 16, 27 Beaumont St., have been dropped, Ford said.

Jenkins reportedly shot McKinley Douglas Brady, 33, 15 Albert Road, multiple times early Saturday morning during a dispute.

Ford said the police department received a call at 4 a.m. Saturday from a woman on North Rankin Street who said a man who had been shot was at her house asking for help.

Brady reportedly had gotten a ride from a friend, Ford said, then passed out in the friend’s car. The friend dropped Brady off at an acquaintance’s house and asked the people at the house to take Brady home, Ford said.

Brady got into an argument with Jenkins and Noble at the house, and Noble repotedly pulled out a gun and shot Brady, Ford said.

Initial testimony from Brady implicated two shooters, but Ford said Jenkins confessed to being the only shooter. Further testimony from Brady and a witness confirmed Jenkins’ confession, Ford said.

Jenkins is being held without bond.

 

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  • Anonymous

    oooooooooooooooooh that boy gonna get that wrist slaaaaaaappppped!!!

  • Anonymous

    C’mon Lillie, don’t let us down. $135 fine and credit for time served!!!! Oh and give him his gun back.

  • Anonymous

    lettum loose lillie-…

  • Anonymous

    no wonder the police get digusted,who can blame them with pathetic useless judges. she should be charged instead of them,with no punishment or restitution for the victims,it,s sickening. I don,t know how they sleep at night..

  • Cuz64

    I really can’t believe the judges in Mississippi can’t be held responsible for their actions when we are all held accountable fixing a ticket is one thing but the people they are letting go are committing crimes against our brothers, sisters and our neighbors

  • Anonymous

    I hope people stop looking so mucnh at race and start looking at the whole picture. I’m going to assume that this judge gets a lot of support from the African-American community. She might even think that she is doing this same community a favor by lightening sentences on the accused. However, Mrs. Blackmon please take note that most of the crime is black on black. Blacks are being killed and robbed everyday. The people responsible are just given a slap on the hand. In essence JUDGE SANDERS you are doing this community no favors. In fact you are just perpetuating black on black crime feeding into a self-destructive habit!

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