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Friday, 29 March 2024

Hinds County deputies continue search for accused bar shooter

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Hinds County deputies continue search for accused bar shooter
Hinds County deputies continue search for accused bar shooter

Hinds County deputies are looking for Javarius Stewart, 21, and is wanted for one count of murder and three counts of aggravated assault.

OWENS SAYS THE SUSPECT SLIPPEDTHROUGH A CRACK IN THE JUSTICESYSTEM.AND HIS OFFICE IS WORKING TOENSURESOMETHING LIKE THIS NEVERHAPPENS AGAIN.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAYJAVARIUS STEWART SHOT AND KILLEDA MAN SATURDAYNIGHT AT THE M-BAR IN JACKSONAND WOUNDEDTHREE OTHERS.HINDS COUNTY D.A.

JODY OWENSSAYS STEWART ISA SUSPECT IN AN UNRELATED CASEAND HESHOULDN'T EVEN BE ON THESTREETIF HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BERELEASED ON HIS OWNRECOGNIZANCE, HE WOULD HAVESTILL BEEN INCARCERATEDPENDING TRIAL.THE D.A.

SAYS STEWART WASARRESTED INOCTOBER OF 2018, ACCUSED OFRAMMING A POLICE CRUSIER WITH ASTOLEN CARIN MAY OF 2019, JUDGE TOMIEGREEN ORDEREDSTEWART TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE HAD NOT YET BEEN INDICTED BY AGRANDJURY.STEWART WAS EVENTUALLY INDICTEDFOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN DECEMBER20UNDER PREVIOUS DISTRICT ATTORNEYROBERT SMITH, BUT WAS NEVERRE-ARRESTED.ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THWE'VE SEEN HISTORICALLY IN HINDSCOUNTY IN PREVIOUSADMINISTRATIONS IS THAT WE'RENOT INDICTING PEOPLE QUICKENOUGH UPON THE COMMISSION OF ACRIME.OWENS SAYS HIS OFFICE PLANS TOBRING VIOLENTCRIME CASES BEFORE A GRAND JURYAND GET ANINDICTMENT WITHIN 30 TO 60 DAYSTO ENSURESUSPECTS WON'T BE LET OUT OFJAIL TOREOFFENDTHERE'S NO REASON FOR ANINDIVIDUAL TO COMMIT A VIOLENTACT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICERS AND THEN TO BE RELEASEDAND SUBSEQUENTLYALLOWED TO TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE.THAT'S A FAILURE OF THE CRIMINALJUSTICE SYSTEM AND THAT'S WHATWE'RE GONNA PUT A STOP TO.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS HISOFFICE MADE A MOTION MONDAY TOHAVE STEWART'S BOND REVOKEDAFTER HEARING OF SATURDAYNIGHT'S FATAL SHOOTING.OFFICERS SAY STEWART ISCONSIDERED ARMEDAND DANGEROUS.MEGAN...

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