Miss. Supreme Court rules Barbour pardons valid

By Holbrook Mohr Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office, including those of four convicted killers who had worked at the Governor's Mansion. Barbour, a Republican who once considered running for…

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2 charged in death of Miss. officer

Author: PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Two men, including a convicted sex offender from Colorado, have been charged with capital murder in a high-speed crash that killed a Mississippi police officer. Grenada County Sheriff Alton Strider said on Monday that authorities…

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