Suspects arrested in death of off-duty Mississippi trooper

Three people are in custody on murder charges in the shooting death of an off-duty Mississippi trooper.

Posted: Aug 8, 2020 8:40 PM

Updated: Aug 10, 2020 9:57 AM

Posted By: Associated Press

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — Three people are in custody on murder charges in the shooting death of an off-duty Mississippi trooper.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Saturday that 24-year-old Treyon Washington was arrested in Jefferson County in the death of Lt. Troy L. Morris, of Natchez.

Lt. Troy Morris was a 27-year veteran with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. | Source: Mississippi Highway Patrol

Morris’ body was found inside a postal service delivery truck at about 4:30 a.m. Friday in Jefferson County.

The 27-year veteran trooper worked part-time as a highway contract driver who drove for Blackwell Hauling Inc. in Decatur, MS.

Blackwell Hauling Inc. has a contract with the U.S. Postal Service to transport mail between USPS facilities.

Washington is being held without bond.

Also in custody are 25-year-old Damion Whittley and a 17-year-old suspect.

The MBI says they were arrested in New Orleans and are awaiting extradition to Mississippi.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 331863

Reported Deaths: 7494

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Hinds	22625	437
Harrison	19462	326
Rankin	14765	286
Jackson	14233	251
Madison	10658	227
Lee	10398	178
Jones	8713	169
Forrest	8164	157
Lauderdale	7528	243
Lowndes	6761	150
Lamar	6659	88
Lafayette	6446	124
Washington	5497	139
Bolivar	4907	134
Pearl River	4889	149
Oktibbeha	4768	98
Panola	4719	112
Marshall	4648	106
Warren	4612	125
Pontotoc	4388	73
Monroe	4243	137
Union	4243	79
Neshoba	4179	180
Lincoln	4088	115
Hancock	4027	88
Leflore	3562	125
Pike	3511	111
Tate	3489	88
Alcorn	3431	74
Sunflower	3422	93
Adams	3319	87
Yazoo	3305	73
Scott	3301	75
Simpson	3136	90
Copiah	3114	67
Itawamba	3095	80
Coahoma	3082	85
Tippah	2983	68
Prentiss	2925	63
Covington	2801	83
Marion	2789	80
Leake	2779	75
Wayne	2699	42
Grenada	2656	88
George	2598	51
Newton	2560	64
Tishomingo	2357	69
Winston	2350	84
Jasper	2257	48
Attala	2203	73
Chickasaw	2159	60
Stone	2091	37
Holmes	1949	74
Clay	1915	54
Tallahatchie	1815	42
Clarke	1814	80
Calhoun	1773	32
Smith	1753	34
Yalobusha	1692	40
Walthall	1404	48
Lawrence	1370	26
Greene	1349	34
Amite	1318	43
Noxubee	1311	35
Perry	1308	38
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Carroll	1245	31
Webster	1167	32
Jefferson Davis	1129	34
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Kemper	1003	29
Humphreys	990	33
Franklin	859	23
Quitman	835	19
Choctaw	809	19
Wilkinson	732	32
Jefferson	690	28
Sharkey	515	18
Issaquena	169	6
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Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 565510

Reported Deaths: 11468

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Mobile	44938	853
Madison	36534	532
Tuscaloosa	26589	465
Shelby	26409	255
Montgomery	25598	623
Baldwin	23319	324
Lee	16691	179
Calhoun	15030	332
Morgan	14877	288
Etowah	14563	368
Marshall	12723	235
Houston	11302	292
Elmore	10576	217
St. Clair	10449	251
Limestone	10420	158
Cullman	10198	204
Lauderdale	9883	253
DeKalb	9226	191
Talladega	8705	187
Walker	7545	286
Autauga	7388	113
Jackson	7216	117
Blount	7147	139
Colbert	6522	142
Coffee	5962	131
Dale	5224	117
Russell	4639	42
Chilton	4603	117
Covington	4502	125
Franklin	4397	81
Tallapoosa	4343	156
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Chambers	3813	124
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Clarke	3615	62
Marion	3354	106
Pike	3231	79
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Butler	2335	71
Hale	2305	78
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Cherokee	1923	47
Randolph	1922	44
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Washington	1745	39
Macon	1672	52
Crenshaw	1634	57
Clay	1618	59
Cleburne	1584	45
Lamar	1491	38
Lowndes	1438	54
Wilcox	1284	31
Bullock	1253	42
Conecuh	1177	30
Coosa	1152	29
Perry	1096	28
Sumter	1075	32
Greene	959	35
Choctaw	631	25
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