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: 501652

Reported Deaths: 10024

County	Cases	Deaths
Harrison	34353	540
DeSoto	32162	408
Hinds	31977	631
Jackson	24508	383
Rankin	22015	390
Lee	15596	235
Madison	14597	280
Jones	13867	243
Forrest	13461	252
Lauderdale	11998	317
Lowndes	11065	188
Lamar	10522	136
Pearl River	9547	237
Lafayette	8557	140
Hancock	7740	127
Washington	7443	160
Oktibbeha	7147	133
Monroe	6787	178
Warren	6706	176
Pontotoc	6677	104
Neshoba	6642	206
Panola	6542	131
Marshall	6476	135
Bolivar	6323	150
Union	6057	94
Pike	5824	152
Alcorn	5676	102
Lincoln	5439	135
George	4974	79
Scott	4730	98
Tippah	4703	81
Prentiss	4691	82
Leflore	4663	144
Itawamba	4640	105
Adams	4592	119
Tate	4592	111
Copiah	4487	92
Simpson	4448	116
Yazoo	4448	87
Wayne	4400	72
Covington	4290	94
Sunflower	4240	105
Marion	4232	108
Coahoma	4168	107
Leake	4086	88
Newton	3817	79
Grenada	3711	108
Stone	3606	64
Tishomingo	3600	92
Attala	3317	89
Jasper	3301	65
Winston	3146	91
Clay	3089	77
Chickasaw	3010	67
Clarke	2925	94
Calhoun	2794	47
Holmes	2679	87
Smith	2641	50
Yalobusha	2345	47
Tallahatchie	2282	51
Greene	2194	49
Walthall	2187	64
Lawrence	2131	40
Perry	2059	56
Amite	2052	56
Webster	2030	46
Noxubee	1868	40
Montgomery	1796	57
Jefferson Davis	1722	43
Carroll	1693	38
Tunica	1600	39
Benton	1492	39
Kemper	1419	41
Choctaw	1333	26
Claiborne	1328	37
Humphreys	1296	38
Franklin	1203	28
Quitman	1065	28
Wilkinson	1051	39
Jefferson	947	34
Sharkey	642	20
Issaquena	193	7
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 820312

Reported Deaths: 15407

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Jefferson	114873	1924
Mobile	72622	1339
Madison	52362	697
Shelby	37640	350
Baldwin	37266	552
Tuscaloosa	35120	612
Montgomery	34123	740
Lee	23540	246
Calhoun	22236	488
Morgan	20958	378
Etowah	19838	500
Marshall	18381	304
Houston	17394	412
St. Clair	16078	339
Cullman	15468	293
Limestone	15354	199
Elmore	15271	286
Lauderdale	14323	295
Talladega	13851	283
DeKalb	12664	261
Walker	11221	370
Blount	10207	176
Autauga	10048	148
Jackson	9877	184
Coffee	9211	191
Dale	8904	185
Colbert	8877	201
Tallapoosa	7093	198
Escambia	6778	134
Covington	6715	183
Chilton	6648	162
Russell	6375	59
Franklin	5969	105
Chambers	5612	142
Marion	5010	127
Dallas	4979	200
Pike	4796	106
Clarke	4758	84
Geneva	4575	127
Winston	4522	103
Lawrence	4327	117
Bibb	4253	86
Barbour	3578	76
Marengo	3383	90
Monroe	3316	64
Randolph	3298	64
Butler	3267	96
Pickens	3165	84
Henry	3128	66
Hale	3116	88
Cherokee	3029	60
Fayette	2941	80
Washington	2516	51
Cleburne	2477	60
Crenshaw	2453	75
Clay	2433	68
Macon	2348	63
Lamar	2248	47
Conecuh	1863	53
Coosa	1803	40
Lowndes	1754	64
Wilcox	1689	39
Bullock	1517	44
Perry	1389	40
Sumter	1332	38
Greene	1267	44
Choctaw	885	27
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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