Darrell Perkins
Questions Follow Former Columbia Officer’s Return to Law Enforcement
An independent review of public records reveals an unresolved federal civil rights lawsuit and past termination shadow an injured Covington County deputy’s history.
The line-of-duty shooting of Deputy Yates Zachary Rodney has reopened a critical conversation in Mississippi regarding how the state tracks, certifies, and laterally rehires law enforcement officers after municipal terminations.
Bond denied for Hobbs brothers charged in Covington County deputy shooting
Cortavious and Cortavion Hobbs will remain in custody after a judge denied bond on attempted capital murder charges stemming from the shooting of Covington County Sheriff’s Deputy Yates Rodney during a June 8 traffic stop.