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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.

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