Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has been subpoenaed by the Mississippi House of Representatives Judiciary B Committee to discuss Jackson’s crime crisis.On Thursday, state and local leaders met with the committee, but the mayor was absent due to an illness, a committee chair said. Lawmakers say they want to help the city deal with the rise in violent crime, but they want participation from city leadership. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones spoke at the meeting and says it’s going to take everyone to bring violent crime down.Others in attendance Thursday included Capitol Police chief Bo Luckey, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, and Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph. The next hearing is scheduled for Nov. 17.
Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has been subpoenaed by the Mississippi House of Representatives Judiciary B Committee to discuss Jackson’s crime crisis.
On Thursday, state and local leaders met with the committee, but the mayor was absent due to an illness, a committee chair said.
Lawmakers say they want to help the city deal with the rise in violent crime, but they want participation from city leadership. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones spoke at the meeting and says it’s going to take everyone to bring violent crime down.
Others in attendance Thursday included Capitol Police chief Bo Luckey, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, and Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph.
The next hearing is scheduled for Nov. 17.
