In the small town of Dermott, Arkansas, a life was tragically cut short on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Michael Lee Carter Jr., a 36-year-old man, was found in the front doorway of a home on South Knox Street. He had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was later transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an official determination of the cause and manner of death.
The investigation into the shooting was taken over by the Arkansas State Police Criminal
Investigation Division. In connection with the death of Michael Lee Carter Jr., a suspect turned himself into the Dermott Police Department. Zousah Jackson, a 49-year-old resident of California who had been staying at the home where the incident occurred, was subsequently arrested.
Jackson faces serious charges, including Second-Degree Murder and being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Michael Lee Carter Jr. was born on January 10, 1987, in Monticello, Arkansas, to Michael Carter Sr. and Shalonda Cobbs. Funeral services were held to honor his memory, and he was laid to rest in Union Ridge Cemetery in Monticello.
