On January 4, 2024, Deputy Jeremy Malone, aged 44, was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Rocky Creek, Mississippi. Around 5:15 p.m., while conducting the stop on U.S. Route 98 near Brushy Creek Road, Deputy Malone approached a vehicle driven by 43-year-old Rickey Labaron Powell. Powell, who had a 25-year criminal history across Mississippi and Alabama, shot Deputy Malone before fleeing the scene.
Following the shooting, Powell led law enforcement on a pursuit spanning George, Green
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