In a quiet area on South Harmony Road near Hazlehurst, Mississippi, a family disturbance on November 4, 2023, ended in tragedy. On that day, 59-year-old Milton Jones, a man from Hazlehurst, was found dead inside his home, the victim of a single gunshot wound. The authorities were called to the scene at approximately 12:11 p.m.
When Copiah County deputies arrived, they discovered Milton Jones's body and quickly identified a suspect who was still at the residence.
The man taken into custody was Milton's own brother, 63-year-old Clyde Jones. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute between the two brothers.
Following the incident, Clyde Jones was arrested and is being held at the Copiah County Detention Center without the possibility of bond. Milton Jones, born on August 24, 1964, to Bernard and Mary Newell Jones, was remembered in funeral services held on November 25, 2023, at the Westhaven Funeral Home Chapel in Hazlehurst. He was later buried at the Red Bone Church Cemetery.
