In the quiet early hours of a Sunday morning in April 2017, a sense of terror shattered the peace within a family home on Burton Road in Olive Branch, Mississippi. What began as a normal night ended in a violent home invasion that claimed the life of 58-year-old Curtis Mosley, a male resident of the home. The tranquility of the long-standing family residence, a place they had inhabited for over five decades, was irrevocably broken by the intrusion of armed individuals.
The intruders, with guns drawn, demanded money from the family members present in the house. In the midst of this terrifying ordeal, a scuffle broke out between Curtis Mosley and the assailants. The altercation tragically escalated, and one of the intruders fired a fatal shot, ending Mosley's life in front of his nephew, Cortney Mosley.
In the immediate aftermath of witnessing his uncle's murder, Cortney Mosley managed to arm himself with his girlfriend's pistol. He then fired at two of the intruders, striking them both. The exchange of gunfire left one of the suspects, identified as Deangelo Miquel Tinnin, dead at the scene. A second suspect, Miriko Dairyell Simmons, was wounded and subsequently transported to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis for treatment. At least one other suspect is believed to have fled the scene during the chaos.
Following the incident, the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department launched an investigation into the home invasion and homicide. In the course of their investigation, Miriko Dairyell Simmons was identified as one of the surviving perpetrators. After being released from the hospital, he was taken into custody and faced serious charges for his alleged role in the deadly home invasion.
In April of 2018, a DeSoto County grand jury handed down indictments against Miriko Dairyell Simmons. The charges were severe, reflecting the gravity of the crime. Simmons was indicted on two counts of capital murder, a charge that carries the potential for the state's most severe penalties. He was also indicted on a charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, further detailing the alleged premeditated nature of the home invasion. Information regarding the trial and the ultimate outcome of the charges against Miriko Dairyell Simmons is not readily available in public records. Likewise, there is no publicly available information indicating whether the third suspect who fled the scene was ever identified, apprehended, or charged in connection with the murder of Curtis Mosley.
