James P. Rutland

In the quiet expanse of rural Mississippi, a routine prisoner transport on February 21, 1997, spiraled into a tragedy that claimed the life of Deputy Sheriff James P. Rutland. A 53-year-old White male, Rutland was a two-year veteran of the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's Department with prior service in the Monticello and Pearl Police Departments. On that fateful day, he and his partner, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Bourne, were tasked with transporting a convicted felon to the Central Mississippi Cor ...