Posted on 10/15/2013 4:51:46 AM PDT by CrappieLuck
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) - As soon as the sun came up Monday, Jackson Police Detectives were searching for clues in the parking lot and the woods behind the Motel 6 on the I-55 Frontage Road that is just south of County Line Road.
Just hours before, on Sunday evening about 7:30, James "Jimmy" Johnson, 56, was shot in the face. He died at the scene.
"Jimmy is a great guy. You know, he was just a real friendly guy...always willing to help. Just one of those special people, you know, that loved bass fishing just like the rest of us," said Madison County resident and Bassmaster Elite Series Fisherman Pete Ponds.
He says the fishing community is in shock.
"We're just a big family and we are always willing to help each other. You know, bass fishermen and fishermen alike are just kind of a club," explained Ponds.
Johnson, an Open Series Fisherman, was one of more than 300 anglers in the Metro for a tournament at the Ross Barnett Reservoir. He was staying at the hotel with his wife. Bassmaster.com reports the Ganado, Texas man caught someone trying to burglarize his boat just before the gunfire. Jackson police could not confirm that information. JPD did release a picture from surveillance video. They hope someone will recognize the man in the red shirt.
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Headline says he was shot IN the motel. The story sort of indicates he was out checking on someone around his boat. So which is it?
FMCDH(BITS)
“We need to establish some kind of bounty system to thin the herd, at the very least.”
The Olde English term “outlaw” used to mean, “outside the protection of the law”. Reserved for the worst of miscreants and imposed by the sheriff of the county.
That meant if you saw an “outlaw” and killed him, there was no penalty for doing so.
A precursor to “wanted dead or alive”. Effective, too.
What this country needs is Jesus Christ and a spiritual revival. The violence of black men is just one symptom of a larger problem.
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