Lowndes County Man Facing Aggravated Assault Charge

LOWNDES COUNTY , Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County man previously convicted of murder, now faces three counts of aggravated assault.

Walter James Lee was also indicted by a Lowndes County jury for a possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

He is being prosecuted as a habitual offender.

Deputies allege Lee came out of his house and fired a rifle at a car in June 2018.

Three people were inside the vehicle, including a one-year-old child.

No one was injured.