Columbus shooting suspect racking up charges in 2 cities
STARKVILLE & COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The list of charges continue to grow for a suspect in a Wednesday afternoon shooting in Columbus.
CAMERON JONES
Around 5:00 P.M. Thursday Starkville Police reported that 17-year-old Cameron Jones had been arrested
Jones is the third suspect involved in a Wednesday shooting incident in the 800 block of Hemlock Street in Columbus…
Later that afternoon, an Oktibbeha County Deputy pulled over a vehicle with Jones and 2 others in Starkville.
Jones got away, the others were detained, and a search began.
Today, law enforcement got information about his possible location, and the Starkville Police Department and Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office started a joint operation focused on a vacant apartment in a North Starkville neighborhood.
Jones reportedly barricaded himself in the apartment and a SWAT team was sent in.
He was arrested with no injury to him or the officers.
Jones is charged with Aggravated Assault, Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling, 4 counts of Auto Burglary, and Felony Taking of a Motor Vehicle.
He was out on bond from 5 other felony charges.
He has been transferred to the Lowndes County Jail.
