Jury finds man guilty of manslaughter in Macon
MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – A Noxubee County manslaughter trial may have taken 5 years to get to court, but it was over in 2 days.
Now, a Noxubee County man will be spending the next 15 years in prison.
A Noxubee County jury found Demarcqueis Clark guilty of Manslaughter in the December 2019 shooting death of Jemarcus Taylor.
The shooting happened outside the Airport Food Mart in Noxubee County.
A jury was picked, and testimony began on Monday, March 24. Testimony continued today, March 25, and the jury began deliberations early this afternoon.
They returned their verdict before 3 pm.
Judge Jay Howard sentenced Clark to 20 years with five suspended, for a total of 15 to serve.
He will also serve five years of probation after his release.
