Greenwood, MS – On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, James Leahman, a/k/a “Red”, was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of Donald Spells, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today.  Leahman was found guilty on August 8, 2025, by a jury in Leflore County Circuit Court convicting him of both First-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a …

Greenwood, MS – Jakeldris Hunt of Sidon, was sentenced on October 13, 2025, in connection with the murder of John Arias Brown, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. On the night of December 30, 2021, John Arias Brown was gunned down outside Country Manor Apartments in Sidon, MS.  Investigators with the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department arrived and discovered multiple …