There are 5 article(s) tagged desoto county district attorney matthew barton:

• February 2025

  • Mississippi lawmakers to unveil new legislation following controversial bounty hunter bill

    DeSoto County officials have adjusted the wording of legislation in hopes of Mississippi law enforcement assisting with detaining illegal immigrants.

    By Brandon LaGrone II February 25, 2025

• December 2024

  • DeSoto County inmate facing additional five years after brief escape

    On Dec. 16, a grand jury indicted Stephen Russell Jr. on one charge of felony escape after he reportedly faked a medical emergency when authorities prepared to transport him from the Hernando courthouse Dec. 9. 

    By Rob Moore December 17, 2024

  • DeSoto sheriff subpoenaed before grand jury

    After an inmate briefly escaped custody this week, Sheriff Thomas Tuggle and Chief Deputy Justin Smith were subpoenaed before a grand jury on Thursday, Dec. 12.

    By Rob Moore December 12, 2024

  • Another man escapes custody from Hernando courthouse

    Stephen Graham Russell, Jr., was at the Hernando courthouse Monday morning for a plea and sentencing hearing when he escaped briefly.

    By Rob Moore December 10, 2024

• November 2024

  • New details revealed after DeSoto County hearing for fugitive

    The release of documents in the Joshua Zimmerman case sheds light on the charges against the suspect and a request to end the gag order on details connected to his escape this past summer.

    By Rob Moore November 29, 2024