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State, defense ask court to seal Herrington case files
By Kaitlin Howell,
4 days ago
OXFORD, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Prosecutors and defense attorneys filed a motion asking the Lafayette County Circuit Court to seal the case against the man who was indicted in the death of a University of Mississippi student.
According to court documents, the parties asked for the case against Sheldon Timothy Herrington, Jr. , of Grenada, to be sealed because there has been “extensive pretrial publicity.”
Jimmie “Jay” Lee, 20, was last seen in early July 2022 at an apartment complex in Oxford, Mississippi. Lee was well known in the LGBTQ community in Oxford, and his disappearance sparked fear among students and residents.
Police said Herrington’s cellphone history showed conversations between him and Lee on the morning Lee went missing. They said Herrington did computer searches about international travel, and they found Google searches for “how long it takes to strangle someone” minutes after Lee reportedly told Herrington he was on his way to the apartment.
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