LaDamien Hutchins, 24, of Hattiesburg, was arrested Thursday, September 10, 2026, by the U.S. Marshals Service in Poplarville, Mississippi, following an investigation into an online threat related to the University of Southern Mississippi football game on September 5, 2026. Hutchins is charged with Terroristic Threat.
The Hattiesburg Police Department said it worked with the University Police Department, Forrest County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service to assess the threat, identify the person involved and continue the investigation.
Authorities said there was never an active threat to the campus or surrounding community.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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