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Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office announces death of staff member Aldrict Hill

The Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post the death of its friend and coworker, Aldrict Hill.

The post said Hill was a valued member of the sheriff’s office family whose warm spirit touched the lives of those who knew him. It said he will be missed by those who worked alongside him.

Sheriff Magsby and members of the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office extended heartfelt condolences to the Hill family, friends and loved ones and asked that the community keep them and the department’s staff in their thoughts and prayers, the post said.

The Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office oversees law enforcement services for Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi. The office did not provide further details about Hill’s death in the post.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Jon Myers

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."