The Magee Police Department has taken Daniel Lee Easterling into custody on charges that include possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and running a stop sign, officials said.
Easterling is also being held on a hold for the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities emphasize that all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Chief Denis J. Borges of the Magee Police Department announced the arrest.
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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