The Pike County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that suspect Austin K. Miller has been taken into custody, according to Sheriff Wally Jones.
Authorities issued a cash reward for information leading to his arrest. Miller, 29, is wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on December 3 in McComb, Mississippi.
Deputies responded to a vehicle crash on Dunaway Road, where Shelby Brent was killed after the driver fled the scene. Investigators identified Miller as the suspect and believe he was driving a blue 2010 Hyundai Accent with Mississippi license plate PJM 124. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Officials urge anyone with information or who contacts Miller to call Pike County Crime Stoppers at 888-755-8810, the sheriff’s office at 601-783-6767, or central dispatch at 601-783-2324. In an emergency, call 911.
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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