Posted On: December 5, 2008
Mississippi man receives two life sentences for killings following custody dispute
Rankin County grandfather gets two life sentences after killings over child custody dispute
A Rankin County, Mississippi man pled guilty to shooting and killing his step-daughter and her husband during a child-custody dispute. The judge sentenced him to two life sentences. According to the Clarion-Ledger article, the step-daughter and her husband were attempting to pick up their 10-year-old son after a Hinds County Chancellor granted them custody of their child following a custody dispute. The man's wife is awaiting trial on murder charges.
