Cop killer’s gun tied to felon
An ex-con who served time for sexual assault and burglary is believed to have sold Omar Hampton the stolen gun used to kill Jackson Police officer Thomas Catchings last month, according to a court document.
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives has charged Jessie James Powell of Jackson with being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm.
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The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
