Twenty-four-hour police protection will be provided indefinitely for Hinds County District Attorney-elect Robert Shuler Smith, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said Wednesday.
Because of multiple, anonymous phone calls and police “intelligence” indicating his life had been threatened, Smith was assigned two detectives from the Jackson Police Department about a week ago, Melton said.
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