MADISON CO., Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating after a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper was killed in a crash.The crash happened on Highway 16 at Old Yazoo City Road in Canton on Friday afternoon.Madison County Coroner Alex Breeland has confirmed the trooper was killed in the crash.Several Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers and other Madison County [.]
Authorities are investigating after a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper was killed in a crash in Madison County. The crash happened on Highway 16 at Old Yazoo City Road in Canton on Friday afternoon. Madison County Coroner Alex Breeland has confirmed the trooper was killed in the crash. Several Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers and other Madison […]
Mississippi Medical Examiner resigns after being on leave
January 29, 2021 GMT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State Medical Examiner Dr. Mark Levaughn has resigned, more than two months after he was placed on administrative leave for an undisclosed “personnel matter.”
Department of Public Safety Spokesman Chris Vignes confirmed with WLBT-TV on Thursday that Levaughn was stepping down.
Levaughn was placed on leave in November. Mississippi Department of Public Safety officials haven’t said why, and no criminal charges have been filed against Levaughn.
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Levaughn spent around a decade with the State Medical Examiner’s office. His departure comes as the state’s underfunded and overburdened death investigations unit is facing a slew of backlogs and delays.