Booneville man to serve prison time for fondling
Jimmie Fields will serve two years in prison.
Posted: Feb 8, 2021 12:10 PM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - A man from Booneville will serve two years in prison for fondling.
Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar says 71-year-old Jimmie Fields pleaded guilty last week to two counts of fondling of a child.
Jimmie Dale Fields | Source: Prentiss County Sheriff s Department
Fields received a 15-year sentence but 13 of those years have been suspended.
Following his release from prison, he’ll serve five years of post-release supervision and must register as a sex offender.
Jimmie R. Fields Sr., 68, of Lock Haven, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 at home.
Jimmie was born on April 5, 1952 in Richmond, Va., and was the son of Oscar and Ella Pearl Phillips Fields.
He was a truck driver and enjoyed hunting, camping and fishing. Jimmie served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
He is survived by a son, Jimmie Fields Jr. of Williamsport; two daughters, Amy McKissack of Williamsport and Dorothy Fields; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Family and friends are invited to a viewing and visitation at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, at Kaufman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 2102 Northway Road, Williamsport.