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Jasper County Sheriff s Office: Man wanted in March 2 shooting turns himself in
Jasper County Sun Times
A man wanted in connection with a March 2 shooting outside Ridgeland has turned himself in to police, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said.
JaBari Singletary, 24, of Ridgeland, was wanted on charges of pointing and presenting a firearm. He turned himself in April 6, Chief Deputy Jeff Crosby said.
The shooting happened at the intersection of Bees Creek and Busy Bee roads. No one was injured and there were no reports of property damage, police said.
One previous arrest was made in the shooting March 11 when Shania Douglas, 22, of Ridgeland, turned herself in, Crosby said. Douglas was charged with accessory after the fact of a felony.
1 arrested, 1 sought by police in Jasper County shooting
Jasper County Sun Times
A woman has been arrested and her brother is being sought by police in a March 2 shooting outside Ridgeland.
Shania Douglas, 22, of Ridgeland, turned herself in to police Thursday, Jasper County Sheriff s Office Chief Deputy Jeff Crosby said. Douglas is charged with accessory after the fact of a felony in connection with the shooting at the intersection of Bees Creek and Busy Bee roads. No one was injured and there were no reports of property damage, police said. Douglas was taken into custody and transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center due to the Jasper County Detention Center being unable to accept prisoners due to COVID-19, Crosby said.
Moana Maniapoto named supreme winner at Māori Journalism Awards
Supreme Award Winner Moana Maniapoto.
Massey University has announced the winners of the 2020 Ngā Kupu Ora Māori Journalism Awards. In an online hui on Thursday, Moana Maniapoto from Māori Television’s Te Ao with Moana was named the Supreme Award Winner for her interviews with Teina Pora and David Tamihere against the backdrop of the newly established Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Judge Mereana Hond said it was an exceptional piece of journalism that laid bare the inter-generational burden of institutionalised racism, profiling and questionable police and prosecution practices through the stories of two high-profile Māori men. She said, “Teina Pora and David Tamihere both say they are innocent. One has been cleared, the other has not. What a clever idea to bring them together to try to understand why. What fantastic journalism and access to be able to deliver on that whakaaro.” Ms Maniapoto won a ca