James Williams III, a convicted double murderer who made headlines after being paroled earlier this year, has been arrested yet again. Williams, who served 18 years for killing his father and stepmother in 2001, was apprehended Friday night for a DUI in Rankin County, according to an arrest search. Prior.
James Williams III, a Mississippi man convicted in 2005 of killing his stepmother and father, walked away free from prison on Tuesday. Following a 3-2 vote from the Mississippi Parole Board back in April, requests from the victims’ family members, a former prosecutor, and nearly 30 House members were made.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The son of Cindy Lassiter Mangum pled for Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) to revoke to possible parole for the man convicted of killing his mother and step-father. The family protested outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson on Sunday. They said they wanted to speak to Reeves about overturning James Williams […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
Time is ticking towards the release date of James Williams III, and one of the prosecutors on the case has come out publicly questioning the Mississippi Parole Board’s decision to allow the double murderer to walk free. Flip Weinberg, a former assistant district attorney who served on Williams’ case, explained.