STARKVILLE — A fight and multiple gunshots in the Yellowjacket and Eckleford Drive area last week has led to multiple young men behind bars.
Jason Davis Jr., 20, and Caleb Smith, 19, both of Starkville, were arrested Wednesday in connection to the shooting. Davis was charged with aggravated assault and Smith was charged as an accessory after the fact.
Morlando Perry Jr., 17, and Tomarkus Gray, 17, both of Starkville, were also arrested Friday, each charged with one count of aggravated assault.
Officers responded the night of Feb. 25 to a call of a fight involving a gun that originated in the Yellowjacket and Eckford area. A 17-year-old was arrested on misdemeanor charges of simple assault, disturbance of a business and false information in connection to the incident. No shots were fired at that time and no injuries were reported.
SPD then received multiple gunshot calls Feb. 27 night in the same area, related to the fight two days prior. Property was damaged, but no injuries were reported.
Davis, Smith, Perry and Gray were taken to Oktibbeha County jail.
SPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Brandon Lovelady would not confirm how many people total were arrested in connection to the fight and shooting, deferring to the department’s press release.
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