OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — A man is in custody after allegedly murdering a woman at the mobile home park on Teagarden Lane.
Marco Brown, 37, was arrested Wednesday, and he has been charged with first-degree murder.
Sheriff’s deputies received a call at about 4 p.m. regarding an unresponsive woman at the Teagarden Lane trailer park. When they arrived, they found a woman already dead at the scene, Capt. Brett Watson said. They arrested Brown at the scene.
Coroner Michael Hunt identified the victim as Imia Brown, 40.
Watson said the situation started as a domestic dispute that escalated into further violence. He said the relationship between the two is currently unconfirmed.
Watson confirmed Marco Brown is being held at the Oktibbeha County Jail.
Hunt said Imia Brown’s body is being sent to Jackson for an autopsy.
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