OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Another teenager has been arrested in connection to a May automobile shooting at the Hangout, according to Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office officials.
Jamionte Paster, 18, Starkville, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and charged with shooting into an automobile, OCSO Lt. Jon Davis said.
OCSO previously arrested Ralpheal Henry, 19, who turned himself in on May 22 in connection with the shooting.
The shooting originally occurred in the parking lot of the Hangout on Mary Lee Lane on May 10 at about 1:50 a.m., with the shooting directed towards an unoccupied vehicle.
One minor injury was reported in association with the incident, which was a gunshot wound to an ankle, Davis told The Dispatch on May 23 following Henry’s arrest.
More arrests are still expected. Paster is currently being held at Oktibbeha County Jail with a $100,000 bond, Davis said.
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