OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — An Oktibbeha County teenager was arrested Friday in connection with her mother’s murder.
Lydia Za’nay Flowers, 13, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder in the shooting death of 48-year-old Lou Ann Jones.
Deputies on Thursday arrested Nathaniel Jamar Davis, 23, of West Point, on the same charges.
Jones was found deceased in her home on A.W. Williams Road near Pheba at about 7 a.m. Tuesday. She had a gunshot wound to the back, and Watson said she had been dead “more than a little while.”
Flowers was last seen at the home about 9 a.m. Monday and was missing until authorities found her Wednesday afternoon.
Capt. Brett Watson, with the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office investigations unit, said he believes Davis and Flowers left together Monday morning. He did not release further details of the case Friday, including which suspect investigators believe was the shooter.
Both Flowers and Davis are being held in Oktibbeha County Jail. Each has a bond set at $1.2 million.
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