An arrest has been made in connection with a July 19 home invasion robbery and shooting that left one man seriously injured.
Tommie Lee Deloach Jr., 21, of 246 Poplar Street in Columbus was arrested Tuesday by sheriff’s deputies in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Deloach is being held at the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center on one charge of armed robbery and two counts of aggravated assault. His bond hearing was set for later today.
“He was being held on unrelated charges in Tennessee and they alerted us that he was in custody,” said Marc Miley, Chief Deputy with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. “We went there and interviewed him and brought him back Wednesday.”
Miley said the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected.
The shooting victim was visiting a residence on Tabernacle Road in Lowndes County on July 19 when, just before midnight, three men entered the home, shot the victim and assaulted two residents of the home, LCSO Capt. Ryan Rickert told The Dispatch on July 20.
The shooting victim was transported to the Universty of Mississippi Medical Center with a serious gunshot wound.
“The victim was in the hospital for several days, but he’s back home now,” Miley said Thursday.
Slim Smith is a columnist and feature writer for The Dispatch. His email address is [email protected].
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