Police: 2 men arrested in 2014 killing in Mississippi

Published 12:42 pm Tuesday, June 18, 2019

By The Associated Press

(AP) — Police have arrested two men in connection with a 2014 killing in Mississippi.

News outlets report 28-year-old Jonathan Beasley and 28-year-old Robert Hurst were charged with murder Monday in the death of 26-year-old James McAllister.

McAllister was shot in January 2014. Robbery was believed to be the motive.

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Jackson police say Beasley and Hurst were found with help from the U.S. Marshals Service.

It’s unknown whether either man has an attorney.

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