AG Hood: 2nd man sentenced in Jackson student’s death
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A 21-year-old man has been sentenced for the murder of a 15-year-old Jackson high school student.
Attorney General Jim Hood said in a news release Thursday Dennis Pickett appeared before Hinds County Circuit Court Judge William Gowan Wednesday and pleaded guilty to depraved heart murder. Gowan sentenced Pickett to 20 years in prison.
Destinee Ford was killed outside Wingfield High School on Dec. 5, 2013, after classes had been dismissed for the day. An investigation revealed that Ford was shot during a fight between students.
