Jurors hear officers explain why they shot and killed a Jackson man
24-09-2026 22:04 via mississippitoday.org

Jurors hear officers explain why they shot and killed a Jackson man

Two Capitol Police officers who shot a 25-year-old Jackson man said in recorded statements played Thursday for a jury that they had no choice but to kill him in self-defense.Steven Frederick Jr. and Michael Lamar Rhinewalt told investigators that on Sept. 25, 2022, they stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee that matched the general description of a car suspected in auto burglaries after the Cherokee ran two red lights.After their unmarked police car boxed in the Cherokee driven by Jaylen Lewis, he ramm
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