Charges dropped against one of six people arrested in shooting of 17-year-old
Charges have been dropped against one of the six Jackson County residents arrested in the Dec. 21 shooting of a 17-year-old in Vancleave.
Dequantae Gillett, 20, of Moss Point, was released from the Jackson County Adult Detention Center on Jan. 7.
One of the other people arrested, Trevor Barron an 18-year-old from Moss Point, bonded out on Jan. 6.
The four others arrested in the shooting, including a 16-year-old, remain in jail, according to a press release from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department on Jan. 21.
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a statement last month that the incident in the early morning hours of Dec. 21 was drug-related. The shooting took place on Jim Ramsey Road in Vancleave.
The victim was shot in the head and treated at a hospital in Mobile, according to the sheriff’s department.
The suspects were charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The 16-year-old is being charged as an adult.
The four suspects remaining in jail are being held at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center with bond set at $500,000 for each.
Those charged in the shooting are:
▪ Tykell Hollins, 18, of Moss Point
▪ Derrell Lett, 18, of Gautier
▪ Xavier Mitchell, 19, of Moss Point
▪ Trevor Barron, 18, of Moss Point
▪ Davionne Barnes, 16, of Moss Point
This story was originally published December 31, 2020 at 11:44 AM.
