MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The father of Jimmie “Jay” Lee took to Facebook to thank friends and supporters for their prayers and says his family finally has some closure now that his body has been recovered.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Former University of Mississippi student Timothy Herrington Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to the murder of Jimmie “Jay” Lee on Monday.

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Aug. 24—Simple name. Extraordinary game. On Saturday, senior Jay Lee of Legacy Academy did something remarkable in the Silverbacks' game against Laguna-Acoma. Lee returned three punts for touchdowns ...

OXFORD, Miss. - The father of an Ole Miss student whose remains were identified this week after he was reported missing more than two years ago is speaking out. “It’s been hard to say the least,” ...

OXFORD — In the hours after a judge sentenced Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. to 40 years in prison for the murder of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, many of Lee’s friends and family contemplated the parallels ...

OXFORD — Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. faces a new charge of tampering with evidence on top of capital murder in connection to the now-confirmed death of Ole Miss student Jimmie "Jay" Lee. Herrington ...

JACKSON, Miss.(AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to killing a University of Mississippi graduate student was sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison with 10 years suspended on Tuesday. Sheldon ...

FILE - Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch ...