HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Three individuals have been arrested Friday and charged with capital homicide within the demise of Southern Miss defensive again Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., police mentioned.
Daniels, 21, was killed Tuesday at an residence complicated in Hattiesburg.
Hattiesburg Police Chief Hardy Sims mentioned these charged are Orlando Might, 18, of Hattiesburg; Allen Marcus Gardner, 17, of Houston; and Samir Inexperienced, 16, of Hattiesburg. Sims mentioned the 2 juveniles are charged as adults.
Might can be charged with one depend of tried carjacking, one depend of felony eluding and two counts of grand larceny auto. Gardner and Inexperienced are additionally charged with one depend every of tried armed carjacking.
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The Related Press referred to as the Forrest County Sheriff’s Division, the Hattiesburg Municipal Courtroom and the general public defender’s workplace Friday to attempt to discover out whether or not Might, Gardner and Inexperienced are represented by attorneys who may touch upon their behalf. Workers who answered the telephones on the sheriff’s division and the court docket mentioned they didn’t know, and an worker on the public defender’s workplace mentioned that workplace was not representing them as of Friday.
Daniels was a beginning cornerback final season for Southern Miss. He tied for the crew lead in interceptions with three and had 29 tackles in 12 video games. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior moved to security for the 2024 season and was anticipated to start out once more, the Hattiesburg American reported.
The college and its athletic division mentioned in a press release Wednesday that counseling was accessible to members of the soccer crew and others affected by his demise.
Daniels performed his first two faculty seasons at Ole Miss earlier than transferring to Southern Miss in 2023. He beforehand starred at George County Excessive Faculty.