Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., left, who is on trial in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, confers with his defense attorney Kevin Horan in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Ashley Charles/The Daily Mississippian via AP, Pool)
Police became convinced they were investigating a crime in the disappearance of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee when they interviewed the man now on trial in his death, a top officer testified Tuesday.
