Protesters and media outside the Lafayette County courthouse before Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr.'s initial appearance on Wednesday, July 27. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today
Jimmie “Jay” Lee disappeared on his mother’s birthday.
Every year, Lee would call his mother, Stephanie, to sing “Happy Birthday.” On July 8, 2022, he texted her around 2 a.m. But the 20-year-old never responded after that. Not to Stephanie’s texts. Or to her 92 missed calls.
