Mar-Jac Poultry, located at 1301 James St. in Hattiesburg, is named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit for 16-year-old Duvan Perez, who died July 14, 2023 when he was caught in a machine he was cleaning. Credit: Mina Corpuz/Mississippi Today
Duvan Perez spent time with his mother and siblings and liked to listen to music and work out at the gym.
At night, he arrived at Mar-Jac Poultry in Hattiesburg to clean machinery used to process chicken for sale in restaurants. He was earning money to buy his own car.
