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Teen Stomped to Death in Mississippi Jail, Coroner Says

Hinds County Coroner Jeremiah Howard confirmed Thursday that 18-year-old Mielun Butler was stomped to death inside the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond last week, with shoe prints visible across his head.
Butler had been held on a $1 million bond after his July 2 arrest for the murder of Melvin Edwards at the Pine Ridge Garden Apartments, where he faced charges as the second man arrested in the case.
Sheriff Tyree Jones confirmed Monday that a viral social media video showing Butler beaten and lying on a concrete floor is authentic; an officer has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation.
Jones stated the Mississippi Bureau is conducting a criminal investigation while his office pursues an administrative inquiry, though he declined to name the officer or confirm if they provided the phone used to record the attack.
Federal judge Carlton Reeves will hold a hearing Friday to discuss jail conditions, as a Hinds County Chancery Court judge ordered the sheriff's office to release death records previously withheld for over a year.

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Detention officer on leave days after detainee killed at Hinds County jail

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – An officer at the Hinds County Detention Center has been placed on administrative leave, days after a detainee was killed at the facility, Sheriff Tyree Jones said. Last week, Mielun Butler was beaten to death inside the jail, just a day after he had been given a $1 million bond in connection with the shooting death of Melvin Edwards. [READ: Suspect in Rebel Woods Drive shooting killed at Raymond Detention Center] Jones …

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