A 51-year-old man was previously arrested for his alleged role in the death of the 29-year-old who was found dead ...

Jarques Ratliff was charged in Tasia Fortune's hanging death in Jackson, Mississippi, but multiple outlets initially omitted key facts about him.

Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman, Tasia Fortune, found hanging from a tree.

Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said at a news conference Friday that ...

A Mississippi man pleaded not guilty on Sept. 14 in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree, a case that drew national attention and renewed concerns because of the state's ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The third man, who was charged in connection to the death of Tasia Fortune in Jackson, appeared in court on September 28, 2026. Eric Clark, 45, was charged with murder after he ...

Jackson police have arrested a second man in the death of Tasia Fortune and obtained an arrest warrant for a third suspect.

A third arrest has been made in connection with the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, the Jackson Police Department confirmed Friday, Sept. 25, via a news release. The police department said Eric ...

The arrest of Earnest Lloyd Jr., 25, came nearly two weeks after another suspect, Jarques Ratliff, 51, was arrested on a murder charge ...

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JACKSON, Miss — A man charged with murder in the hanging death of a woman in Mississippi pleaded not guilty Monday during his first court appearance. The body of Tasia Fortune, 29, was found hanging ...