Marion Christopher Barry, son of late DC mayor, dies from apparent overdose

Marion Christopher Barry, the son of the late Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry, died early Sunday, authorities said. He was 36.

The Washington Post reported that Barry died from a drug overdose, but officials have not confirmed the cause of his death. A police report said that Barry had stepped out to smoke the synthetic drug K-2 along with PCP. Barry returned to his home and “suddenly dropped.”
According to the paper, Barry was found unconscious by his girlfriend and was taken to George Washington University Hospital. He was pronounced dead around 2 a.m.
Barry’s friends told The Post that he had struggled with drugs in the past. Barry failed to win a seat in the Ward 8 Council last year after his father had died.
“My heart is broken,” Barry’s stepmother Cora Masters Barry said in a statement. “I am in shock. The news of his death is beyond comprehension.”
Barry’s campaign manager Liz Matory said that he was planning his next move coming off the loss. She said he was still dealing with the loss of his father and a close friend, A.J. Cooper, who died in 2014. Friends said Barry was coming to a crossroads in his life and was feeling alone..
Barry was in the middle of a move to a new apartment, according to The Post. He and a friend had rented a moving truck and gathered his belongings to move to the new place. However, the landlord of the new apartment said at the last minute he didn’t want any new tenants.
"There’s so many things that are broken. There’s so much stress on his mind and spirit,” Matory said. “By losing the house, he felt another loss because that was his place that he’d go to remember his dad.”
Barry recently lost the home of his late father because he couldn’t keep up with the house payments.
Barry is survived by his grandmother Polly Lee Harris.

Bail and Other Things By The River: TWO MORE ARRESTED IN VICKSBURG SHOOTING

Bail Bonds and Other Things By The River: TWO MORE ARRESTED IN VICKSBURG SHOOTING: The fourth man charged in the shooting death of Jerome Rankin will remain in the Warren County Jail without bail. Warren County Judge J...

TWO MORE ARRESTED IN VICKSBURG SHOOTING

The fourth man charged in the shooting death of Jerome Rankin will remain in the Warren County Jail without bail.

Warren County Judge John Price Thursday denied bail for Andrew King, 23, 280 Curry St., after an initial appearance in County Court. King’s family attended the court appearance.

King is charged with second-degree murder and three counts of aggravated assault in the Sunday shooting that left Rankin, 22, of Vicksburg, dead and wounded three others. King is accused of being one of the shooters in the melee.

His arrest was the fourth in the shootings, which occurred after several groups gathered in the parking lot of the Kangaroo Express at the corner of U.S. 80 and Mississippi 27 in Warren County. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said Friday two more people were arrested Thursday in connection with the shooting.

Soloman Harris Jr., 27, 2828 Grove St., faces a charge of one count of aggravated assault. He was being held without bail in the Warren County Jail pending an initial appearance in County Court. Another man, Malcolm Robertson, 25, 100 Hilda Drive, is charged with one count of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Price denied bail because Robertson was on probation for another felony charge.

Tuesday, Price denied bail for three other suspects charged in the shooting: Erick Leamont Smith, 22, 314 Linda St., Don Cornelius Bell, 22, 1315 Fillmore St., and Ricky Lee Perkins, 17, 824 Polk St.

Smith and Perkins are each charged with one count of second-degree murder, one count of drive-by shooting and three counts of aggravated assault. Bell is charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of drive-by shooting.

At King’s initial appearance Thursday, Price cited the ongoing sheriff’s department investigation into the shootings as his reason for denying bail.

Louis Coleman, one of King’s attorneys, told Price King had not been trouble before outside of a misdemeanor offense. He said his client was a certified welder, worked at the Vicksburg National Military Park and had a job waiting with International Paper Co. in Baton Rouge, La. He said King voluntarily went to the sheriff’s department Monday to give a statement on the shootings.

He asked Price to consider bond and ordering King to wear an electronic bracelet on his ankle, adding King’s family would help ensure he would remain in town.

Deputy Warren County coroner Kelda Bailess said Rankin was pronounced dead at 4:25 p.m. Sunday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

She said Rankin’s body was taken to the Mississippi State Crime Lab in Jackson for an autopsy.

Pace said two of the wounded people remain in the hospital and one has been released.

Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 601-355-8477, Pace said.

Callers remain anonymous and do not have to testify in court. Crime stoppers will pay a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of a felony suspect.

The shooting occurred about 2:15 a.m. Sunday after people gathered in the Kangaroo parking lot after several nightclubs in Vicksburg closed. An argument began and shots were fired by several people. All of the wounded people were adults age 20 to 27, Pace said.

He said when deputies arrived at the scene they found one of the wounded victims still in the convenience store parking lot. He was taken to Merit Health River Region Medical Center by ambulance.

The other victims were taken to River Region by private vehicles. All were later transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Bail and Other Things By The River: Bail Bonds: What Is A Bail Bond And How Is It Set?...

Bail and Other Things By The River: Bail Bonds: What Is A Bail Bond And How Is It Set?...: A bail bond is basically a tool that is used to enable people to leave prison while they await their trial. If someone is charged with a...

Bail Bonds: What Is A Bail Bond And How Is It Set?

A bail bond is basically a tool that is used to enable people to leave prison while they await their trial. If someone is charged with a criminal offense, that person will have to be held in jail until a certain amount of bail is paid. However, just what is a bail bond? While most of us have heard of it, many of us don't quite understand what it is, how it is set, how it is paid for, and more.
What Is A Bail Bond And How Is It Set?
A judge will determine how much bail someone has to pay to prevent that person from fleeing and not returning to court. This is determined first of all by the extent of the crime. There are certain crimes that are particularly heinous, like sex offenses or murder, where no bail is set. This means that those charged will not be allowed to be released from jail until their trial. A second thing that judges look at, is someone's net worth. Those who have several million dollars in the bank will usually have to pay a very high amount of bail, so that they are not tempted to leave the country and forfeit the amount paid.
Once a bail bond is paid, the defendant is able to return home until the scheduled date to appear in court for the trial. In effect, the bail guarantees that these people will actually attend their trial. When they do, their bail will be returned to them, or the bail bondsman they worked with. A bail bondsman will usually charge a fee of around 10% of the bail, which is how they make their money.
What Is A Bail Bond And What Types Exist?
There are different types of bail bonds. Here, someone has to pay for the full bail in cash up front to allow the defendant to be released from jail. This is usually done by asking friends or family members to visit a bail bondsman, unless the defendant has enough money in the bank for pay for it. Once the bail has been posted, which is known as 'making bail', the defendant will be released.
Next, there is the surety bail bond. Here, a bondsman will ask for an upfront premium against the bond. This is a percentage of the total bond itself and must be paid before bail is posted. Surety bail bonds are exclusively offered by bail bondsmen.
Then, there are property bail bonds. In this case, the defendant or his or her family will put up a piece of collateral, usually a vehicle or a home, against the bond. If the defendant does not attend court afterwards, the property can be seized and sold.
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BAIL DENIED FOR 3 SUSPECTS IN VICKSBURG SHOOTING

Three suspects were charged Tuesday morning in the early Sunday morning shooting that claimed the life of one Vicksburg man and wounded three others, Sheriff Martin Pace said.

The three appeared in County Court in front of Judge John Price for their initial court procedure.

Charged were:

• Erick Leamont Smith, 22, 314 Linda St. Vicksburg, denied bail;

• Ricky Lee Perkins, 17, 824 Polk St., Vicksburg, denied bail;

• Don Cornelius Bell, 22, 1315 Filmore St., Vicksburg, denied bail.

Smith and Perkins were charged with one count of second degree murder, one count of drive-by shooting and three counts of aggravated assault.

Bell was charged with one count second degree murder and one count drive-by shooting.

Deputy Warren County coroner Kelda Bailess said Jerome Rankin, 22, of Vicksburg, was pronounced dead at 4:25 p.m. Sunday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

She said Rankin’s body was taken to the Mississippi State Crime Lab in Jackson for an autopsy.Pace said the other three victims remain at UMMC. Their conditions were unknown at press time, he said.

The shooting occurred about 2:15 a.m. Sunday during a gathering in the parking lot at the Kangaroo Express at the corner of U.S. 80 and Mississippi 27.

“There was a gathering of people who went to the Kangaroo after several nightclubs in Vicksburg closed,” Pace said.

“An argument began and several shots were fired by several people. All of the wounded people were adults age 20 to 27.”

He said when deputies arrived at the scene they found one of the wounded victims still in the convenience store parking lot. He was taken to Merit Health River Region Medical Center by ambulance.

The other victims were taken to River Region by private vehicles. All were later transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center, Pace said.

One dead in Vicksburg Sunday morning shooting

Warren County sheriff’s investigators are continuing their probe into an early morning shooting Sunday that claimed the life of one Vicksburg man and wounded three others, Sheriff Martin Pace said.

“We have interviewed and detained several people in connection with the shooting but no formal charges have been filed,” Pace said Monday. “We will be meeting with the district attorney this morning, and I expect to file formal charges sometime today. There are more people involved than the ones we have detained, and we expect more arrests.”

Deputy Warren County coroner Kelda Bailess said Jerome Rankin, 22, of Vicksburg, was pronounced dead at 4:25 p.m. Sunday at UMMC.

She said Rankin’s body was taken to the Mississippi State Crime Lab in Jackson for an autopsy. Pace said the other three victims remain at University of Mississippi Medical Center. Their conditions were unknown at this time, he said.

The shooting occurred about 2:15 a.m. Sunday during a gathering in the parking lot at the Kangaroo Express at the corner of U.S. 80 and Mississippi 27. The convenience store is in the county at the right-hand corner of the intersection of 80 and 27.

“There was a gathering of people who went to the Kangaroo after several nightclubs in Vicksburg closed,” Pace said. “An argument began and several shots were fired by several people. All of the wounded people were adults age 20 to 27.”

He said when deputies arrived at the scene they found one of the wounded victims still in the convenience store parking lot. He was taken to Merit Health River Region Medical Center by ambulance. The other victims were taken to River Region by private vehicles. All were later transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center, Pace said.