Overview
- A Covington County deputy was shot during a traffic stop on Monday, June 8, when occupants of a blue SUV fled and gunfire struck Deputy Yates Rodney, who was taken for medical treatment and remains under care.
- The vehicle chase turned into a multi-hour foot pursuit that prompted the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation to send a Blue Alert, a wireless emergency message used when an officer suffers serious injury and suspects may pose a danger.
- Investigators used tips and video from a homeowner to track the suspects, and Cortavious Lawayne Hobbs, 18, and Cortavion Dewayne Hobbs, 19, were arrested early Tuesday after being found hiding under a home on Bluff Street in Mount Olive.
- Both brothers were formally charged on June 10 with two counts of attempted capital murder and hindering prosecution, Cortavion also faces a felony fleeing charge, and judges denied bond on the attempted capital murder counts.
- The arrests link to a separate Simpson County double-homicide investigation because the men are siblings of an accused suspect, the case remains active, and authorities say they may file additional charges as the multiagency probe continues.