Overview
- Zachary Lavel Jackson Jr., 29, faces counts of first- and second-degree murder, mayhem, and evidence tampering, and he has waived a preliminary hearing.
- Deputies conducting a welfare check on April 4 at Lana Brown Bradley’s Natchez home said they found her youngest son in a bathroom and smelled strong chemicals throughout the house.
- Sheriff Travis Patten said a plumber removed the toilet and found flesh, and searchers later located a head and a suitcase with human remains on the property.
- Officials said relatives reported that Bradley had been moving to evict Jackson and had long worried about his mental health, though those statements have not been tested in court.
- Bradley, 62, was a retired teacher and poet, and relatives initiated the welfare check after they could not reach her.