One Starkville man was in Oktibbeha County Jail this morning and another was awaiting extradition from New Orleans to face charges of aggravated assault for a shooting on North Montgomery Street last October.
Roderick D. Franklin, aka “Bam Bam,” was arrested March 16 by U.S. marshals and the New Orleans Police Department, but was still awaiting extradition back to Oktibbeha County Jail as of this morning to face one count of aggravated assault, Oktibbeha County Sheriff”s Department Chief Deputy George Carrithers said. Franklin”s half-brother, Kenyon Cannon, aka “Smoke,” was captured March 8 in New Orleans by U.S. Marshals and the NOPD, and was extradited to Oktibbeha County Jail late last week, Carrithers said.
Carrithers hopes both men will be back in Oktibbeha County within the next few days. Franklin has waived extradition, Carrithers said.
“We hope to pick (Franklin) up later this week,” he said.
Once back in Starkville, the pair will appear in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court during the April term. Both have been indicted by the Oktibbeha County grand jury for aggravated assault.
Franklin and Cannon, who are half-brothers, had been on the run since the Oct. 30 shooting in the 800 block of North Montgomery. The victim, whom police have not identified, was shot several times in the head, neck and shoulders. The man attempted to flag down passing motorists on North Montgomery Street and knocked on several nearby doors for help before someone called 911.
The victim survived his injuries after being treated at Oktibbeha County Hospital and University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was able to identify Cannon and Franklin as the shooters, Starkville Police Department Sgt. Chadd Garnett said.
Days after the shooting, three of the suspects” family members were arrested for withholding information about their whereabouts.
James W. Cannon, 52, is the father of both suspects and was charged by Starkville police with obstruction of justice.
Wallace C. Cannon, 30, who is the full brother of Kenyon Cannon and the half-brother of Franklin, also was charged with obstruction of justice.
Shanquinna Renee Hollingshed, 25, is Franklin”s wife and was charged with possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana after police discovered it while running a search warrant on her home in the hunt for Franklin, Garnett said.
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