A Columbus man is in custody for his third domestic violence charge.
Officers with the Columbus Police Department arrested Taylor Jackson, 24, of 400 Forrest Blvd., on Thursday after he allegedly hit a family member in the face, according to a press release. It is at least Jackson’s third time being charged with domestic violence — he has two domestic violence convictions in the last seven years, the press release said.
A third domestic violence offense is automatically a felony, whether the assault is aggravated or not.
Jackson is being held without bond because of a hold from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. According to MDOC’s parolee search, Jackson is on parole from charges of selling cocaine and embezzlement, for which he pleaded guilty in Lowndes County Circuit Court in August 2014.
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