OXFORD, Miss. — Police on Friday announced an arrest in the investigation into the disappearance of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee.
Authorities charged 22-year-old Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., of Grenada, with murder, police said. He was being held Friday afternoon without bond.
Lee vanished on the morning of July 8 after he was seen leaving Campus Walk Apartments, WHBQ-TV reported. On July 11, police said they found his car after it was towed from a different apartment complex on the afternoon of his disappearance, according to the news station.
TONIGHT AT 9: The Black Ford Fusion that belongs to missing Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee was found today at an Oxford towing company. Police say it was towed from an apartment complex on 7/8.
— Kayla Solomon (@KSolomonReports) July 11, 2022
Lee was last seen on Friday wearing a silver robe, gold cap, gray slippers. pic.twitter.com/mdwBE0M8cp
Police said Friday that officers continue to search for Lee’s body.
“This is an ongoing investigation and updates will be given at a later date,” authorities said in a statement.
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