16-year-old jailed for shots at State Fair

Published 3:17 pm Tuesday, October 20, 2009

A 16-year-old male is being held on allegations of firing a gun into the air at the Mississippi State Fair.

Hinds County sheriff’s deputies responded late Friday to a call of shots fired and arrested the juvenile. Sheriff’s Lt. Pete Luke told The Clarion-Ledger than no one was hurt.

The suspect’s name is being withheld because of his age.

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