Rape suspect sought
The Picayune Police Department is actively searching for 50-year-old Joseph Washington of 165 Whitehead Lane, in Carriere for the charge of rape, Assistant Chief Jeremy Magri said.
Washington is described as a black male, 5’11’’ tall and weighing 190 pounds, Magri said.
He is possibly driving a 1990’s model green Ford Explorer with a Mississippi license plate number of PTC 940, Magri said.
The department asks anyone with information on Washington or his whereabouts to call the Picayune Police Department at (601) 798-7411.
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