JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The defendants in the Jackson bribery case have until Friday to notify the court if they’re going to plead guilty.
It’s a matter of weeks before Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and former Ward Six Councilman Aaron Banks are slated to go to trial.
The four were charged in connection with a scheme to bring a convention center hotel to Jackson in October 2024…