Inmate serving life sentence dies at UMMC

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A 61-year-old Mississippi inmate serving a life sentence for capital murder has died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

MDOC confirmed Weldon Leagea, MDOC No. 168971, died Sept. 10 at UMMC.

Leagea was serving a life sentence for capital murder in Harrison County. His sentence began July 23, 2011…

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