MADISON COUNTY, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A man has been charged after a body was found inside a Madison County home .
The Madison County Journal reported Dawton Whatley, 19, of Washington County, was arrested and charged with the murder.
Health Hall, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies responded to the location on Haley Creek Drive on Monday, February 5.
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According to Hall, the department received a call from another jurisdiction requesting a welfare check at the home.
A person of interest, who was identified as Whatley, was taken into custody in another jurisdiction. He also faces charges in Washington County for felony domestic aggravated assault.
The Madison County coroner identified the victim as Lemetrius Hollins, 28. He had been shot.
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