"A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the killing of gay Mississippi student Jimmy "Jay" Lee. In December, Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr Herrington pleaded guilty to second degree murder and tampering with evidence in connection to the death of Lee. The 25-year-old was sentenced to four decades in prison. Lee, who performed as a drag queen at local venues, went missing from Oxford, Mississippi on 8 July, 2022."
"Herrington was arrested two weeks later and charged with capital murder. His charge came after investigators found messages between the pair that established they had a sexual history. In 2024, a mistrial was declared after jurors were unable to reach a verdict. Herrington's attorney argued that his client couldn't be convicted without a body present. In February 2025, Lee's decomposed remains were found in Carroll County. The county coroner was unable to determine Lee's cause of death due to the condition of his remains."
""I knew from the beginning that you did this, and I believe your family knew. I had to witness my son's skeletal remains. I touched his skull; no father should have to go through that. No family should have to go through that." He added: "Only in my memories will I hear his voice. This is a sad day for our family because we realise our son is not going to be here.""
Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence and received a 40-year prison sentence in connection with the death of Jimmy "Jay" Lee. Lee, a 20-year-old University of Mississippi master's student and drag performer, disappeared from Oxford on July 8, 2022. Herrington was arrested two weeks later and initially charged with capital murder after investigators found messages indicating a sexual history. A 2024 mistrial occurred when jurors were unable to reach a verdict. Lee's decomposed remains were recovered in Carroll County in February 2025; the coroner could not determine a cause of death. Prosecutors alleged Herrington killed Lee to conceal their relationship; Herrington maintained his innocence and offered no motive.
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