Why did DeSoto County Sheriff's Office not class Jay Zimmerman as a high risk inmate, considering his criminal history?
By Mark Bullock
HERNANDO, Miss. (TVMO) - In the aftermath of the escape of Joshua ‘Jay’ Zimmerman, from DeSoto County Courthouse on June 14, 2024. It came to light that the now fugitive was not just some petty thief. In fact, as DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle II pointed out, he was a hardened career criminal with an extensive history of violent crim…