After hours of searching police capture teen charged with murdering his mother’s boyfriend

Published 9:16 pm Monday, September 27, 2021

A Mississippi teen wanted for an early morning murder was arrested Monday after eluding capture for several hours.

Police said Jacob Hyde, 16, was arrested in a wooded area of Lauderdale County Monday.

Deputies say Hyde is suspected of shooting Brad Lackey, 30, in the head and killing him.

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Apparently, Lackey was the boyfriend of Hyde’s mother, though police haven’t said what may have led to the shooting.

Hyde was being held on a $1 million bond.