Kayla Solomon

This includes first responders and other city employees who have retired decades ago or even just recently.

Surveillance video showed a black car plowing into cars at an intersection and then a ball of fire. Less than three seconds after, the blue lights of police cars were seen driving into frame.

Prosecutors told FOX13 that, while on trial for the murder of his girlfriend and her unborn child, Joshua Dotson admitted to three other murders he had not been charged with.

DESOTO COUNTY, Missi. - More than two months after a murder suspect escaped from a Desoto County courthouse, FOX13 obtained video that shows the moments leading up to it.

The escape itself, from the time he darted up the staircase to the time he leaves, all takes just four minutes.

“I believe my professional sworn oath required me to report this suspected illegal activity and felt a duty to do so,” he told FOX13.

As the agency has hired more scientists — and used an outside lab to clear its backlog — the average turnaround time has dropped from 49 weeks at the Jackson lab to around 21 weeks. That's still still higher than the state average of 18 weeks.

The department currently has over twenty homicide detectives working during the day, and says adding these twelve to the night shift would be a substantial help.

Judge Sheryl Lipman responded in part, saying, "Do not ever change your mind just because other jurors see things differently, or just to get the case over with. As I told you before, in the end, your vote must be exactly that – your own vote."

$60 an hour – it’s a decent amount of money for most jobs, but what about for an attorney representing some of the suspects in our community’s most dangerous crimes?