Moss Point Resident Going to Jail for Exploitation of Vulnerable Person
Feb. 2 - A Moss Point man is going to jail for exploitation of a vulnerable person, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Damien Jenkins, age 41, of Moss Point appeared before Judge Kathy King Jackson in Jackson County Circuit Court Wednesday and entered an open plea of guilty to one count of exploitation. An open plea means the defendant threw himself at the mercy of the court.
Florence Man Going to Jail for Child Exploitation
Feb. 1 - A Florence man is going to jail for child exploitation, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Wallace Weeks, age 49, of Florence appeared before Judge William Chapman in Rankin County Circuit Court today and pleaded guilty to eight counts of child exploitation. Weeks was sentenced to 10 years with five years to serve, five years suspended, five years post release supervision. He must pay $1,000 to the Attorney General’s crime victim’s compensation fund and he must also register as a sex offender.