LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – Vicky L. Waters, the sister of William Joe Garrett, has been charged with Accessory After the Fact in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident in Meridian, according to a press release from the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department.
While assisting the Meridian Police Department in their search for Garrett, who is facing charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in a Death, investigators uncovered evidence that led to the arrest of Waters. According to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Waters is accused of helping her brother avoid arrest following the incident.
Waters, 44, was charged with Accessory After the Fact and has since been released on a $25,000 bond. She is scheduled to have her case presented to the next available Grand Jury for consideration of formal charges.
Garrett has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of a person, a serious felony offense under Mississippi law.
Image: Vicky L. Waters / Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department
Earlier post:
Lauderdale County Sheriff Ward Calhoun confirmed that William Joe Garrett is now in police custody as of 1:35 p.m. Monday following his arrest near a business off Highway 11 South. Deputies located Garrett after receiving a tip about his whereabouts. He has been transported to the Meridian Police Department, which is leading the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run earlier this month.
Garrett is suspected in the death of 79-year-old John Culpepper, a certified public accountant at the local agency Culpepper & Culpepper. The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 22, on King Road, where Culpepper was struck by a vehicle and later pronounced dead at the scene.
