LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – A Lauderdale County man was arrested Tuesday after deputies responded to reports of a disturbance and discovered he had discharged a firearm and damaged property, authorities said.
According to Sheriff Ward Calhoun, deputies were called around 3 p.m. Nov. 4 to the 8800 block of Whippoorwill Road, where they encountered Billy Ray Ethridge Jr.
Investigators determined Ethridge had trespassed on another person’s property and fired a weapon multiple times, causing damage to personal belongings, Calhoun said in a news release.
Deputies also discovered that Ethridge, a convicted felon, was in possession of firearms. The East Mississippi Drug Task Force took over the investigation and charged Ethridge with felon in possession of a firearm.
Ethridge’s bond was set at $100,000. Authorities said he was currently out on parole at the time of his arrest.
The case will be presented to the next available grand jury.
