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Elijah Eckford Sentenced to 35 Years for murdering 16 year old Zaelyn Braxton
GULFPORT, Miss (THN News)- Elijah Eckford has pleaded guilty in the homicide of 16-year-old Zaelyn Braxton, a Gulfport teen found shot to death outside his family home in February 2024. A judge sentenced Eckford to a total of 35 years to serve after he admitted during a plea hearing that he went to Braxton’s home to steal a gun. The case centered on the events of February 12, 2024, when Gulfport Police responded to a home on Kenwood Drive and found Braxton’s body near the bac
Aug 183 min read


19 Year old Hattiesburg Schools Basketball Star sentenced to 20 years
Hattiesburg, MS- A 19 year old kid has been sentenced to 20 years in prison according to Forrest County Sheriff's Office. The 2 decades...
Jan 23, 20251 min read
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