Good Samaritan in Taylorsville Killing Is A Convicted Felon In Possession of a Firearm

TAYLORSVILLE, Miss. (THN News) - More details are surfacing about the killing in Taylorsville where another black man has ended up dead.

According to previous news reports, a white man pulled over to attempt to help Austin Jones who was allegedly stranded on the road. That's when Austin allegedly tried to rob a white man, whom the Taylorsville Police Chief Gabe Horn called a "Good Samaritan" for one of 3 guns in his car.

However, new details have surfaced. The Good Samaritan allegedly is a convicted felon and has a history of violence including trying to run over a minor. In Mississippi, it is illegal for a convicted felon to be in a possession of a firearm.

According to sources, he admitted to police that he had 3 guns in the car which is not only a crime but an enhanced penalty if that weapon is used in the commission of a crime. The "Good Samaritan" has not been arrested for possession of a firearm.

We reached out to Taylorsville Police Department for questions, a comment of the story, or to a least give the name of the "Good Samaritan" but the police department disconnected our call 3 times and said they couldn't give the name of the "Good Samaritan" in order to protect him and his family.

They instead told Hattiesburg News to call the victim's family if we wanted to know the name of The "Good Samaritan."

This is a developing story.