Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten warned that recent gang-related violence and killings at Mississippi prisons could bleed into Adams County.
Among the four state inmates killed in the past week or so in prison fights was Terrandance Dobbins, who the sheriff said was a gang leader from Adams County being buried here Saturday. Rival gangs have “declared war” on each other in state prisons and the streets, Patten said. The sheriff noted he and his deputies will “be there in force” to quell any potential gang-related violence as Dobbins is buried in Adams County.
Four inmates have died and several have been injured at two state prisons and one regional jail during “major disturbances” since Dec. 29, according to the state Department of Corrections. A system-wide lockdown was initiated last week at all state prisons imposing more restrictions on inmates.