A man from Goodman is behind bars in connection with a shooting on Interstate 55.
On Friday, the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation responded to a shooting incident that occurred on Interstate 55 in Yazoo County.
Preliminary information revealed a subject traveling northbound in a blue Chevrolet Tahoe fired gunshots into the cab of a semi-truck also traveling northbound on Interstate 55. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured and proceeded to the shoulder. The Chevrolet Tahoe continued north.
On Saturday, agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrested 25-year-old Markea C. Simmons after developing information regarding the case.
Simmons was transported to the Yazoo County Correctional Facility where he was charged with Attempted Murder and Drive-by Shooting. He currently awaits his initial appearance.
