Mississippi’s second-longest-serving judge has passed away in a car accident.
First reported by The Oxford Eagle, Judge Johnny Wayne McLarty, who presided over cases in Lafayette County, succumbed to injuries from a one-car accident that happened at James Food Center on Jackson Ave. on Saturday.
McLarty served on the bench for over 44 years and had been a member of the Mississippi Judges Association since 1979.
The Oxford High School alum had just won his bid for reelection in November.
No further details have been made available at this time.
