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Mississippi man abducts two boys. throat slashed in escape
James H. Smith, 41, lured brothers ages 5 and 8 from Pearl River County to a Hancock County camper. The older boy escaped after his throat was cut. the 8-year-old was airlifted in stable condition. Smith, with prior racketeering and assault convictions, is jailed on a 3.5 million bond.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Don Bass
Hancock Court
Bass
Pearl River County
Hancock County
Ricky Adam
James H. Smith
Smith
Shane Tucker
Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department
Hancock County Sheriff's
Tommy Bethea
Bethea
Tucker
Mobile
Ala
Adam
Tara Booth
Mississippi Department of Corrections