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Mississippi man abducts two boys from yard and harms one
Two Mississippi brothers aged 5 and 8 were lured from a Pearl River County yard to a Hancock County camper where they were abused. The 8-year-old escaped with a slit throat and is hospitalized. the 5-year-old was rescued after authorities stopped the suspect, James H. Smith, who is jailed on a 3.5 million bond. Smith, a cousin of the boys’ father’s girlfriend, has a lengthy prior record and was under house arrest when the attack occurred.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Don Bass
Hancock County Sheriff's Office
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