Owens was first elected as Hinds County DA in 2019. Previously, he was the managing attorney at the Southern Poverty Law ...

In 2023, Fifth Circuit Court District Attorney Doug Evans resigned six months before his term ended. Circuit Court Judge ...

DA Jody Owens is facing multiple counts in a case that has also seen other public officials indicted, including the Jackson, MS, mayor.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is facing five federal charges, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is facing eight ...

In one of the country's poorest states, money is flowing through elected officials' hands in yet another alleged public ...

Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, are the latest shock to the state's capital city.

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, the top prosecutor in the state’s largest county and a Jackson city council member ...

Hinds County’s district attorney, Jackson’s mayor and a city council member were indicted on federal charges connected to ...

Three Jackson, Mississippi leaders have been indicted on federal charges as part of a bribery scandal: Jackson Mayor Chokwe ...

Owens allegedly accepted $50,000 in a bag for his services. He allegedly removed the cash from the bag and put it in his ...

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday that “he will continue to handle the business of the city” after he pleaded ...

The charges came after two undercover FBI agents posed as real estate developers and reportedly made payments to officials.