By Andy Ross
Staff Writer
The manhunt for a suspect wanted in the gruesome murders of his mother-in-law and her 4-year-old granddaughter came to an end Tuesday evening in Shelby.
Harvey Lewis, 42, of Rosedale was apprehended by a Shelby police officer around 8:40 Tuesday night, according to reports from Bolivar County Sheriff Mack Grimmett.
Lewis has been charged with two counts of capital murder in the shooting deaths of 44-year-old Michelle Walker and Walker’s granddaughter Janiya Williams, both of Darling.
The details surrounding the abduction and murder of the two victims are heinous, according to law enforcement officers who worked the case.
“I’ve been a sheriff 29 years and this is one of the worst crime scenes I’ve ever seen,” said Grimmett in a statement to reporters.
Tuesday morning around 5:45 a.m. the bodies of Walker and Williams were discovered just north of Duncan, Miss. near the Hushpukena bridge. A FedEx delivery driver passing down the highway spotted the scene and alerted authorities.
Both victims had been shot in the head execution style and were found lying near a Silver S-10 pickup truck. Their hands had been bound with plastic ties according to reports, and Williams’ body was laying on top of her grandmother’s.
The ordeal began earlier Tuesday around 12:35 a.m. when both victims were kidnapped from a home located at 550 Washington Street in Darling.
Witnesses reported seeing the abduction take place and Lewis was then identified as the suspect, said Quitman County Sheriff Oliver Parker.
According to reports, Lewis began the rampage in response to a domestic dispute with his wife.
Lewis is currently in custody at the Bolivar County Correctional Facility. His bond has been denied, according to authorities.
In addition to the capital murder charges, he also faces two counts of kidnapping in Quitman County.
Harvey Lewis, 42, of Rosedale was apprehended by a Shelby police officer around 8:40 Tuesday night, according to reports from Bolivar County Sheriff Mack Grimmett.
Lewis has been charged with two counts of capital murder in the shooting deaths of 44-year-old Michelle Walker and Walker’s granddaughter Janiya Williams, both of Darling.
The details surrounding the abduction and murder of the two victims are heinous, according to law enforcement officers who worked the case.
“I’ve been a sheriff 29 years and this is one of the worst crime scenes I’ve ever seen,” said Grimmett in a statement to reporters.
Tuesday morning around 5:45 a.m. the bodies of Walker and Williams were discovered just north of Duncan, Miss. near the Hushpukena bridge. A FedEx delivery driver passing down the highway spotted the scene and alerted authorities.
Both victims had been shot in the head execution style and were found lying near a Silver S-10 pickup truck. Their hands had been bound with plastic ties according to reports, and Williams’ body was laying on top of her grandmother’s.
The ordeal began earlier Tuesday around 12:35 a.m. when both victims were kidnapped from a home located at 550 Washington Street in Darling.
Witnesses reported seeing the abduction take place and Lewis was then identified as the suspect, said Quitman County Sheriff Oliver Parker.
According to reports, Lewis began the rampage in response to a domestic dispute with his wife.
Lewis is currently in custody at the Bolivar County Correctional Facility. His bond has been denied, according to authorities.
In addition to the capital murder charges, he also faces two counts of kidnapping in Quitman County.
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