Monday, August 8, 2011

Rankin County, MS: Twitter post leads to stabbing death of MS teen

RANKIN COUNTY, MS (WLBT) -
An argument over a post on Twitter has led to the death of a Rankin County teenager.

Dorian Cyrus, 21, is being held in the Rankin County Jail and is being charged with murder.

Jeffery Taylor Jenkins, 19, was stabbed once in the chest outside his home. Family members say he and Cyrus had gone to school together and had been friends.

Deputy Bryan Bailey say Cyrus and Jenkins had been arguing in the last week.

Family members say the argument was over a post on Twitter involving a girl.

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