83-year-old man charged with felony assault of a federal firefighter after being denied access to Jackson County road

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) — An 83-year-old man has been arrested and charged with simple assault after he allegedly hit a U.S. forestry firefighter with his vehicle, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. According to a JCSO news release, firefighters were working a forest fire in the area of Stephen Earl Drive in the [...]