GULFPORT, Miss.—A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the killing of a Mississippi law enforcement officer.
Lt. Michael Boutte of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department was shot in the face and head on Feb. 1, 2021, while responding to a call about a suicide threat. Sheriff Ricky Adam said Boutte, 57, died shortly after being taken to a New Orleans hospital.
