Mississippi Jail Escapee a Suspect in Killing, Carjacking

Dylan Arrington, one of four Mississippi prisoners who escaped from the Raymon Detention Center in Raymond, Miss., on April 22, 2023. Jackson Police Department via AP

JACKSON, Miss.—A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend is suspected of killing a man and stealing his pickup truck in Jackson, authorities said Tuesday.

Anthony Watts, 61, was shot and killed Monday night around 7 p.m. on Interstate 55 after he pulled over to help a man who had wrecked a motorcycle. Police say that man shot Watts several times and then stole his Red Dodge Ram. Watts died at the scene.