Mississippi Jail Escapee Dead After Armed Standoff

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

CONWAY, Miss.—A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail and is suspected in a Monday night killing died after barricading himself in a home and setting it on fire during an armed standoff with deputies, authorities said Wednesday.

Plumes of smoke emanated from the charred remains of the home in Conway, hours after a body was recovered. Dylan Arrington, 22, perished inside the home, setting it ablaze after shooting a deputy in the leg, Leake County Sheriff Randy Atkinson told The Associated Press.