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Sheldon Timothy Herrington, Jr. will face a retrial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee.

The retrial will use a jury selected from Madison County due to extensive news coverage in the original location.

Herrington's first trial in December 2024 ended in a mistrial after the jury was deadlocked.

After the first trial, Lee's remains were discovered, and Herrington was re-indicted on capital murder and tampering with evidence charges, though the tampering charge was later dismissed.

Sheldon Timothy Herrington, Jr., the man accused of killing University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee , will face a jury outside of Lafeyette County during the murder retrial, court records show.

During the first trial, jurors from Forrest C

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