GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A Delisle man pleaded guilty this week to the July 3, 2022 murder of 24-year-old Cody Smith.

District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced Friday that 39-year-old Alexis Dwight Preston pleaded guilty this week at the Harrison County Courthouse to second-degree murder and kidnapping charges.

Judge Lisa Dodson sentenced Preston to 73 years, with 45 years to serve in prison, followed by 28 years of post-release supervision, and restitution to Cody Smith’s parents for funeral expenses.

The first 40 years of Preston’s sentence must be served day-for-day in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Co-Defendant Angel “Lexi” Pierce pleaded guilty in March of this year to first-degree murder and armed robbery and received a sentence of life in prison, consecutive to

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