JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal judge denied a motion to reinstate bond for Rudy Warnock.

According to court documents, U.S. District Judge Kristi H. Johnson made the decision on October 22, 2025, after the former Madison County engineer sought to be released on his previous bond.

In July 2025, the court revoked Warnock's bond after authorities said he tried to kill himself. The court determined that Warnock “poses a risk of flight and poses a risk of danger to others and to the community.”

According to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a call just before 3:30 p.m. on July 16, 2025, about a crash involving a gray Ford F-150 on Interstate 20 East near mile-marker 72.

The man inside the truck was identified as Warnock. Investigators said he was initially unconscious

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