Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. was accused of murdering University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee in July 2022.

Lee, a 20-year-old member of the Oxford LGBTQ+ community, was reported missing by his mother.

Herrington's first capital murder trial in December 2024 ended in a mistrial, with a second trial scheduled for 2025.

Lee's remains were found by deer hunters in February 2025, and he had previously been declared legally dead.

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., the man accused of murdering University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee , entered a guilty plea Monday, Dec. 1, in Madison County during the day of jury selection.

Herrington pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in connection to Lee's death.

Herrington is scheduled to be senten

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