Elizabeth A. Cain, 30, a white female from Sallis, MS, has been arrested was charged with accessory after the fact to aggravated assault. The charges result from a shooting incident in the early morning hours of April 18.
Following her arraignment, she is being held on a $20,000 bond, and the Attala County Sheriff’s Office said more arrests are expected as the investigation into the incident continues.
Joshua Moore, a 28-year-old white male from Maben, was charged April 22 with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon by a felon and possession of a controlled substance in the case. Moore remains in the Leake County Jail on a $95,000 bond.
The shooting reportedly took place in a vehicle traveling along Highway 12 East entering Attala County between 2 and 5 a.m. on April 18.
A 32-year-old white female, who is not being named, was shot in the incident. According to Sheriff Tim Nail, at that point, the driver changed direction and headed toward the hospital in Lexington, but ran out of gas on the way.
A passerby stopped to help and called 911 after assessing the situation. Holmes County law enforcement contacted the Attala County Sheriff’s department after determining that the shooting had allegedly taken place in Attala County.
According to Nail, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is working the case alongside local law enforcement and the vehicle in which the shooting reportedly took place has been impounded.
The victim was airlifted to a Jackson hospital where she is listed in stable condition.
