A shooting incident in the early morning hours of April 18 has resulted in Joshua Moore, a 28-year-old white male from Maben, being charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon by a felon and possession of a controlled substance by the Attala County Sheriff’s Department.
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, the vehicle reportedly ran out of gas as the pair drove toward the hospital in Lexington.
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 now 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, and Moore is currently in the Leake County Jail on a $95,000 bond.
Original Story:
Attala County Sheriff Tim Nail reports that Joshua Moore, a 28-year-old white male from Maben, MS, has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon by a felon, and possession of a controlled substance.
The charges stem from a shooting that took place in the early morning hours of April 18 in which a 32-year-old white female was shot. ThevictimwasairliftedtoaJacksonhospitalwheresheislistedinstablecondition.
Moore is currently in the Leake County Jail on a $95,000 bond.
The investigation is ongoing and more charges maybe forth coming in the incident, according to Nail.
