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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sheldon Timothy Herrington, who pleaded guilty to murdering University of Mississippi student Jimmy “Jay” Lee, is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday morning.
Herrington had previously been scheduled for jury selection on Monday, but he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering in connection with Lee’s death.
Man charged with murder in Jimmy “Jay” Lee case
Jimmie “Jay” Lee, 20, disappeared in July 2022 and is believed to have been visiting someone on the Molly Barr Trails in Oxford when he went missing. Lee’s friends and family reported him missing after he failed to return home. Herrington was accused of killing Lee to cover up an alleged romantic relationship.
Herrington went to trial in December 2024, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared.
In February 2025, nearly three years after Lee disappeared, deer hunters discovered his remains in Carroll County, Mississippi.
Police confirm Jimmy “Jay” Lee was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
Carroll County Coroner Mark Stiles said Lee’s manner of death could not be determined due to the decomposition of the body. Stiles said the remains were all skeletal and contained no soft tissue.
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