Woman in custody, wanted for questioning in ‘suspicious' drug-related death of Vancleave man

JACKSON COUNTY, Mississippi -- A 39-year-old woman was arrested in Hattiesburg Wednesday, charged with the theft of a pickup truck belonging to a V...

January 19, 2023
2:06 AM

JACKSON COUNTY, Mississippi -- A 39-year-old woman was arrested in Hattiesburg Wednesday, charged with the theft of a pickup truck belonging to a Vancleave man whose body was found in St. Martin motel room Monday.According to Jackson County interim sheriff John Ledbetter, Hattiesburg resident Mary Ann Slaughter, who also goes by Mary Saldana, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Hattiesburg-based Metro Narcotics Task Force.Slaughter is charged with motor vehicle theft, while 27-year-old Christopher James Axton is charged with receiving stolen property.

Warren Kulo