A federal lawsuit has been filed against Jackson State University and several officials following the wrongful arrest of a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a JSU student. The lawsuit was initiated by Shirley Brown, the mother of Joshua Brown, who was wrongfully accused in the death of Jaylen Burns.
According to a report by WAPT, the lawsuit was filed on Sept. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Defendants named in the suit include Jackson State University, the university’s campus police department, former interim President Elayne Hayes Anthony, former police Chief Herman Horton, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., of which Burns was a member.
Shirley Brown alleges that the investigation conducted by these parties was grossly negligent and reckless, leading to her son’s wrongful arrest. The court documents claim that the JSU campus police obtained an arrest warrant for Joshua Brown based on statements provided by fraternity members that she says were false. (READ MORE)
