Bail was denied after an initial appearance for three men charged in the shooting death of a Claiborne County man, Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis said Tuesday.

Marqyvis Ladarrius Shaw, 21, Cedrick Donnell Amoh Jr. 19, and Brian Eggleston Jr., 23, all of Claiborne County, are charged with murder in the death of Kordell Bates, 25, whose body was found early Friday morning by a passerby laying on the roadside with a gunshot wound in the face.

Shaw was arrested after he crashed the car he was driving near the intersection of U.S. 61 and Mott Headley Road north of the Port Gibson city limits after a high-speed chase involving the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Warren County Sheriff’s deputies, Vicksburg police, Claiborne County deputies and Port Gibson police. The other men were arrested at their homes, Davis said.

 

One free on rape charge

A Utica man accused of rape was free on bail.

Cody Bridges, 26, 1582 Duke Road, Utica, was arrested Monday and charged with rape, according to Warren County jail records.

 

One free on assault charge

A Warren County man accused of violence was free on bail.

James Morris, 26, 317 Cooper Drive, was arrested Monday on the 900 block of Commerce Street and charged with simple assault domestic violence third offence, Vicksburg police Capt. Sandra Williams said.

 

One held for having illegal property

A Warren County man accused of having drugs and taken property was held without bail.

Marcus Wilson, 26, 71 Warrenton Place, was arrested Monday and charged with receiving stolen property and possession of controlled substance, according to Warren County jail records.

 

One held on possession charge

A Warren County woman accused of having drugs was held without bail.

Rachel Vinzant, 27, 1301 Mosely Gap Road, was arrested on a possession of controlled substance capias warrant Monday, according to Warren County jail records.

 

One free on possession charge

A Vicksburg woman accused of having drugs was free on bail.

Charlene Allen, 34, 504 Belva Drive, was arrested at 10 p.m. Friday near Marshall and Dewitt streets and charged with possession of controlled substance —a felony amount of marijuana, Williams said.

 

One held for a stolen property warrant

A man was held without bail for the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Quintin Smith, 78, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Street and U.S. 61 South and held on a warrant from MDOC for receiving stolen property, Williams said.

 

One held on MDOC warrant

A man was held without bail for the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Otis Davis, 31, was arrested at 1 a.m. Tuesday and held on a warrant from MDOC, Williams said.