Madison man sentenced to 25 years for standoff

MADISON — A Madison County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his involvement in a July 29 standoff at Cypress Lake.

The man, Brandon Bly, 23, was sentenced to 25 years to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for aggravated assault and a probation violation, according to District Attorney Bubba Bramlett.

“Mr. Bly is a familiar face to the Madison County criminal justice system,” Bramlett said. “While only twenty-six years old, he has been to prison before, and the thirteen years that were hanging over his head were basically putting the ball in his court to do right. He didn’t, and he ended up back in our court. He will now serve those thirteen years and then serve an additional twelve years for this most recent incident.” 

On the morning of July 29, law enforcement officials were dispatched to the Cypress Lake subdivision in Madison. Reports of a man assaulting a woman outside of a residence were confirmed upon the officers’ arrival. 

The female victim had clearly been beaten, suffering multiple and serious injuries, officials said.

Bly had administered the beating and officers began attempts to contact Bly while rendering medical aid to the victim. 

Bramlett said Bly had barricaded himself, along with Bly’s four-year-old nephew, inside the residence to which officers had responded. Bly refused to cooperate for approximately three hours, after which he was taken into custody without further incident. 

The four-year-old child was unharmed during the standoff. 

“Our office commends the quick, professional and coordinated response of the Madison Police Department, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, and the Ridgeland Police Department to this violent and volatile crime scene,” Bramlett said. “They brought about a peaceful resolution without further incident.”

Thirteen days later, on Aug. 11, the District Attorney’s Office brought Brandon Bly before Circuit Judge Dewey Arthur on a revocation hearing and guilty plea to a Bill of Information. 

Bly was sentenced to 13 years for violating the terms of his probation for a previous house burglary conviction, and 12 years to serve consecutively for the July 29 aggravated domestic violence charge.