Northbay shooter sentenced

Northbay shooter sentenced

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MADISON — A Ridgeland man has pleaded guilty to the Northbay drive-by shooting last summer.

The man, Roman Cortez Hines, 38, pleaded guilty to the drive-by in Madison County Circuit Court and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced Tuesday.

“We hope this guilty plea and sentence will bring back that sense of safety to the victims and the other residents of Northbay,” Bramlett said. “Let this also be a lesson to potential criminals – gun violence is never the answer, and my office will seek prison for those who shoot weapons in our counties.” 

On July 11, 2024, Madison Police responded to a call in Northbay. 

On scene, officers located one .223 caliber shell casing, Bramlett said. Surveillance footage from the victim’s home showed a man on a motorcycle drive past the home and fire multiple times. 

Bramlett said that officers could isolate a picture of the distinctive jacket the man was wearing. 

They then tracked the jacket to a manufacturer in Canada who was able to provide a purchase list of everyone in Mississippi who had purchased from the store. Bramlett said the defendant was one of only 22 customers from Mississippi, and records showed he had purchased the particular jacket seen on the surveillance tapes. 

Investigators also determined he owned a motorcycle matching the one seen in surveillance tapes. Registration records showed Hines also owned a black van that can be seen on both surveillance tapes and license plate readers driving in the area of the victim’s home on multiple occasions. 

Law enforcement then performed a search of Hines’s home and located the jacket and the motorcycle. Brmalett said Hines was found to be in possession of a rifle that the Mississippi Crime Lab determined was consistent with the .223 shell casing found on the scene. 

Investigators also obtained the defendant’s cell phone, which showed him searching for the male resident of the house in question and making notes regarding the address. 

Bramlett stated, “This is a case that was solved by the hard work and dedication of the Madison Police Department. To identify a suspect through an article of clothing that was manufactured in another country and then use that lead to build a solid case resulting in a guilty plea is what makes the city of Madison one of the safest towns in this state.” 






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