MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A three-year-old missing persons case may be wrapped up after a surprise confession.
Monroe County Sheriff Kevin Crook has been in law enforcement for more than 20 years & he’s seen a lot - but Tuesday was a first.
“James Eric Crisp walked into my office, of his own free will & confessed to having killed Mr. Taylor,” Sheriff Crook said.
Forty-eight hours later, Crisp, 37, was being led into Monroe County Justice Court for a bond hearing on 1 count of manslaughter for the death of 48-year-old Roger Loyd Taylor of Sulligent, Alabama.
Crisp said he killed Taylor on March 10, 2019 & disposed of the victim’s body.
Taylor’s truck was discovered in Monroe County a couple of days after he was reported missing. Searches since then have turned up no evidence & the case went cold until this week.
Crisp has prior arrests for drug-related charges, but during his time as a resident at a Christian discipleship program called “God’s House of Hope,” the sheriff says Crisp had a life-changing encounter.
“By his own testimony, he got saved 3 years ago, was in a recovery center, we sent him there, he is now a teacher & preacher in that program,” Crook said.
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