Suspect identified in Meridian fatal hit and run

MERIDIAN, Miss. – Meridian Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on King Road this week.

The suspect is William Joe Garrett. On Tuesday, October 22, 79-year-old John Culpepper, a partner in the accounting firm Culpepper & Culpepper, died in an accident.

If you have information, call Acting Captain Dareall Thompson at 769-298-5111. You can also call Meridian Police at (601) 485-1893 or Crime Stoppers at 855-485-8477.

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