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Homicide detectives arrest man over death of Black woman found hanging from tree in Mississippi

Homicide detectives arrest man over death of Black woman found hanging from tree in Mississippi
The Independent World Friday 11 September 2026, 22:53 UTC By Josh Marcus 1 min read
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Homicide detectives arrest man over death of Black woman found hanging from tree in Mississippi The arrest came after the local medical examiner classified Tasia Fortune’s death as a homicide on Thursday - Bookmark Police in Jackson, Mississippi, arrested a man on Friday tied to the homicide of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned home last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney identified the arrested man as Jacque Ratliff and said...

Homicide detectives arrest man over death of Black woman found hanging from tree in Mississippi The arrest came after the local medical examiner classified Tasia Fortune’s death as a homicide on Thursday - Bookmark Police in Jackson, Mississippi, arrested a man on Friday tied to the homicide of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned home last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney identified the arrested man as Jacque Ratliff and said officers apprehended him on the street after visiting his home. “That arrest today is an important development in this investigation but it is not the conclusion,” Brackney said at a press conference on Friday. This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.
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