Biloxi, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 35-year-old Jeremiah Scott McCarthy, of Perkinston, Mississippi pled guilty last week to charges of Carjacking and Simple Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer before Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt.
McCarthy was sentenced to 15 years for Carjacking and 5 years for Simple Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, both sentences being the maximum permitted and ordered to run consecutive for a total of 20 years.
Of the 20-year sentence, 6 years were suspended leaving 14 years to serve in the…
