District Attorney’s office closes record number of cases in 2024

NATCHEZ — It was a very busy year for the Sixth Circuit District Attorney’s office. Based on statistics the district is required to gather and report to the state, District Attorney Tim Cotton’s office closed 376 criminal cases in 2024 — almost three times the number of cases closed in 2022 and 2023, and almost four times the number closed in 2021. Sixth Circuit District Attorney Tim Cotton. Cotton attributes the success to his hard-working staff and to Sixth District Circuit Judges Debra Blackwell and Carmen Drake, who have pushed to keep the wheels of justice moving steadily.

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