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Meeting with D.A. now set for Wednesday in Lockhart case

Investigators to present evidence that could lead to charges

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. —Investigators building a case related to the murder of Jaren Lockhart will now meet with members of the local district attorney’s office on Wednesday, officials told WDSU.

Initial plans called for a presentation of the findings on Monday, but a spokesman for the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said that has been rescheduled.

WDSU first reported last week that detectives intend to present evidence that may lead to the first charges in the matter. It is likely, they said, that those charges would be desecration of a corpse, and not murder.

They expressed concern that filing any murder charges prematurely could hurt chances for convictions on those most serious counts.

Two individuals — Terry Speaks and Margaret Sanchez — were linked to Lockhart early in the investigation, but neither was charged. Speaks, a convicted sex offender, is currently serving time in an out-of-state federal prison.

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