Man Gets 40 Years in Prison for Killing Openly Gay Student to Hide Their Romantic Relationship

2026-02-04 - 07:39

Jimmie “Jay” Lee, a 20-year-old openly gay student at the University of Mississippi, was killed in 2022 by Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who wanted to hide their romantic relationship. Herrington was recently sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder and tampering with evidence. Lee went missing on July 8, 2022, and his mother reported