LUCEDALE – A Lucedale man has been charged with aggravated assault after a shooting in George County, according to the George County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded at about 8:51 p.m. May 5 to a report of a man who had been shot in the 100 block of High Hopes Lane.
When deputies arrived, they secured the scene and began an investigation.
Investigators with the George County Criminal Investigations Division identified Mason D. McCarty, 29, of Lucedale, as the suspect in the shooting. A warrant was later issued for his arrest.
McCarty was located and taken into custody without incident May 6, according to the sheriff’s office. He was formally charged with aggravated assault.
McCarty is being held at the George County Regional Correctional Facility, where he is awaiting his initial appearance before a George County Justice Court judge.
Sheriff Mitchell Mixon said violence has no place in the community and praised patrol deputies and investigators for quickly identifying and apprehending the suspect.
The sheriff’s office said the case remains under investigation and no additional information will be released at this time.
McCarty is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
