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Yazoo County Man Sentenced to 40 Years for 2017 Murder

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YAZOO COUNTY, Miss.–A Yazoo County man has learned he will spend 40 years in prison for a murder committed in August 2017.

According to court records Dexter White was sentenced last week after being found guilty of murder Dec. 19, in a three-day trial.
Prosecutors say White shot and killed Correy Thomas in the Vaughan community while both men were trying to rob another person Aug. 1, 2017.
 
It was unclear whether White would be eligible for early release.