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JACKSON, Miss. - A Jackson Police Department dispatcher is facing charges and a detective was placed on leave following an internal investigation.
On Aug. 16, JPD officers responded to a shooting in the area of Wildfire Way.
Over the course of the investigation, officers learned about the “possible involvement” of a JPD Emergency Operations Center 911 dispatcher.
The dispatcher has since been identified as Taylor Williams. She is charged with one count of accessory after the fact and one count of hindering prosecution.
The 20-year-old appeared before Municipal Judge Louis Clifford IV on August 17, where bond was set at $100,000.Williams bonded out and was never taken to the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond.She had been with the department for at least two years, according to city records.(blankhas reached out to JPD Spokesman Tommie Brown to request a mugshot. That mugshot has yet to be provided.
According to Chief RaShall Brackney, the dispatcher might have used JPD resources to access the National Crime Information Center - a law enforcement system which includes information such as whether firearms were reported stolen.
The dispatcher allegedly provided this information to individuals involved in criminal activity who were currently under investigation, Brackney continued.
“As it progressed, the investigators uncovered additional allegations involving the dispatcher,” said Brackney.
These allegations include diverting police officers from calls “in a manner that furthered criminal activity involving her known associates.”
Brackney added the identities of undercover police officers and investigators may have been disclosed, “potentially compromising active investigations and placing our law enforcement personnel at risk.”
As the investigation continued, a JPD detective was also found to have been possibly compromised.
Brackney said, upon learning this news Thursday afternoon, she contacted the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office and briefed District Attorney Brad McCullouch on the matter.
Additionally, Brackney said she contacted Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell and requested the Mississippi Bureau of Investiga
2026-08-22 13:39:40