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Lt. Colonel Jimmy Jordan says "Sanders was developed as a person of interest early on in the investigation."
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Sanders is being held in an undisclosed detention center awaiting his initial court appearance.
Officials with the School Sisters of St. Francis issued the following statement on the arrest.
We wish to offer our deepest appreciation to the Mississippi state and local law enforcement teams and to the many other public servants who have worked tirelessly the past two days, under extremely difficult circumstances, to investigate the sisters’ deaths and gather evidence. They have been unfailingly kind and courteous to our congregation as they have kept us informed of their progress. We are most grateful for the care, consideration, and dedication with which they have carried out their work.
We also wish to thank the hundreds of people and organizations who offered their prayers and words of support in the wake of the sisters’ deaths. Your kindness is deeply appreciated by the School Sisters of St. Francis at this tremendously difficult time.
