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Mississippi bar owner arrested after pedestrian killed

By Sethanie Smith Jan 17, 2025 | 4:35 PM

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Forrest County deputies announced a bar owner was arrested in connection to the death of a pedestrian.

Investigators said 65-year-old John Folkes, of Seminary, was arrested and charged with manslaughter on January 17, 2025. Folkes is the owner of John’s Bar, according to deputies.

They said his arrest is the result of an investigation into the death of Garret Pitts, who was struck and killed by a vehicle in front of John’s Bar on Highway 49 on December 29, 2024.

John Folkes (Courtesy: Forrest County Sheriff’s Dept.)

Deputies said this is an active investigation, and no further details will be released at this time.