MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A man pled guilty in connection to a drive-by shooting in a Madison subdivision.

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Roman
Cortez Hines, 38, was sentenced to 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).

On July 11, 2024, Madison police responded to a call in the Northbay subdivision. They located one .223 caliber shell casing.

Surveillance video from the victim’s home showed a man on a motorcycle drive past the home and fire multiple times at the house.

Bramlett said officers were able to isolate a picture of the jacket the man was wearing. They tracked the jacket to a manufacturer in Canada, who was able to provide a purchase list of everyone in Mississippi who had purchased from the store.

Investigators said Hines was one of only 22 customers from Mississippi. Records showed he had purchased the jacket seen on the surveillance video. Investigators also determined he owned a motorcycle matching the one seen in the video.

According to Bramlett, registration records showed Hines also owned a black van that could be seen on both surveillance videos and license plate readers driving in the area of the victim’s home on multiple occasions.

Law enforcement performed a search on Hines’s home and located the jacket and the motorcycle. Hines was found to be in possession of a rifle that the Mississippi Crime Lab determined was consistent with the .223 shell casing found on scene. Investigators also obtained the Defendant’s cell phone which showed him searching for the male resident of the house in
question and making notes regarding the address.