BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) – Lawyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) filed their appearance to represent a former FedEx driver, who said he was shot at by a father and son while delivering packages in Lincoln County in 2022.
The Daily Leader reported the MCJ took on D’Monterrio Gibson’s case following the suspension of his former attorney from the practice of law.
Gregory and Brandon Case were charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by Gibson, which did not have a FedEx logo. Gibson was not injured during the encounter.
Earlier this year, a judge dismissed all charges against the Cases.
A mistrial was declared in August 2023 after Investigator Vincent Fernando, with the Brookhaven Police Department, left out crucial evidence during the pretrial. The Daily Leader reported Judge David Strong stated in his order that defendants alleged numerous intentional discovery violations made by Fernando.
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Gregory Case, the father, center, and Brandon Case, the son, right, speak with an attorney, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Brookhaven, Miss. Both men were indicted for conspiracy to murder, attempted murder and shooting into a motor vehicle in relation to a January 24, 2022 shooting at a Black FedEx driver. (Hunter Cloud/The Daily Leader via AP) -
D’Monterrio Gibson, right, and his mother, Sharon McLendon, await the start of the trial of two white men charged in an attack on Gibson, a FedEx
employee who was making a delivery, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Brookhaven, Miss. The judge declared a mistrial of the men who were charged with
attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by Gibson. (Hunter Cloud/The Daily Leader via AP) -
Brookhaven Police Department detective Vincent Fernando, looks around the Lincoln County courtroom while testifying Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Brookhaven, Miss., at the trial of two white men who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home. On Thursday, Aug. 18, 2023, the judge declared a mistrial in the case. (Hunter Cloud/The Daily Leader via AP)
Fernando was later fired by the Brookhaven Board of Aldermen.
MCJ attorney Rob McDuff told the newspaper, “With the criminal case now effectively over, the civil lawsuit is the next avenue to seek accountability for this violent attack.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.