JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A teenager who was charged in connection to multiple crimes in the City of Jackson pled guilty on the day his trial was set to begin.

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens announced that Jamori Thompson pled guilty to the crimes of murder, armed robbery and three counts of armed carjacking.

Thompson’s charges stemmed from a series of violent crimes that occurred between February 9 and February 15, 2023. Owens said Thompson was 13 at the time of the crimes.

On February 9, 2023, Jackson police responded to the 3600 block of Warner Avenue in reference to a string of carjackings. One victim told officers that he was carjacked by two people and identified Thompson as one of the suspects.

Following his arrest, Thompson confessed to killing Elvin Levy, an armed robbery and three armed carjackings.

On the second-degree murder charge, Thompson was sentenced to 25 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) with 20 years post-release supervision. The three counts of armed carjacking carried a sentence of 20 years to serve in the custody of MDOC and five years of post-release supervision. For the armed robbery charge, Thompson was sentenced to 15 years in the custody of MDOC with five years of post-release supervision.