US EditionMan Given 40-Year Sentence in Killing of Ole Miss Student
Herrington pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and will serve 40 years, with prosecutors citing digital evidence of a motive to conceal their sexual relationship.
- On Tuesday, Dec. 2, Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Luther sentenced Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. to 40 years in prison after his guilty plea Monday to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
- On July 8, 2025, Ole Miss student Jay Lee disappeared after leaving his Oxford apartment, and prosecutors allege he was killed to conceal a recent romantic relationship.
- Digital evidence showed Lee's remains were found in Carroll County in February 2025 and confirmed by the Mississippi Crime Lab, supported by a Quantico DNA analyst linking duct tape Herrington bought.
- Judge Kelly Luther ordered a 30-year murder term with 10 years suspended and a concurrent 10-year tampering term, followed by five years supervised probation and five years unsupervised probation.
- The Lee family announced the proposed Jay Lee Information bill to require social media and phone companies to quickly share digital data for people under 21, citing Apple’s delays that hindered the investigation.
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