FULTON, Miss. (AP) - Authorities are waiting on a toxicology report before presenting potential charges to an Itawamba County grand jury in the death of wildlife officer John Collum.
Sheriff Chris Dickinson tells the Itawamba County Times (https://bit.ly/1kKRBvg ) the blood samples are being analyzed at a laboratory in Pennsylvania.
Authorities have charged 19-year-old Cody Weaver with negligent homicide in the May 9 death of Collum.
There is no set timeframe for the results of the tests.
Weaver is currently out of jail on a $200,000 bond.
Dickinson says Collum was struck from behind by a vehicle while conducting an on-foot investigation into a report of a prowler near Fulton. Collum was pronounced dead at the scene.
Collum was a 15-year veteran of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
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Information from: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, https://djournal.com
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