Man Arrested for March 3 Shooting,
Police Continue to Investigate March 16 Shooting. Victim Remains in Critical Condition
Investigators with the Jackson Police Department Gang Unit arrested Ladairus Maxwell, 18, of Jackson, around 4:30 p.m. today. They found him sitting in a parked car in the 20 block of Caldwell Place. He was taken to the Madison County Jail and faces charges of Aggravated Assault for a March 3 shooting. He is scheduled to be formally arraigned Monday at 8 a.m. in Jackson City Court.
On March 3 shortly before 3 p.m., a 26-year-old man was approached by Maxwell in Lincoln Courts. Maxwell shot at him
multiple times but the man was not injured.
On March 16 around 1: 35 p.m., the same 26-year-old man was a passenger in a car and was riding in Lincoln Courts. He and a family member rode past a group of people who were standing outside. A shot was fired and the man was struck in the right shoulder. He was driven to Jackson- Madison County General Hospital. He remains in critical condition.
Maxwell is a person of interest in the March 16 shooting. Police would like to talk to anyone that has information on either shooting and encourage them contact the Violent Crimes Unit at the Jackson Police Department at 731-425-8400 or Crime Stoppers at 731-424-8477 (TIPS).
