‘Deeply Devastated and Disheartened’: Mississippi Judge Dismisses Charges Against White Father and Son Who Chased and Shot at Black FedEx Worker As He Delivered Packages

A former FedEx delivery driver was denied justice a third time Monday after a Mississippi judge dismissed the case against the white father and son who allegedly shot at him in 2022. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Charles Case, originally went to trial in August 2023, charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into a vehicle. Gregory Charles Case and Brandon Case (YouTube screenshot) Prosecutors alleged the Cases collaborated to harm D’Monterrio Gibson, who is Black, by chasing and shooting at his vehicle until he was out of their community in Brookhaven. Gibson, who was delivering a package in an unmarked vehicle, was not hit but several shots landed inside the van he was driving. He was in uniform at the time. A mistrial was declared in the same month the trial began after it was discovered the lead detective in the investigation hid some evidence and lied about some guns found in one of the Case men’s homes and casings near the man’s property. A federal lawsuit filed by Gibson against the Cases and his former employer also was dismissed in August 2023 after a judge ruled the plaintiff lacked a “viable claim against FedEx for which...