LAUREL —
Jones County Assistant District Attorney J. Ronald Parrish says the federal government should help the county with some of the expenses it has encountered in efforts to get Miguel A. Oros extradited from Mexico to Jones County.
Parrish, who presented a bill from the U. S. Department of Justice to the Jones County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, said “I saw on TV where our government is spending $100,000 to have someone study frozen rat sperm.
“They are wasting money like this and we have got to spend $11,000 to get this guy expedited,” continued Parish. “The question is not if we want to do it or not.
“It’s something we have to do if we want to bring this guy back here to stand trial.”
Better known by county residents as “the serial rapist,” Oros was arrested in Tobasco, Mexico on May 19, and is officially linked to two Jones County sexual assaults in 2005; two in 2007 and one in 2009. He is also linked to a 2005 sexual assault in Meridian and a 2009 assault in New Iberia, La. The victims were from 59- to 87-years -old.
“I thank the board of supervisors for agreeing to pay this money,” Parrish told board members. “I want him to have his day in court. I am going to be there in court when that happens.”
Jones County Sheriff Alex Hodge joined Parrish in thanking the supervisors. He said they have had the full support of the supervisors since the start of the case.
County Engineer Ronnie Clark commended the supervisors, district attorney’s office and sheriff’s department for working together to make sure Oros goes to trial. “He has terrorized the elderly women in our community,” said Clark. “Just imagine waking up at three in the morning and he would be in the bed next to you.
“It’s something that has had a great impact on the residents of this community. A lot of people want to see him go to trial.”
Parrish said that while he can’t discuss the details of the case, he is confident with the evidence they have against Oros.
“I don’t go in those (courthouse) doors if I don’t think I have got enough evidence to convict somebody,” he said. “I’m just waiting to get this guy back here to the state.”
Parrish said he doesn’t know how long it will take to get Oros extradited. “It may not be this year or I could get the phone call any day now,” said Parrish. “We just don’t know.
“I wish I had someone to tell me a certain date, but nobody seems to know. He is in a foreign county that has a treaty with the United States. I trust they will fulfill their responsibility under the treaty with the United States and return him to Jones County.
“All I know is that he is supposed to be held in jail in Mexico,” said Parrish. “I just hope it’s true.”
In other action during Tuesday’s board meeting, the Jones County Board of Supervisors:
• Approved a resolution to construct a new nursing home facility on county-owned property adjacent to the current Jones County Nursing Home
• Adopted a resolution levy an emergency service charge of $1 a month to Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) subscribers in the district
• Grant the purchasers of Sunset Gardens tax-exempt status as requested by the Secretary of State’s office.
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Assistant District Attorney J. Ronald Parrish thanks the Jones County Board of Supervisors for their support. Photo/Charlotte A. Graham
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