Three arrests have been made in connection with the death of Southern Miss football defensive back MJ Daniels, according to the Hattiesburg Police Department.
Orlando May, Allen Marcus Gardner and Samir Green were booked Friday in the Forrest County Jail and all face charges of capital murder.
May, 18 of Hattiesburg, is also charged with one count of attempted carjacking, one count of felony eluding and two counts of grand larceny auto. Gardner, 17 of Houston, Texas, and Green, 16 of Hattiesburg are both charged with one count of attempted armed carjacking.
Gardner and Green are being charged as adults.
“Additional arrests and charges could occur as they are pending,” Hattiesburg Police Chief Hardy Sims said in a statement Friday. “As the investigation is ongoing, the Hattiesburg police department will continue to ask for help in providing any pertinent information relating to this case.”
The three will make their initial court appearances at 11 a.m. Monday, court administrator Phillip McSwain said.
Daniels, 21, died on Tuesday, after he was shot near the Southern Miss campus. Hattiesburg Police said Daniels was found unresponsive in his car and pronounced dead on the scene at the 6300 block of Highway 49.
Daniels was a senior defensive back from Lucedale, Mississippi. He was a three-sport star at George County High School before heading to Ole Miss. After two seasons, he transferred to Southern Miss where he started at cornerback. He moved to safety this season and was expected to be starting again.
Daniels’ funeral will be held June 22. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the George County gymnasium. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. with the burial after at Merrill Cemetery.
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Sam Sklar is the Southern Miss beat reporter for the Hattiesburg American. Email him at ssklar@hattiesb.gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
