Two families launched into a wild brawl outside a Mississippi courthouse as they squared off over a woman’s mysterious disappearance.
What happened
The relatives of Derrick Coleman were confronted by the family of his missing wife, Latasha Crump Coleman, at the Hinds County Courthouse on Thursday morning, with it suspected that Coleman knows her whereabouts.
Crump Coleman, 46, was reported missing by her family on July 19, when she failed to show up for her job as a corrections officer.
Her estranged husband Coleman was in court to appeal a 2022 conviction for violating a protective order to have no contact with his wife, according to WLBT, but tempers spilled over when court adjourned on Thursday morning.
Tempers spilled over…
Court cameras were on the scene to witness the crazed fighting, which began almost as soon as the two families moved to the lobby of the courthouse.
Brief words were exchanged before both men and women began throwing wild punches at each other and shoving in the cramped space inside.
The brawl was initially broken up by Hinds County sheriff’s deputies, however the two groups again flew into a frenzy as soon as they spilled outside.
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Officers and bystanders were seen in frantic footage holding several people apart to try and limit any injuries, while one woman was also caught taking off with another woman’s wig.
People are arrested
Several people were seen being led back inside the courthouse in handcuffs as the violent episode concluded, and officials said five people in total were arrested as a result.
The five arrested individuals were all charged with disorderly conduct and were being held in the Raymond Detention Center, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said.
One minor was reportedly injured in the fighting and was left with a bloody nose, however there are no reports of serious injuries in the hostilities.
