The law is set to take effect July 1, and will allow prosecutors to pursue death sentences for certain crimes outside of murder, which remains federally prohibited.

A County man is accused of multiple child sex crimes after an investigation into a tip that a Google account was uploading videos and photos of child pornography, authorities said on Wednesday.

A police chief told the Clarion Ledger on Friday that a Copiah County pastor was arrested Tuesday for multiple sex-related crimes, including statutory rape and unnatural intercourse.