MDOC Escapee Sentenced to 40 Years in State Prison
Rankin, MS - Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett has announced that convicted felon Shunekndrick Huffman, who escaped the Mississippi Department of Corrections in August 2022, pled guilty to two counts of kidnapping. Circuit Court Judge Steve Ratcliff sentenced Huffman to 60 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with 40 of those years to be served in the state prison.
On August 25, 2022, Huffman escaped from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl, MS, where he was serving a seven-year sentence for aggravated assault and was scheduled to be released in December. Huffman escaped on foot and broke into a nearby home, holding the homeowner and two daughters at gunpoint for hours. Huffman then stole one of the hostages’ cars before wrecking and taking off on foot toward the nearby Mississippi State Hospital campus. Over a hundred local law enforcement officials surrounded the area, and Huffman was quickly apprehended after being found hiding inside a trash can near one of the campus homes.
Huffman was sentenced to 30 years, with 20 years being served and the last ten suspended for one count of kidnapping. He was also sentenced to an additional 30 years, with 20 years being served and the last ten suspended for another count of kidnapping. Upon release, Huffman will be placed on five years of supervised probation. Both sentences are to run consecutive to one another.
District Attorney Bubba Bramlett stated, “The excellent and efficient work and cooperation of MDOC officials, state officials, the Pearl Police Department, Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, and other agencies involved in this tense manhunt led to the successful apprehension of this escaped convict.”
Defendant:
Name: Shunekndrick Huffman
Date of Birth: 09/09/2001
