Body found in Jackson County identified as 39-year-old Moss Point man

Sheriff’s investigators have identified the man whose body was found in the Helena Community over the weekend.

Sheriff Mike Ezell says the death of 39-year-old Derek Deion Edwards of Moss Point is suspicious. Deputies found his body Sunday afternoon, August 7, behind a house on Lily Orchard Road.

Investigators are still awaiting an autopsy to determine cause of death.  More information will be released as it becomes available.