The Jones County Sheriff’s Department announced that Udriel Perez was booked into custody on January 5 at 10:28 p.m. on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury or death.
According to the department, the inmate roster is maintained on its official website to provide public access to current detainee information, including booking details and charges. This specific entry documents Udriel Perez, a 40-year-old Hispanic male from Laurel, Mississippi, who was arrested by the Laurel Police Department with a $250,000 bond set. The roster includes a disclaimer that charges and bond amounts may change after court proceedings and advises contacting the detention center for verification.
Jones County, Mississippi spans 701 square miles with over 1,000 miles of rural roadways and maintains a population just over 67,000 residents. The Sheriff’s Department handles law enforcement across this area and operates both adult and juvenile detention facilities. Local roadways contribute to incidents requiring response from agencies like the Laurel Police Department, which made this arrest.
Mississippi reports thousands of traffic-related incidents annually with leaving-the-scene charges often tied to accidents causing injury according to state highway safety data. The state tracks such offenses through the Department of Public Safety and local agencies. National figures show hundreds of thousands of hit-and-run incidents reported each year across the United States.
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department established operations in 1871 under Sheriff Samuel Trest, who also served as the county’s first Tax Collector. The department employs sworn officers including patrol deputies, investigators, and narcotics agents along with corrections staff and reserves. It provides public safety services including inmate management, sex offender registry, and crime tip submissions for Jones County residents.
