Jury Convicts Byron McBride in Lawrence Road Robbery
A Hinds County jury found McBride guilty of two robbery counts and one carjacking count tied to a 2022 ambush of a plumbing crew.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Property Crime
A Hinds County jury convicted Byron McBride of two counts of robbery and one count of carjacking. The charges stem from a December 28, 2022 ambush of a plumbing crew on Lawrence Road in Jackson.
Why it matters
The verdict resolves criminal charges for a violent robbery that targeted working tradespeople on a public street in the city. Residents and local businesses can see how the case moved through the Hinds County court system.
McBride, now 20, stands convicted on two robbery counts and one carjacking count in Hinds County. Judge Faye Peterson has not yet set a sentencing date, leaving the penalty undetermined.
The players
Byron McBride
McBride is the 20-year-old man convicted by a Hinds County jury in the Lawrence Road robbery and carjacking case.
Faye Peterson
Peterson is the Hinds County circuit judge who will sentence McBride after the jury verdict.
The details
Three masked men ambushed plumbing workers on sewer lines along Lawrence Road, demanding cash and valuables. One attacker took Milton Weeks' phone, wallet and keys and dragged him across the lawn, while the crew escaped by jumping a fence and the suspects crashed their work truck before fleeing on foot. Officers arrested McBride near a nearby home, and state crime lab analysts matched his DNA to a discarded ski mask and to blood inside the stolen truck.
Timeline
December 28, 2022: Three masked men ambush the plumbing crew on Lawrence Road in Jackson.
November 5, 2026: Hinds County jury convicts Byron McBride of robbery and carjacking.
A later date, not yet set: Circuit Judge Faye Peterson will sentence McBride.
Legal Context
Forensic DNA matching by Mississippi's state crime lab, here linking McBride to a ski mask and to blood inside the stolen truck, is the physical evidence that anchored the jury's verdict. Cases like this one show how lab-confirmed biological evidence can carry robbery and carjacking prosecutions in Hinds County.
Plumbing and utility crews working on streets in Jackson face the same kind of ambush risk this case describes. Residents and businesses near Lawrence Road can expect the conviction to be a matter of public record while the sentence remains pending.
The takeaway
Workers in the field should stay alert to their surroundings and report suspicious activity quickly, since the Lawrence Road crew's escape and the officers' quick response helped lead to an arrest. Cases like this show how physical evidence can connect a suspect to a crime long after the event.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Wlbt.
