Additional charges brought against Gandy
A Starkville man injured in a June officer-involved shooting appeared in Starkville Municipal Court on
Thursday and was met with additional charges that saw his total bond increase.
Zyterrious L.
Gandy, 19, had his initial appearance in front of Municipal Court Judge Rodney Faver on Thursday and was charged with felony malicious mischief and grand larceny. The new charges come in addition to the previous charges against Gandy, which included three counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and felony fleeing.
Gandy's bond was increased to $45,000 following the additional charges.
During his initial appearance, Gandy was uncooperative after telling Faver he could not afford an attorney to represent him and had to be escorted out of the courtroom.
After being removed from the court-
room by officers, Gandy refused to sign the affidavit that would allow the court to appoint an attorney to represent him.
No future appearance for Gandy has been provided by court officials as of Thursday afternoon.
The charges against Gandy stem from a June incident when SPD officers responded to an early morning shoplifting call at the Sprint Mart located at the intersection of Highway 12 and South Montgomery Street.
Officers attempted to make a traffic stop, but the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation told the SDN in June that Gandy then led SPD officers on a high speed chase.
The chase took officers to a neighborhood off of South Wedgewood Road, on the fringe of the Starkville Country Club golf course. The porch of at least one private residence was damaged during the incident.
MBI spokesman Warren Strain said the officers exited their patrol vehicle before Gandy attempted to run them over. Once Gandy tried to hit the officers with
his vehicle, he was shot.
Gandy was taken to OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville to be treated for injuries before then being transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
If convicted of aggravated assault, Gandy faces up to $5,000 in fines and a maximum prison sentence of 30 years per individual charge. On the felony failure to stop when signaled, Gandy could face a fine not to exceed $5,000 and a prison sentence of up to five years.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is still investigating the shooting.