One of the four young men charged with murder in connection with the fatal 2024 shooting of Southern Miss football player MJ Daniels has been convicted.
On Thursday, Orlando May was found guilty of capital murder at the end of a three-day trial in Forrest County.
Daniels, a George County native who was preparing to begin his senior year of football for the Golden Eagles, was shot to death on June 11, 2024, at the Ivy Row Apartments in Hattiesburg.
May is the first of four teenagers who have been charged with capital murder in the case, including 16-year-old Samir Green, 17-year-old Allen Marcus Gardner, and 16-year-old Nytavion Shaw. Each was charged with capital murder and attempted armed carjacking.
After his conviction, May was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for capital murder. He was also convicted of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and taking a motor vehicle, for which he received an additional 30 years that will be served concurrently with the life sentence.
