Event Brief
Jarques Ratliff charged in Tasia Fortune hanging
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET
Summary: Jarques Ratliff, 51, was charged with the murder of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi. Ratliff entered a not guilty plea after the charge, while some media coverage initially omitted key facts that dispute a hate-crime framing.
WHO: Jarques Ratliff
WHAT: Charged with the murder of Tasia Fortune and entered a not guilty plea
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Jackson, Mississippi
WHY: He was charged in connection with Fortune's hanging death.
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