Bolton brothers jailed in homicide, robbery

Published 12:13 pm Friday, August 20, 2010

Two Bolton brothers remained in jail this morning, charged in the shooting death Aug. 2 of a man whose body was dumped between Bolton and Edwards.

James “Delro” Atkinson, 18, and Lipatrick Anderson, 21, were being held without bond in the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond, a jail spokesman said.

They were arrested at their home Wednesday night and charged with killing Robert Hill, a 23-year-old Bolton man who was found shot to death on the side of Billy Fields Road. 2, Lt. Jeffrey Scott of the Hinds County Sherriff’s Department said this morning.

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“We believe robbery was the motive,” said Scott, but would not elaborate. He said more arrests are possible.

Bolton is a small, close-knit town, Scott said, and that has made the investigation cumbersome. But, “we kept going over, covering the same ground and finally developed some witnesses who pretty much cooperated,” he said.

Hill’s vehicle, a red 1992 Ford Crown Victoria, was found the day after his body was discovered in a wooded area less than a mile away.

Hill is survived by a 1-year-old son.