
Purvis man found guilty of sexual battery, faces life in prison
By HASKEL BURNS,A Purvis man faces the possibility of life in prison after being found guilty of sexual battery of a child.
Fifteenth Circuit Court District Attorney Hal Kittrell said Jeffery Barnes, 51, was found guilty Wednesday by a Lamar County jury. Barnes will be sentenced on December 3, with a maximum penalty of up to life in prison.