JACKSON, Miss. — Former Jackson Mayor Frank Melton faced federal charges related to the sledgehammer destruction of a home he called “a drug distribution center.” According to witnesses, Melton, his ...

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In 2006, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton was accused of destroying a duplex on Ridgeway Street because he believed it to be "a drug distribution center." ...