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A Mississippi man pleaded not guilty on Sept. 14 in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree, a case that drew national attention and renewed concerns because of the state's history of racial violence.
\n\nJarques Ratliff, 51, appeared in Jackson Municipal Court, where a judge denied bond after determining he was a flight risk. Ratliff, who is also Black, was arrested on Sept. 11 on a murder charge in connection with the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune.
\n\nDuring the court hearing, investigators referenced an affidavit alleging that Ratliff used "a black cable cord" to hang Fortune from a tree. Fortune was found dead and hanging from a tree in the backyard of an abandoned house in Jackson, the state capital, on Aug. 3, authorities previously said.
\n\nAuthorities have not publicly disclosed a motive. Ratliff's attorney, Toney Baldwin, said his client is "innocent" and that no evidence has been shown at this time presenting a complete picture of what occurred.
\n\n"We ask the press and the public not to prejudge until we get the entirety of the evidence," Baldwin told the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, part of the USA TODAY Network.
\n\nThe case has drawn…
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