A Hinds County Grand Jury previously indicted Steven Frederick, Jr., and Michael Rhinewalt on one count each of manslaughter.

Court documents showed that Frederick was arraigned on April 28, 2025. His trial was set for July 21, 2025, and he received a $100,000 bond. During a previous court appearance, Rhinewalt also received a $100,000 bond.

Lewis died after a shooting incident involving Capitol police on September 25, 2022. The indictment stated that Frederick and Rhinewalt “did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously, without malice, without authority of law and not in necessary self-defense, shoot and kill” Lewis.

According to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), Frederick resigned in March 2023 shortly after being involved in a traffic accident while off duty. They said Rhinewalt has been on administrative leave without pay and has not been actively employed with the agency since January 2025.

Rhinewalt was previously indicted, along with Jeffrey Walker, on two counts each of aggravated assault. The two were accused of using excessive force after a traffic stop on August 14, 2022, in Jackson.

In 2023, Attorney Carlos Moore said Sherita Harris was in a vehicle that was stopped for running a red light near I-55 over near Fortification Street. Soon afterwards, a chase ensued, and Harris suffered a gunshot wound to the head. According to Moore’s investigation, he believes Rhinewalt shot Harris in the head.