McKenzie Man Sentenced to 10 Years for 2023 Shooting
A McKenzie man was sentenced September 23 in Judge Jeff Parham’s Weakley County Circuit Court regarding a shooting that took place in 2023 which sent a woman to a Nashville hospital.
According to an affidavit, the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jordan Haynes, 26, of McKenzie on Tuesday and charged him with Aggravated Assault. The report further cites at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, Haynes intentionally shot Gerilee Washam, 20, of Gleason in the right leg with what is believed by law enforcement to be a 9 mm handgun. The incident reportedly occurred on Blooming Grove Road in the Weakley County portion of McKenzie.
Washam identified Haynes as the person who shot her and she was airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital for treatment.
Haynes is a felon, convicted of attempted second-degree murder in Carroll County in May 2019. According to reports, Haynes was the shooter in a June 8, 2018, incident on Highland Drive in McKenzie. The victim told officers the suspect shot into the passenger side front door of a vehicle and officers confirmed finding bullet holes in the car. No injuries were reported in the shooting.
Haynes was ordered to serve an eight-year sentence for the conviction. News outlets reported he was on the lam in May 2019, when U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Task Force sought Haynes for a felony warrant for failure to appear. A cash reward was offered for information leading to Haynes’ arrest at the time.
Haynes was charged with Attempt to Commit First Degree Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Employ Firearm During Dangerous Felony and Aggravated Assault – Bodily Injury with Weapon.
The charge of Attempt to Commit First Degree Murder was reduced to Attempt to Commit Second Degree Murder and Haynes was sentenced to serve 10 years at standard 30% in the TN Department of Corrections. He is not to have contact with the victim and the weapon, if found must be forfeited to the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department.
For the charge of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Haynes received a sentence of 8 years to run concurrently with the first count. All other charges were dismissed.
