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Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed papers last week to drop the manslaughter charge against former Columbus officer Canyon Boykin in the killing of 26-year-old Ricky Ball. The case was dropped “with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be revived. Photo courtesy State of Mississippi

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