to Detective Ashley. His brother, Cotton, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault based on information related by Agent Cotton.
In a statement given to the police after being taken to the police station, Cotton claimed that Dillon stole $800 in cash from him. This resulted in a confrontation at Cotton's house on May 19, 1992. Cotton struck Dillon and demanded that he leave immediately, but Dillon returned a few minutes later. Cotton asked him to leave again and shot him as he ran out the door. Cotton maintained that he did not intend to shoot Dillon.
Agent Cotton said that he found Dillon with the injury to his leg before the police was dispatched to the scene. In response to Dillon's statements, Agent Cotton walked to his brother's housewhere Cotton admitted shooting Dillon. Agent Cotton then told his brother to get the gun and walk back to their mother's house. They both walked back to their mother's house where the gun was turned over to the police.
Dr. Thomas Jeffcoat, an orthopaedic surgeon, examined and treated Dillon on May 19, 1992 at the Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. The bullet had entered the outside part of the leg and exited the inside leaving a hole through the bone. Dillon indicated at the hospital that he accidentally shot himself when the gun fell out of his pocket. Jeffcoat then asked him again about the cause of the accident because the wound was not consistent with his story. Dillon finally admitted "some dude shot him." Jeffcoat said the wound