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TUNICA, Miss. -- A Sardis, Miss., man charged with murder in one of the two North Mississippi roadside slayings had his bond set at $1 million today.

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Local authorities say they don't think the arrest of a man Wednesday night in Yazoo City, Miss., for impersonating a police officer is connected to recent North Mississippi roadside shootings, but state and local officials are looking into the arrest to be sure.

Mississippi authorities Tuesday were sifting through tips and comments from more than 100 citizens who offered input in the wake of Monday's announcement that law enforcement officers have linked two recent roadway shooting deaths in North Mississippi.

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About 2:10 a.m. Friday, a Hernando woman was found lying in the road on Miss. 713 near Interstate 69 in Tunica County.

"I've had a rock hit the car but nothing like this where it shatters on the inside of the car, it was like something out of a movie," said Franklin.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed one man is dead after a shooting on I-55 early Tuesday morning near the Pope, MS exit.

During a case set for trial in Batesville Municipal Court Wednesday, Judge Bill McKenzie found a man guilty of public drunk despite his testimony that he always had red eyes and stuttered.