Former Hugo Assistant DA John Bounds dies in house fire Sunday

HUGO — Former Choctaw County Assistant District Attorney John Bounds perished Sunday evening following what was reported as a house fire and explosion in the 300 block of East Duke Street in Hugo (directly north of the Choctaw County Courthouse).According to Hugo Police Chief John Mitchell, two Choctaw County Sheriff’s Department Deputies Blaize Burns and Cody Britt, were on duty at ...