Killer of Ole Miss student released after serving 15 months of a 15 year sentence

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In October of 2022, on the night of his 21st birthday, Walker Fielder was walking home through Oxford City Hall parking lot with his date.

He was run over and killed and his date was severely injured.

The driver and passenger stopped and saw what they had done, and then fled the scene without calling 911. The two victims weren't discovered for more than 15 minutes.

The next day Seth Rokikta -- a 26 year old electrician from Collierville TN -- was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter. He had been drinking on the Square for approximately 12 hours before he tried to drive home.

He spent 9 months in the Lafayette County Detention Center before making bond.

In September of 2025 he pled guilty and was sentenced to 15 years on aggravated DUI resulting in Death. And Fleeing the Scene of an accident.

The judge gave him 10 years to serve and susoended 5 years.

But less than 7 months later, in April of 2026, the judge reconsidered. He wrote that Rokitka had been rehabilitated, and changed his sentence to Time Served. He was released the same day.

The charge he plead guilty to had a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. Instead, he served 16 months in a county detention center. He never even went to prison.

With all the Data Center work around Memphis now, union electricians are in high demand.

I am sure Rokitka is working lots of overtime. Wonder where his check is going?

Also: His attorney in this matter is a .Mississippi state legislator and is chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Essentially, he is the boss of the judge who had a change of heart.

Whenever I think Louisiana has the most corrupt Judiciary in the country, Mississippi pulls me back in.

Absolutely disgusting.