Holy crap! Breaking news out of Jackson: Mark Mayfield, the leader of the Central Mississippi Tea Party, has been found dead of a gunshot wound in his home in Ridgeland. A suicide note was found on the scene.
You remember Mayfield from his involvement in the "Constitutional Clayton" scandal involving supporters of state Sen. Chris McDaniel breaking into a nursing home to photograph U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's (R-MS) invalid wife.
Obviously, there is more to come.
8:33 AM PT: Rec list! Thanks, y'all.
9:22 AM PT: A few more details on Mayfield's suicide from the Madison County Journal.
9:27 AM PT: And, of course, McDaniel's people chime in. Classy as always. Courtesy of Talking Points Memo
9:53 AM PT: Updated to report that a suicide note was found at the scene. HT to Terre for the link in the comments.