The Latest: Ole Miss ex-student pleads guilty to tying noose

(AP) — The Latest on a former University of Mississippi student who was charged with placing a noose on a statue of the school's first black student (all times local):

A former University of Mississippi student is pleading guilty to placing a noose on the statue of the school's first black student.

Edenfield admitted taking part in a February 2014 incident during which a noose and a former Georgia state flag with the Confederate battle emblem were placed on an Ole Miss statue of James Meredith.

A former University of Mississippi student is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday to placing a noose on a statue of a civil rights activist.