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Appeal denied for woman found with sexually explicit pictures of two children

September 18, 2019, 1:57 pm
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LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County woman’s appeal of her federal prison sentence was denied.

Angela Shoemake was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to exploitation of a child and distributing child pornography.

Shoemake was arrested in August 2010.

Investigators found sexually explicit pictures of Shoemake and two kids, both under the age of 10 at the time.

Lowndes County deputies were alerted after Shoemake’s boyfriend found the images and alerted the children’s father.

The father then called the sheriff’s department.

Deputies also worked with federal prosecutors because Shoemake was sending the pictures to a man out-of-state that she met online.

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Two dead in Lee County shooting, MBI investigating

September 19, 2019, 5:58 am
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SHANNON, Miss. (WCBI)- An early morning fatal shooting is under investigation.

In a Facebook post, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department said two people are dead. They are not searching for a suspect and do not believe there is any threat to the public.

MBI is taking over the investigation.

More details are expected at a later time.

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Additional details released in Lee County shooting that left two dead

September 19, 2019, 8:54 am
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LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – New information has been released by Lee County Sheriff’s Department about a shooting that left two dead.

In a post to its Facebook page, the department said just before 6 a.m. Thursday, a woman entered Griggs’ Store on Old Highway 45 in Shannon.  Shortly after, a man entered the store, approached the woman and fired several shots killing the woman.

An on-duty Shannon police officer happened to be inside the store at the same time. The officer then fatally shot the suspect.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Lee County Sheriff’s Department are still on the scene investigating.

The sheriff’s department said no one else in the store was harmed.

Griggs’ Store was open for business at the time.

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Former Kossuth Middle School coach sentenced for possession of child pornography

September 19, 2019, 3:58 pm
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CORINTH, Miss. (WCBI) – The criminal case against a former North Mississippi coach is finally complete.

Former Kossuth Middle School coach Micah Wilbanks will spend 37 months in federal prison for attempting to videotape young girls changing clothes in a locker room.

The former educator was arrested in May 2018 when someone noticed a camera positioned to view the locker area.

He was originally indicted for sexual exploitation of children, but a plea agreement dismissed that indictment and Wilbanks received the three year and a month sentence for attempted possession of child pornography

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Crime Stoppers tip leads to arrest in Winston County bad checks case

September 19, 2019, 4:02 pm
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WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man already in jail, facing charges in Lowndes County, could find himself doing more time behind bars.

Law enforcement credit a WCBI viewer.

Brian Baughman, 42, was charged by Lowndes County deputies, this week, with possession of stolen property.

Now, his rap sheet will include Winston County.

Sheriff Jason Pugh charged Baughman with uttering forgery, Thursday.

He’s expected to face multiple charges in Louisville and Winston County.

Winston investigators sent WCBI these pictures Wednesday, showing a suspect that was accused of writing checks on a closed account.

Several checks had been written in Winston County and inside the city limits of Louisville.

A WCBI viewer saw the images and called Crime Stoppers.

Baughman was interviewed by Pugh Thursday and later charged.

The Starkville man remains in jail.

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Winston County asking for help identifying bad check suspect

September 23, 2019, 4:12 pm
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WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – There is some bad paper floating around Winston County, and the sheriff’s department has asked for the public’s help to find out who’s responsible.

The man in this video is believed to have cashed a counterfeit payroll check.

If you know who he is, or have any other information on the case, call the Winston County Sheriff’s Department or Winston County Crime Stoppers at 662-773-9999.

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Two injured in Choctaw County shooting

September 23, 2019, 6:10 pm
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CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Choctaw County investigators confirm two people were shot Monday evening.

The shooting happened at a residence on L Ashford Road in Ackerman around 5:50 p.m. Monday.

Investigators say two people were flown to area hospitals from injuries in the shooting.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate.

So far, no one is in custody.

No other details were immediately made available.

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Deputies continue to investigate Choctaw County shooting

September 24, 2019, 8:21 am
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CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The investigation into a Choctaw County shooting continues.

Deputies said the shooting happened on L Ashford Road, just off Highway 15, Monday night.

Chief Deputy Lee Upchurch said one victim remains in a Jackson hospital and the other was treated and released from the hospital.

Monday evening, family members told WCBI one of the victims was in critical condition.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist in the case.

No one has been arrested, as investigators search for a suspect.

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Tishomingo County man sentenced for shooting at law enforcement officers

September 24, 2019, 9:13 am
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IUKA, Miss. (WCBI) – A man fire about 30 rounds at two law enforcement officers last year was sentenced in circuit court Monday afternoon.

Brian Turner, of Tishomingo County, will spend 60 years in prison for aggravated assault on two law enforcement officers. Turner will not be eligible for early release or parole, according to district attorney John Weddle.

Turner was arrested in May of 2018 when a  Tishomingo County sheriff’s deputy and a Belmont police officer stopped a truck in the area of County Road 35. The driver of the truck, Turner, rammed the sheriff’s car, then pointed an assault rifle at officers and began firing.

Officers returned fire, hitting the Turner’s car, who then fled.

Turner was later arrested in Wayne County, Tennessee by Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.

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Arrest made in Oktibbeha County death investigation

September 25, 2019, 10:50 am
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OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An arrest was made in Oktibbeha County, after a woman was found dead this past weekend.

Joseph Gibson was charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident.

He was arrested Tuesday.

He remains in the Oktibbeha County jail.

Kimberly Belk, 40, was found early Sunday morning on Townsend Road.

Coroner Michael Hunt said a preliminary autopsy result ruled her manner of death a homicide.

A person walking on the road found her and called 9-1-1. Investigators have not released any details about the case.

Our sources say Belk may have been ran over and also dragged down the road.

It’s unclear if Belk and Gibson have a connection.

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Curtis Flowers moved to different jail facility

September 25, 2019, 10:53 am
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WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Curtis Flowers continues to be moved into new jail facilities.

Flowers is now being held at the Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility. He was most recently being held in Grenada County.

Attorney’s for Flowers filed a motion to dismiss and requested bail.

The Montgomery County Circuit Clerk’s office said a ruling has not been made in those motions.

Flowers is likely facing a seventh murder trial for the 1996 deaths of Bertha Tardy and three others at Tardy Furniture in Winona.

Earlier this summer the US Supreme court threw out Flowers conviction and death sentence. The high court found that District Attorney Doug Evans violated Flowers constitutional rights by intentionally striking African American jurors.

Other trials have ended in mistrial, or have also been overturned.

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Seven teenagers arrested in Starkville for auto burglary in past two weeks

September 25, 2019, 12:36 pm
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Seven male teenagers have been arrested in Starkville for auto burglary in the past two weeks.

The ages of the teenagers range from 13 to 16.

Starkville Police Department said one of the teens has been arrested twice during that time frame. All of the teenagers, except for one, has previous arrests for auto burglary.

Starkville Police Department said almost all of the burglaries that were reported were targets of opportunity because the car doors were unlocked.

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Crime Stoppers asking for help identifying car burglary, credit card fraud suspects

September 25, 2019, 2:26 pm
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TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo Police Department is asking for help identifying two suspects who broke into a car and then used the victim’s debit card.

The men in these pictures allegedly broke into a car in west Tupelo on August 3, and then used a debit card from that car at a nearby gas station.

The men were also accused of trying to use the card at an ATM machine.

Anyone with information on the suspects’ identities is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi at 1-800-773-TIPS (8477).

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Bond denied for man charged in Oktibbeha County death investigation

September 26, 2019, 1:57 pm
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OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man charged in an Oktibbeha County death investigation appeared in court Thursday.

Joseph Gibson, 24, was denied bond during his arraignment.

Gibson has been charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident in the death of Kimberly Belk, 40.

Belk was found early Sunday morning on Townsend Road.

Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt said a preliminary autopsy result rules her manner of death as homicide.

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Former Lowndes County auxillary deputy charged with embezzlement

September 26, 2019, 3:53 pm
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LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County auxiliary deputy has been fired and found himself in jail.

Jeffery Allen Banks was charged with embezzlement.

Investigators said a Columbus business owner reported that Banks received about $6,500  in payments from a customer but the money was never deposited into the business account.

The owner signed an affidavit and a justice court judge signed the arrest warrant Thursday.

Banks turned himself in to detectives.

The business is not being identified.

Banks was fired Wednesday from his part-time auxiliary deputy position.

He had been with the department since April 2017.

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Two sandwich bandits arrested in Amory

September 26, 2019, 4:15 pm
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AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two men have been accused of being the sandwich bandits that broke-in to an Amory Subway.

Jesse Gray, 23, and Lorenzo Johnson, 22, both of Bessemer, Alabama, are the suspects.

Amory police said there were burglaries in Aberdeen, Nettleton, Holly Springs, Tupelo and Guntown that had similarities to the Amory crime.

There case will be presented to a grand jury.

As information was shared in surrounding states, law enforcement learned of an alleged theft ring that involves four or more people who lived in the Birmingham area.

Investigators believed the burglary spree hit businesses in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi.

Detectives told WCBI one of the suspects has a background in the restaurant industry.

Other arrests and charges are possible.

Amory PD said area law enforcement, including Guntown police and Huntsville PD, all helped in the case.

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Mooreville student arrested for threatening to shoot up school

September 27, 2019, 3:38 pm
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LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Mooreville student was accused of threatening to “shoot up the school and everyone in it.”

In a Facebook post, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department said the student also made other threats.

The unidentified student was arrested, after a school resource officer received copies of a text message exchange between two students.

Deputies and educators said the relationship the SRO has with students is the reason why the issue was resolved quickly.

The student was taken to the juvenile detention center.

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Lowndes County deputies searching for bogus check suspect

September 27, 2019, 3:41 pm
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LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County deputies need your help finding a bogus check cashing suspect.

Sharrell Anderson, 37, is wanted in connection to a check printing and cashing scheme.

Deputies searched her 20th Street South home in Columbus but she was not there when the search warrant was served on September 12th.

If you know where Anderson is tonight, call Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers.

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Amory man facing felony charge of indecent exposure

September 30, 2019, 9:21 am
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AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Amory man is behind bars again facing a felony charge after being accused of exposing himself.

Orlanda “Sugar Pie” Kimble, 65, was charged with Indecent Exposure — 3rd Offense within 5 years.

His bond is set at $10,000.

Kimble remains in the Monroe County Detention Center with a hold from the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

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Former Ole Miss student pleads not guilty to murder

September 30, 2019, 12:55 pm
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OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – A former Ole Miss student accused of killing a fellow classmate pled not guilty in court Monday.

Brandon Theesfeld, 22, has been charged with capital murder in the death of Aly Kostial. He was indicted in August, and his attorneys asked the court for a mental evaluation.

CBS affiliate WREG reported that Theesfeld remained silent in an Oxford courtroom when asked if he killed Kostial.

Kostial was found dead, near Sardis Lake, with multiple gunshot wounds in July.

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