CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Clay County Investigators need your help locating a suspect.
Dequan Dewayne Upchurch is wanted for Armed Robbery, 5 counts of Kidnapping, and Burglary of a Dwelling.
Three other suspects were captured and are believed to be connected with Upchurch.
Hakeem Upcurch, 21, Clarence Mitchell, 22, and Emmett Buchanan, 43, were all charged with armed robbery, burglary of a dwelling, and five counts of kidnapping as well.
Hakeem Upchurch
Clarence Mitchell
Emmett Walter Buchanan
The break-in happened at a home in Mantee.
According to Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott, as the suspects approached the home, they assaulted the homeowners, then tied up the mother and her four children, who are all under the age of ten, put them in a closet and proceeded to rob the home.
The suspects are accused of stealing over a thousand dollars and a cell phone.
If you happen to know where Upchurch may be, contact Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers or 911.
Dequan Dewayne Upchurch
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