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Undercover investigation leads to drug arrest
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- On Wednesday, March 5th, Prentiss County Deputies arrested Christopher Shane McKinney on a recently issued secret indictment. The charge stemmed from an undercover...
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Booneville man faces drug charges
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Investigators arrest Johnny Dale Murphy of Booneville after an undercover investigation led to his indictment by a Prentiss County Grand Jury. Murphy was charged with a...
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Woman accused of stealing identity, getting forged marriage license
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Starkville woman was accused of stealing the identity of a central Mississippi woman, even getting a forged marriage license and social security card. Amanda Knapp, 37, was...
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Alcorn County man sentenced in AG’s largest counterfeit investigation
ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A former Alcorn County business owner who attempted to sell millions in counterfeit products was sentenced Thursday. Russell W. Haynie, 45, of Stantonville, Tennessee...
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Alleged Tishomingo car thief caught in the act
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An alleged car thief caught in the act. Tishomingo County investigators said a burglary at a local business was stopped as the suspect was pulling off with the...
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Duo charged after burglary at Clay County collections center
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two people were arrested after collecting items they weren’t supposed to from the Clay County White Goods Collection Center. Gregory Moore, 42, of Cedar Bluff, was charged...
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Have You Seen These Men? Tupelo PD Search for Credit Card Thieves
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Two men are wanted in Tupelo for breaking into a car and making off with a credit card. Surveillance video shows the suspect walking into store Source: Tupelo PD On February...
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Amory man arrested on assault charge
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI)- An Amory man is out on bond after being arrested, accused of Aggravated Domestic Assault, that sent one person to the hospital. Joshua Williams, 30, is the man facing the charge....
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Alabama man accused of assaulting Lowndes County deputy
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- An Alabama man is accused of trying to break into a home and injuring a Lowndes County Deputy. David Cassidy of Ethelsville, Alabama is charged with Attempted Burglary of...
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Columbus man faces kidnapping charge
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A Columbus man is arrested after investigators say he was holding a woman against her will. Charlie Owens, 35, is charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence and Kidnapping....
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1 person dead, 1 person arrested in Okolona, investigation underway
OKOLONA, Miss. (WCBI)- One person is dead in Okolona early Thursday morning. Police confirm one person is in custody in connection to the death. The incident happened across from Fred’s on Highway 32....
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Vardaman man arrested, faces charges including sexual battery
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A Vardaman man is in custody and facing charges, including sexual battery. Manuel Jose Rios-Villanueva was arrested after a long investigation by the Calhoun County...
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Alleged illegal gambling operation busted
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- An anonymous tip leads to an illegal gambling bust in Booneville. Now, Dustin Wilkins, 35, is in jail charged with facilitation of illegal gambling by electronic means,...
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Starkville woman accused of assaulting law enforcement
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – An Ackerman woman was accused of striking a Starkville Police officer over the weekend. Latonya Brown, 31, was charged with Simple Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer and...
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Amory police arrest man for felony DUI
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Aberdeen man was arrested for a felony DUI Saturday. John Edward Best, 56, was charged with Felony DUI 3rd, and other misdemeanor charges. Bond has not been set yet. Best is...
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Man sentenced in Noxubee County assault and escape cases
NOXUBEE COUNTY, MIss. (WCBI) – A man was sentenced to a dozen years in prison for a Noxubee County assault and escape. Jamie Welch will spend 10 years in prison for Aggravated Assault. He pleaded...
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Tishomingo County conducts underage alcohol sales investigation
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), Iuka Police Department, and Tishomingo County Deputies conducted an investigation on businesses allowed to sell alcohol in Tishomingo...
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Man arrested for making hundreds of harassing phone calls
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A man was accused of making hundreds of harassing phone calls to a Columbus business over the past several months. Lorenzo Richard, 30, of Ashland, was arrested by Benton...
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Tupelo police ask for help identifying cell phone store burglar
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo police hope surveillance video will help catch a burglar who broke into a cell phone business last week. This is video inside the C-Spire store on North Gloster. The...
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Two suspects identified in Columbus shooting
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Two people allegedly involved in a Columbus shooting were identified Wednesday morning. A city spokesperson said a heated argument broke out Tuesday afternoon and shots were...
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