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Two people attempt to smuggle drugs through local jail
/MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A love connection that ended with drug charges for two people. Veronica Jean Langston, 40, was caught trying to bring drugs into Monroe County Detention Center on...
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Starkville man allegedly crashes car, arrested for DUI
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Starkville man faces a DUI arrest after a early Sunday morning crash. At 12:44 a.m. Starkville police responded to a possible crash near Highway 182 and Reed Road. When...
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Noxubee County man appeals manslaughter conviction
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Noxubee County man is out of jail on bond, while his manslaughter conviction is being appealed. Johnny Slaughter was found guilty of manslaughter this past Friday....
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Tupelo woman accused of stabbing boyfriend
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo woman was accused of stabbing her boyfriend over the weekend. Tilda Lusk was charged with Aggravated Assault. Tupelo Police said they went to North Mississippi Medical...
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Man arrested for Clay County robbery pleads guilty
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – One of four men arrested in a Clay County armed robbery and kidnapping pleaded guilty. Hakeem Upchurch pleaded guilty to armed robbery Tuesday. The men arrested were accused...
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Corinth woman facing disability fraud charges
CORINTH, Miss. (WCBI) – A Corinth woman is free on bond after being indicted on disability fraud charges. Leigh Ann Smart, 38, was accused of lying to social security case workers about her earnings...
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Fake ID creator busted in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Selling fake ID’s can be profitable in a college town, but it’s also illegal. Liam Little, 21, is learning that lesson. The Ontario, Canada man was charged with Manufacturing...
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Student resource officer accused of inappropriate contact with student
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – An Aberdeen Schools Resource Officer is under investigation for alleged inappropriate contact with a student. Superintendent Jeffrey Clay confirmed the investigation Tuesday...
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Booneville man charged with ten child sex crimes
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Booneville man faces nearly a dozen child sex crime charges. Terry Holley, Jr., 44, was charged with six counts of Sexual Battery of a Child and four counts of Molesting...
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Alleged threatening text messages lands Lowndes County man in jail
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County man was accused of sending threatening text messages. Larry McCorkle, 43, was charged with cyberstalking. Lowndes County deputies said he sent...
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TPD investigates shooting at area apartment complex
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- Tupelo police are investigating after one person is shot. Police say they responded to a reported shooting a Glen Kirk Apartments around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening. That’s on Ida...
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Starkville man arrested, accused of choking a woman
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- A Starkville man is accused of choking a woman, police say. Carl Ward III turned himself in to the Starkville Police Department on Wednesday. He’s charged with Domestic...
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Escaped Tishomingo County inmate caught in Alabama
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An inmate who ran off during a roadside work detail has been caught. Stephen Hancock was captured by law enforcement Friday night in Colbert County, Alabama. Hancock...
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Search continues for wanted man who fled from highway patrol
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man wanted on a felony weapons charge is on the run after being spotted in Lowndes County Sunday night. Chief Deputy Greg Wright said during a stop, a highway patrol...
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West Point convenience store ordered to pay workers back
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) A West Point convenience store must repay 15 employees back wages, totaling near $30,000. The U.S. Department of Labor investigated West Point Fast Break. It said the company...
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K-9 helps make drug bust in Tishomingo County
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The newest four-legged officer with Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Office helped make a drug bust. On April 4, deputies had a check-point on Jefferson Road in Burnsville....
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Arrest warrant leads to two arrests in Tishomingo County
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss (WCBI) – A woman was accused of trying to hide drugs while an arrest warrant for another person was being served at her house. Martha Taubman, 65, of Iuka, was accused of trying...
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Tupelo PD searching for quick change scam suspect
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo Police and Crime Stoppers are looking for man suspected of a quick change scam. The agencies are looking for this man pictured above. He’s wanted for Grand Larceny. The...
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Vehicle of interest in Alabama murder has Noxubee County plates
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – The Pickens County Sheriff’s Department is trying to find a killer, and identify a victim after a weekend homicide. Just after 10 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to...
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Victim identified in Pickens County homicide, search for suspect continues
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI)- Pickens County investigators release the name of this past weekend’s homicide victim. Sheriff David Abston says Diego Hernan, 34, was the man found lying in the road with a...
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