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Manhunt underway after Alabama bank robbery
SULLIGENT, Ala. (WCBI)- Sulligent Police are investigating a bank robbery. City Manager Brett Ballard says the First National Bank was robbed Thursday morning just before noon. The male suspect is...
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Lee County Sheriff’s Department search for embezzlement suspects
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- Authorities are looking for two men suspected of being part of a scheme to embezzle more than $100,000 from a Lee County business. Devonta Pierre Orr, 27 and Travares Brown, 38,...
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Alabama bank robbery suspect in custody
SULLIGENT, Ala. (WCBI)- An Alabama bank robbery investigation comes closer to being solved after Sulligent Police Chief, Rick McDaniel says the suspect is in custody. Police identified the suspect as...
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10lbs of marijuana & other drugs seized in Webster County drug bust
WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A safety checkpoint turns into a foot chase and drug bust in Webster County. Webster County deputies and the Mathiston Police Department seized 10lbs of marijuana from the...
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Lafayette County woman charged with sexual battery
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss (WCBI)- A former University of Mississippi dispatcher is accused of a sex crime involving a 15-year-old girl. 37-year-old Nikki Thweatt is charged with two counts of sexual...
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Auto Spa break-in leaves staff to fund for more office equipment
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Auto Spa is just one of other recent small business break ins. A couple of weeks ago the ByWy Country Store was also hit by a suspected burglar. Those break ins can sure put a...
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Embezzlement investigation leads to more arrests & drug seizures
LEE & CHICKASAW COUNTIES, Miss. (WCBI) – An investigation into alleged employee theft and embezzlement from a Northeast Mississippi beer distributor leads to more arrests, including the seizure of...
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One in custody following fatal shooting in Itawamba County
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson says a fatal shooting is under investigation. The shooting happened around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the Kirkville community,...
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Itawamba man charged with murder
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Itawamba County man faces a murder charge after a shooting Tuesday afternoon. Jason Culver, 37, is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday. Itawamba...
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Man wanted for burglary in Monroe County arrested
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The man Monroe County deputies were looking for regarding a burglary and grand larceny has been arrested. Corey Todd, 25, of Hamilton was arrested Monday and charged with...
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Teen accused of stealing car, running from police
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A teen was accused of stealing a car and running from police all on the same day will now be charged as an adult. Devalon Ford, 17, of Tupelo, was charged with Grand Larceny,...
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Alabama man accused of taking minor across state lines for sex
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – An investigation started by Oxford Police has led to the arrest of an Alabama man on charges of taking a minor across state lines for sex. Timothy Vickers of Wetumpka, Alabama is...
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MDOC searching for three escaped inmates
MISSISSIPPI ( WCBI) – Three inmates have escaped from two correctional facilities sometime Thursday night or early Friday morning. Jonathan Blankenship and Christopher High are missing from Central...
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Charges upgraded for aggravated assault suspect after victim dies
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Florida man is facing upgraded charges in Prentiss County after a beating victim dies. Jeremy Held, 28, is now charged with second-degree murder. He had previously...
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Teen accused of selling stolen gun
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Eupora teenager was accused of selling a gun stolen from Lowndes County. Jamerius Hayden, 19, was charged with sale or transfer of a stolen firearm. Lowndes County...
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Man accused of leading multi-state high speed chase
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) A man accused of leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase in two states is back in jail. Christopher Burns, 29, was brought to Lowndes County to face charges on July...
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Man accused of shooting into a house turns himself in
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Crawford man accused of shooting into a house has turned himself in. Dekylan Malone, 17, was charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling. Lowndes County deputies...
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Man wanted by West Point PD, now wanted by Starkville PD
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – A man wanted by West Point police could also be facing charges in Starkville Herman McGee, 35, is wanted for voyeurism by SPD. The alleged incident happened on July 3 on...
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Suspect identified in fatal Webster County shooting
WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The suspect in a fatal Webster County shooting over the weekend has been identified. Charles Potts, 33, is charged with murder. He’s being held without bond. The Webster...
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Man taken to hospital for gunshot wound
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Someone thought it was fireworks but Columbus police believed it was a shooting. A man with a gunshot wound was taken to the hospital by a passerby on Sunday night. He was...
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