Alleged Lamar County thief caught in Lowndes County
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man wanted in Lamar County, Alabama has been captured in Lowndes County. Richard Mordecai, 45, will be charged with theft in the first degree and eluding, along with...
View ArticleSeveral juveniles charged in connection to Lee County school shooting threats
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A 12-year-old will be processed through youth court after deputies allege the juvenile threatened to shoot up Nettleton School. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said the...
View ArticleChoctaw County deputies searching for suspected burglar
CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Choctaw County deputies are asking for your help to find a suspected burglar. 25-year-old Deandre Dotson is wanted for burglary. He’s 6’4 and weighs about 140 pounds....
View ArticleColumbus man indicted on two counts aggravated assault
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man has been indicted for an alleged shooting from earlier this year. Kevis Hill was indicted on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of...
View ArticlePickens County, Alabama chief deputy arrested
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – The Pickens County Chief Deputy has been arrested and is facing criminal charges. Chief Deputy Jonathan Gann was arrested by agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement...
View ArticleMan accused of home repair fraud in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Water Valley man was accused of not repairing a home in Monroe County. Steven Baker, 39, was arrested Wednesday. He’s charged with one count of home repair fraud. Monroe...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty to aggravated assault
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus woman has pled guilty to aggravated assault. Rennie Gibbs will spend four years in prison for cutting a man on the arm back in April 2018. Prosecutors said broken...
View ArticleColumbus policeman not indicted for deadly officer-involved shooting
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County Grand Jury did not indict a Columbus policeman involved in a deadly officer-involved shooting. The shooting happened in November 2017 outside of the...
View ArticleOle Miss student appears in court for murder of fellow student
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Ole Miss student Brandon Theesfeld appeared in court Thursday for the murder of fellow student Ally Kostial. Kostial was found dead, near Sardis Lake, with multiple gunshot...
View ArticleThree arrested for Lee County burglaries, investigators searching for one...
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Investigators with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office have arrested three people who are allegedly responsible for several burglaries. Paula Lockhart, Christopher Griffin, and...
View ArticleMan dies after crashing motorcycle while allegedly running from deputies
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Mooreville man has died after crashing his motorcycle while allegedly trying to run from law enforcement. Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson said Wednesday, a...
View ArticleTwo more arrests made in connection to Tupelo murder
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Two more people are facing charges in a Tupelo murder investigation. Ricky Mallory, 53, of Tupelo, and Ryksie Brown, 45, of Nettleton, have been charged with accessory after the...
View ArticleMan accused of threatening Oxford police, leading high-speed chase
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – A Mississippi man has been arrested in Tennessee accused of threatening to shoot police officers. Clay Tatum, 37, was charged with felony fleeing and making terroristic threats....
View ArticleFormer Ecru city clerk enters open plea to embezzlement by a public official
ECRU, Miss. (WCBI) – A former Ecru City Clerk was sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison, but may not have to serve any time behind bars. Gretchen Moody entered an open plea to embezzlement by a...
View ArticleMan and woman indicted for capital murder in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A man and woman arrested in connection with a Columbus homicide have been indicted for capital murder. Victoria Slayton and Malcolm Hill were accused of killing Marcus Pate in...
View ArticleCrimestoppers, Tupelo PD searching for car burglary suspect
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Surveillance photo’s captured the possible suspect in a car burglary. Tupelo police are looking for this man pictured here. The burglary happened sometime last week, at a retail...
View ArticleBooneville man accused of letting juveniles smoke controlled substance
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Booneville man faces a child abuse charge after Prentiss County investigators said he let juveniles smoke a controlled substance. Benny Walthers, 28, was charged with...
View ArticleTwo charged in shooting of 12-year-old and 13-year-old
WINSTON, Miss. (WCBI) – We now know the names of the men facing charges in Winston County for allegedly shooting two boys. Brothers Joe and Justin White have both been charged with two counts of...
View ArticleWest Point PD looking for aggravated assault suspect
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – West Point Police Department is asking for helping finding an aggravated assault suspect. The department is asking for information on Sharunda Hamilton, 33, of West Point. If...
View ArticleTupelo man facing two federal indictments for sexual exploitation of a child
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo man arrested in May now faces two federal indictments. Shane Ingellis, 32, of Tupelo has been accused of possessing and distributing images of children having sex. The...
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