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New Trial Ordered In Columbus Murder Case
Derrick Bankhead COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man convicted of capital murder will get a new trial. Judge Lee Coleman made the ruling today. Derrick Bankhead was convicted of killing his cousin...
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Video: Boykin’s Attorneys File Change Of Venue Motion
Canyon Boykin COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Canyon Boykin’s legal team files for a change of venue in his criminal trial. In court documents, the former Columbus police officer’s attorneys say the case has...
View ArticleVideo: Search On For Suspects In Shooting, Robbery At Pontotoc County Post...
RANDOLPH, MISS. ( WCBI) – As crime scene tape ringed the parking lot, investigators from the FBI, MBI, and sheriff’s office were looking for any evidence inside the Randolph Post Office. Pontotoc...
View ArticleVIDEO: Search On For Suspect Wanted In Hit And Run
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- Police are looking for a suspect after a hit and run took place earlier today. According to Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott, a man was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Drug Bust In Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI)- Aberdeen Police made a drug bust yesterday following a traffic stop went wrong. According to Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Randle, Montay Harris has been on watch by the Aberdeen...
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VIDEO: Investigators Release Composite Sketch of Robbery Suspect
RANDOLPH, Miss. (WCBI)- The United States Postal Inspection Service has released a composite sketch of a suspect wanted in connection to the armed robbery that took place on Friday, at a Post Office in...
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Tupelo Police Ask For Public’s Help Identifying Auto Burglary Suspects
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo neighborhood is hit with a rash of auto burglaries, and police need your help identifying the suspects. On September 21st, numerous auto burglaries were reported in the...
View ArticleVideo: Bond Set For Former MHS Band Director, Accused Of Sexual Assault,...
FULTON, MISS. (WCBI) – The former director for the Mantachie High School Band had his bond set at 60 thousand dollars after he is charged with sexual assault and enticement. Thirty seven year old...
View ArticleVideo: Youth Court Looks To Municipalities To Help With Funding
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – For fourteen years, Judge Charlie Brett has presided over Lee County Youth Court. During that time, he’s seen more cases but not more cash to handle them. “We’re learning how to...
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Tishomingo Sheriff’s Deputies Make Drug Arrest
TISHOMINGO CO., Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – On September 24, 2016, Tishomingo Sheriff deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for improper equipment, that was traveling down HWY 72 in the Burnsville...
View ArticleVideo: Former Jailer Charged with Sexual Assault
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) –A former Lee County jailer is charged with felony sexual assault. Andy Dustin Jackson appeared Tuesday for a probable cause hearing. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson says...
View ArticleTwo Arrested in Randolph (MS) Post Office Robbery
[PRESS RELEASE] RANDOLPH, Miss. On Tuesday (9/27/16), two suspects connected to the Randolph, Mississippi, Post Office Robbery where the postmaster was wounded from gunshot were arrested based on a...
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Lowndes County Stabbing Arrest
James Wesley PriessSource: Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Steens man is accused of stabbing a woman in the leg. James Wesley Priess, 26, is charged with domestic aggravated...
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Louisville Wanted
Beth Lynn DuboseSource: Louisville police LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Louisville police need your help finding Beth Lynn Dubose. Police Chief L.M. Claiborne says Dubose is wanted for questioning for...
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Video: Lowndes Labor Day Shooting Arrest
Kevin Hamilton LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County deputies make an arrest in a Labor Day shooting at a gas station. Kevin Lorenzo Hamilton, 31, is charged with three counts of aggravated...
View ArticleAttempted Home Invasion Goes Badly for Suspect
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Authorities say one man was shot and two are on the run after they tried to break into a Lee County home Wednesday evening. Sheriff Jim Johnson says it was around 5:15 P.M....
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Exploitation Of A Child Guilty Plea
Joshua Parson MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – A Brooksville man will spend two years in prison for a child sex crime. Joshua Parson pleaded guilty to an exploitation of a child charge. When he was arrested in...
View ArticleArrest Made in Lamar County Shooting Case
LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) -The Lamar County Sheriff’s office has made an arrest in the shooting death of former Lowndes County resident. District Attorney Chris McCool tells WCBI that 21 year old...
View ArticleVideo: Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Saltillo Bank Robbery
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – The man convicted of robbing a Lee County bank is headed to Federal Prison. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock sentenced Chris Cosner to 30 years in prison for the July 2015...
View ArticleVideo: Home Invasion Burglary Case Leads to Drug Investigation
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) –What began as a home invasion call has turned into a drug investigation. Now authorities say nothing was random in this case, which has already led to several arrests and the...
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