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Elementary school teacher charged with attempted murder
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – An elementary school teacher has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly driving her vehicle and her child into Columbus Lake. 34-year-old Cari Cullum was arrested...
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Monroe County father charged with murder in connection to son’s death
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Monroe County father has been charged with allegedly taking the life of his own son. James Hester, 51, of Greenwood Springs faces one count of murder. On Sunday,...
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Starkville woman accused of using stolen credit card
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Starkville woman faces charges after being accused of using a stolen credit card. Kayla Tate, 23, was charged with felony credit card fraud. Tate was arrested on Friday,...
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Winston County man convicted of murder will not get new trial
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Winston County murderer will not get a new trial. Kevin LaDexter Carter claimed the court should not have allowed prior domestic violence incidents between him and...
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Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department asking for help identifying convenience...
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to catch a convenience store crook. In the early morning hours of September 18, deputies responded...
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Columbus man charged with two counts of arson
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCB) – A Columbus man was accused of setting a house and car on fire. Tamarcus Thomas, 39, was charged with two counts of arson. Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton said the two fires...
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Lowndes County woman accused of biting, punching a child
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County woman is behind bars after allegedly biting and punching a child. On Monday, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department were told about a potential child...
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Man caught trying to escape during work detail indicted
NOXBUEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man accused of ditching a stolen golf cart while on a run for freedom has been indicted. William Libby was charged with escape. A Noxubee County grand jury indicted him...
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Argument over broken phone turns into stolen gun arrest
BRUCE, Miss. (WCBI) – An argument over a broken phone turned into a stolen gun arrest. Alex Shumpert was charged with possession of a stolen firearm. Bruce police said the victim told officers that she...
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Oktibbeha County deputies searching for shooting suspect
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Oktibbeha County deputies are asking for your helping finding a shooting suspect. Devierre Outlaw, 26, is considered armed and dangerous. Investigators said the...
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Columbus woman accused of printing fake checks
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus woman was accused of printing fake checks and having other people cash them. Sharrell Anderson, 37, was charged with racketeering. Lowndes County Detective Lt....
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Two men arrested in Chickasaw County for possession of a controlled substance
CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Chickasaw County deputies found several grams of meth during a traffic stop. On Tuesday, law officers pulled over Irvin Brown, 62, and Hector Mesa, 34. The two men were...
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Tupelo PD asking for help identifying car burglary suspects
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo Police Department has asked for help identifying two people accused of breaking into cars and using the victims credit cards. The duo in these photos were accused of...
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Two arrested after illegal drugs found in West Point hotel
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two people were arrested after deputies found illegal drugs in their hotel room in West Point. Renaldo Carrothers, 44, and Megan Farrell, 32, both faced several drug...
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Man charged with child sex crime in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Starkville police charged a man with a child sex crime. Jessie Lee Carter was charged with molestation. Court documents alleged Carter touched a child under the age of 18....
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Law enforcement asking help identifying business burglars
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County detectives have asked for information on two business burglars. The two people in this photo is wanted for questioning by deputies. The suspects were...
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Man charged with possession of gun reported stolen during car burglary
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A string of recent car break-ins in Starkville led to a stolen gun arrest. Travrise Smith, 18, was charged with possession of a stolen gun. The gun had been reported stolen...
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Man charged with aggravated assault after fight breaks out in front of Oxford...
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – A Sunday morning brawl landed a Batesville man in jail. Johnny James faced an aggravated assault charge. Oxford PD got a 911 call around 1:25 Sunday morning about a fight. A...
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Investigators searching for multi-county credit card fraud suspect
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Monroe County investigators are searching for a suspect accused of spending thousands on a taken fraudulently credit card. The suspect has used the card in the Columbus,...
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149 arrested during Operation Triple Beam in North Mississippi
GOLDEN TRIANGLE AREA, Miss. (WCBI) – An initiative between federal, state, and local law enforcement led to the arrests of 149 people in North Mississippi. The suspects were arrested on charges...
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