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Bond lowered for former elementary teacher charged with attempted murder
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The bond for a former elementary school teacher, charged with attempted murder, has been lowered. Cari Cullum was set to have a preliminary hearing on Thursday. She was...
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Starkville man charged with residential burglary, attempted aggravated assault
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Starkville man was accused of trying to break into an apartment building. Jocko Brooks, 40, was charged with residential burglary and attempted aggravated assault. The...
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Tupelo man arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot police officers
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- A Tupelo man faces a felony charge after investigators say he threatened to shoot police the day after he was arrested for not having a driver’s license and other misdemeanor...
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Three pre-teens charged with burglary after New Hope School broken in to
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Three pre-teens were accused of breaking in to and vandalizing classrooms in New Hope over the weekend. Lowndes County deputies said several classrooms in the 4th and...
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Trailer and lawnmower stolen in Webster County
WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Webster County family has asked for help finding a trailer and lawnmower stolen from them over the weekend. The trailer was taken from Eupora sometime between Friday...
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Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Office asking for help identifying church burglar
YALOBUSHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help identifying a church burglar. The suspect in these pictures broke into Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church early...
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Tishomingo County minister arrested for crime 45 years later
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Nearly 45 years after the abuse is said to have taken place, a Tishomingo County minister now faces a felony charge of fondling. Dural Ragsdale, 71, surrendered Monday after...
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Bad tag leads to bad time for Tennessee woman
TISHOMINGO COUNTY ( WCBI) – It’s almost a certainty that the cost of a Tennessee license plate would have been far less than what a Tennessee woman is about to face. 55-year-old Contrina Sagely faces...
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Police release images of possible suspect in Tupelo bank robbery
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- The first images are being released after an alleged bank robbery in Tupelo Wednesday afternoon. Tupelo Police were called to the CB&S Bank around 4:40 Wednesday evening. The...
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Former Sulligent Policeman gets 15 years in prison for child sex crime
SULLIGENT, Ala. (WCBI)- A former Sulligent police officer will spend 15 years in prison for sexual abuse. Gary Farrior, 62, plead guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 back in...
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Man charged in connection to Lamar County stabbing
LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – Millport Police have charged a man in connection with a Wednesday afternoon stabbing. Steve Oglesby Jr., 41, of Reform, was charged with second-degree assault. Investigators...
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Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office: No hold placed on murder suspect
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A statement from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s office said there was, in fact, no hold on Joshua Murry before his release from the...
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Woman wanted for 30 counts of forgery in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a forgery suspect. Melody Ann Schmitz, 37, is wanted for forgery. The sheriff’s office said she is wanted on at...
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New Albany police searching for kidnapping, aggravated assault suspect
NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WCBI) – Police in New Albany are looking for a kidnapping suspect. Charles Galloway, 46, is wanted on aggravated assault and kidnapping charges. Police said he’s considered armed and...
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Starkville teenager charged with attempted murder in shooting investigation
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A teenager is facing an attempted murder charge after an early morning shooting in Starkville. 17-year-old Cornelius Hendrix was charged after an adult woman was found with...
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Alabama man arrested for not complying with sex offender registry
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Alabama man was arrested in Lowndes County for not complying with the sex offender registry. Thursday, Lowndes County detectives got a tip, that Brandon Dewayne Scott,...
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West Point PD searching for trailer, car theft suspects
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – West Point Police Department is asking for help identifying the suspects who stole a car and two trailers early Monday morning. Just before 5:30 a.m., two trailers were...
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Two juveniles charged with grand larceny in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Two minors were arrested after a car was stolen last week in Starkville. Two juvenile males were charged with grand larceny, motor vehicle on October 17. The car had been...
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Two separate traffic stops lead to drug busts
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Deputies in Clay County get more drugs off the street with two arrests including the arrest of two Columbus men. Ronald Gore, 24, was arrested after being pulled over on...
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Former Lowndes County auxiliary deputy facing more charges
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Lowndes County investigators have charged former auxiliary deputy Jeffery Allen Banks with four additional counts of felony embezzlement. Investigators said the charges...
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