Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of wife
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man charged with shooting his wife and leaving her for dead will not go to trial. Adrian Golden was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday for attempted murder. Monday, he...
View ArticleColumbus woman pleads guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from family
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus woman was sentenced after she admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from her parents. Darlene Thompson, 59, pled guilty to exploitation of a vulnerable person...
View ArticleMan charged after early morning fight in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – An early morning fight led to the arrest of a Macon man in Starkville. Taylor Conner, 25, was charged with possession of a stolen firearm and disorder conduct. Starkville...
View ArticleMHP trooper arrested for domestic violence, malicious mischief
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Mississippi Highway Patrolman was arrested after being accused of punching a windshield and grabbing a woman. An affidavit was filed against Devodrick Sims. He has been...
View ArticleReport: Mississippi laws cause extreme prison sentences
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – An advocacy group founded by technology and business executives says in a new report that Mississippi’s habitual-offender laws are causing extreme prison sentences and costing the...
View ArticleColumbus man sentenced in deadly 2017 shooting
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man was sentenced in a deadly shooting case. Johnathan Lee Majors pled pleaded guilty to murder. He was ordered to serve 20 years in prison. Michael Garth, of...
View ArticleMan sentenced for Lowndes County armed robbery
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A west Alabama man was sentenced in Lowndes County hold-up. Anthony Prowell Jr. was ordered to serve 17 years in prison for a 2017 armed robbery. The incident happened in...
View ArticleHamilton man sentenced for carjacking
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Hamilton man was sentenced to prison for carjacking a woman at a convenience store. Michael Cox, 36, will spend five years in prison for stealing a woman’s car, while...
View ArticleThree taken to hospital after pursuit in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Three people were taken to the hospital after a short pursuit ended in a crash. The crash happened near the intersection of Park Circle and Winchester on the city’s north side....
View ArticleOxford man charged with drive-by shooting
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Police in Oxford said they found the driver involved in a shooting outside Buffalo Wild Wings. Bparis Parks, of Batesville, has been charged with a drive-by shooting. Earlier...
View ArticleMother-in-law indicted in Lowndes County man’s murder
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Her daughter has already pled guilty in the gruesome killing of Manuel Vasquez. Now, Lydia Martinez has been indicted for 1st-degree murder. A Lowndes County grand jury...
View ArticleThree arrested in connection to string of West Point burglaries
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – Three people were arrested in connection with a number of burglaries in West Point. Carlee Heflin and Garrett Ledbetter were both charged with arson. Heflin also faces a...
View ArticleColumbus teen accused of embezzling thousands from Walmart
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus woman was accused of swindling more than $25,000 from Walmart and she allegedly had some help. Alaynah Hoadley, 19, was indicted on an embezzlement charge. Zachary...
View ArticleMan sentenced for sexual battery in Lowndes County
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County man has pled guilty to sexual battery. Friday afternoon, Randy Lee Outlaw was ordered to serve 15 years in prison as a habitual offender. Once he’s...
View ArticleWoman denied bond for first-degree murder charge
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A woman charged in the gruesome killing of her son in law was back in court Friday. Lydia Martinez was denied bond in the killing of Manuel Vasquez. Martinez has been...
View ArticleMan sentenced in 2015 deadly stabbing of elderly woman
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Itawamba County man was found guilty in a 2015 deadly stabbing investigation. Jimmy Carpenter was sentenced to life in prison after the jury’s verdict. He will not be...
View ArticleMan who shot estranged wife sentenced for attempted murder
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man charged with shooting his estranged wife will spend nearly four decades in jail. Adrian Golden pleaded guilty to first degree attempted murder earlier this week....
View ArticleMacon homicide suspect out on bond after D.A. asks for continuance
MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – The four people charged in connection with a Macon homicide are out on bond. Jonathan Shoemaker has been released on a $5,000 bond. He must also wear an ankle monitor. Last week,...
View ArticleThree charged after man hit in the head with baseball bat
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A trio is facing charges after a man is allegedly struck in the head with a baseball bat in Prentiss County. Danny Stevens, 74, Marks Stevens, 48, and Marshall Stevens,...
View ArticleVictim identified in deadly Choctaw County shooting
CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Choctaw County deputies continue to investigate a deadly weekend shooting, as the victim’s name is released. Investigators said Kennis Pratt was shot multiple times at...
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