Man charged with aggravated assault after argument in Clay County
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An argument led to an aggravated assault charge. Jerome Cooper, 63, was arrested this past Saturday. Sheriff Eddie Scott said his deputies and West Point police went to a...
View ArticleFatal shooting under investigation in West Point
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- West Point Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the city. The shooting happened around 5:35 p.m. on Lowe Street. Police Chief Avery Cook confirms that one person is...
View Article14 grams of crystal meth found in Webster County, two facing charges
WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Webster County duo is facing felony drug charges after crystal meth was found in a car. Joshua Poyadou and Anna Lane were both charged with possession of...
View ArticleLaw enforcement investigating fatal Starkville shooting
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Law enforcement are currently on the scene of a fatal shooting in Starkville. Brandon Lovelady, with the Starkville Police Department, has confirmed the shooting. The...
View ArticleVictim identified in fatal Starkville shooting
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt has identified the victim in a Starkville shooting as Laterrence Dewon McCarter, 23. Starkville Police were dispatched to a shooting at...
View ArticleTeenager facing murder charge after fatal shooting in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A teenager has been charged with murder in connection with Tuesday’s fatal shooting at Brookville Garden apartments in Starkville. Police have arrested Aviante Jordan, 16....
View ArticleCalhoun County man arrested on drug charges
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A Calhoun County man is jailed on drug charges. Investigators say Michael Hastings was found in possession of over a pound of marijuana, 5.8 grams of ecstasy and .3 grams...
View ArticleColumbus man charged with armed robbery, burglary for two separate incidents
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man is facing charges after a crime spree in Columbus. Keith Richardson, 37, was charged with armed robbery and felony commercial burglary of a building for...
View ArticleLowndes County investigators searching for stolen Columbus trailer
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County investigators have asked for help to find a stolen trailer. On November 19 a Cargo Craft enclosed trailer was stolen from Conway Driver in Columbus. The...
View ArticleCharges against Tupelo man upgraded from child abuse to capital murder
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Charges were upgraded after a Tupelo child abuse victim dies. Joshua Oakley, 29, was charged with felony child abuse after being arrested last month. Tupelo police have now...
View ArticleArrest made in fatal Noxubee County shooting
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Noxubee County deputies have made an arrest in a fatal shooting. Wednesday, the sheriff’s department said Demarcqueis Clark, 20, was charged with manslaughter. Jemarcus...
View ArticleSPD asking for information on convenience store armed robbery
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Starkville PD asked for help finding the suspect who robbed a convenience store Tuesday night. Around 11:56 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to Sprint Mart on Academy Road...
View ArticleFatal shooting under investigation in West Point
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- A West Point man is dead after a shooting on the city’s north side Monday evening. Police Chief Avery Cook said the shooting happened around six o’clock on Lowe Street....
View ArticleGrandmother of toddler that drowned in pond indicted on child neglect child
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The grandmother of a Lowndes County child that drowned in a pond has been indicted. A grand jury indicted Tammy Brooks, 51, on the charge of contributing to the neglect...
View ArticleStarkville woman charged in Amory car chase
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – Amory police have released the name of a suspect in a weekend chase. Evelyn Rogers, 57, of Starkville, was charged with felony fleeing. Bond has not been set for Rogers. Lt. Andy...
View ArticleColumbus Police Department officer arrested for domestic violence,...
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus police officer remained in jail Monday morning on charges of domestic violence. Lowndes County Chief Deputy Greg Wright confirmed his department arrested a CPD...
View ArticleMan goes to trial for Clay County murders
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – It has been nearly two years since two people were found shot and killed on a road in Clay County. Monday, Shundray Johnson, of Mantee, goes on trial for their deaths. The...
View ArticleMonroe County Sheriff’s Department makes six pound meth bust
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was able to catch over six pounds of meth before it hit the streets. The department said the value of the drugs was between $30,000 to...
View ArticleMonroe County Sheriff’s Department warns of duo posing as narcotics officers
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is warning of a duo that is pretending to be narcotics officers. Deputies said a business owner was stopped by two African-American...
View ArticleLowndes County deputies searching for shooting suspect now accused of...
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County deputies are asking for helping finding a shooting suspect who is now accused of intimidating a witness. Deputies are searching for Dekylan Coreonteau...
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