Woman sentenced for 2016 Pontotoc manslaughter
PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) – A woman will serve 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Krysta Chewe was sentenced Tuesday in Pontotoc County Circuit Court. She was originally charged...
View ArticleNew Albany searching for armed robbery suspect
NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WCBI) – New Albany police officers are searching for an armed robbery suspect. Officers have asked for help finding Weykion Finley. Finley is wanted in connection to a November 25...
View ArticleAlcorn County man wanted by Mississippi Department of Corrections
ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Department of Corrections is searching for a Alcorn County man who has absconded supervision while in transitional housing. MDOC is asking for help finding...
View ArticleColumbus man arrested after allegedly shooting at house
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man was accused of shooting a gun at a house. Quinn Wiley, 28, was charged with shooting into a dwelling. His bond was set at $40,000. Wiley was arrested last week....
View ArticleMan accused of exposing himself on MSU campus arrested in Chicago
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man accused of exposing himself on the Mississippi State campus has been arrested in Chicago. Marcus McLeod, 37, is now in the Lowndes County jail. He was wanted by...
View ArticleMassachusetts man sentenced for child sex crime in Lowndes County
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Massachusetts man will serve more than 21 years in federal prison for a child sex crime, involving a Lowndes County victim. Michael Petrucci pleaded guilty to coercion...
View ArticleTupelo police investigating shooting in to occupied dwelling case
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Officers are continuing to investigate after a house is shot at early Friday morning. Tupelo officers said multiple rounds were shot into the home in the 1000 block of...
View ArticleCurtis Flowers granted bail in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – After nearly 25 years in prison, Curtis Flowers has been granted bail in Montgomery County. Flowers is out on bail as of late Monday afternoon. Flowers was charged...
View ArticleWeapon found in parking lot of Tupelo High School
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo school resource officers found a loaded gun in car parked at Tupelo High School Monday morning. Director of Communications Gregg Ellis said a student saw the weapon inside...
View ArticleTwo teens arrested for vandalism in Louisville
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two teenagers have been arrested in Louisville for vandalism. A 13 and 14-year-old were taken into police custody for allegedly spray painting cars and town property. The...
View ArticleLowndes County deputies searching for stolen motorcycle
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a stolen Harley Davidson motorcycle. The 1992 motorcycle was stolen on December 15 from a house on Wolfe Road....
View ArticleAckerman police asking for help identifying counterfeit money suspect
ACKERMAN, Miss. (WCBI) – Ackerman Police need help identifying a man who tried to spend bogus money at a store. The man in the picture above was accused of trying to spend a fake $100 bill at a Dollar...
View ArticleMan arrested for attempted murder, possession of stolen firearm in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Starkville police arrested a man in connection to a weekend shooting. Jessie Carpenter, 39, was charged with attempted murder, possession of a stolen firearm and possession...
View ArticleTupelo father charged with felony child abuse
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A 2-month old child is fighting for its life. Tupelo police responded to a possible child abuse case at NMMCER where the 2-month old was admitted with life-threatening injuries....
View ArticleCrimeStoppers asking for information on credit card fraud suspects
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo police are asking for help finding the suspects who used a credit card without the owner’s permission. On November 29, the victim filed a report with TPD saying their...
View ArticleDeputies searching for alleged Winston County burglar
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Winston County Sheriff’s deputies need help finding a man they believe is behind a recent burglary. Police are looking for Adam Devine, 21. Investigators said he’s known...
View ArticlePolice searching for armed robbery suspects that shot Pontotoc store clerk in...
PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) – A store clerk in Pontotoc is recovering after being shot in the head during an armed robbery. Police are now searching for three suspects. Pontotoc Police said three suspects...
View ArticlePrentiss County man charged with aggravated assault
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Prentiss County man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a family member with two different weapons. Randy Trulove, 36, was charged with aggravated assault use...
View ArticleTwo injured in Columbus shooting
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured. Police Chief Fred Shelton says his department got a call just before 4:30 pm Thursday afternoon of a...
View Article18-year-old identified as victim in deadly Columbus shooting
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – One of the victims in Thursday night’s shooting in Columbus has died. Lowndes County coroner Greg Merchant has identified the victim as Xavier Dora, 18. Merchant said Dora died...
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