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Former Webster County jailer sentenced in connection to investigation of...
WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A former employee at the Webster County Jail was sentenced in connection with the 2019 investigation into illegal activity at the facility. Santana Townsend was indicted...
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Police searching for suspect accused of using fake account to buy iPhones
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo police are looking for a man accused of using a fake account to buy iPhones. The man in this photo is wanted for felony false pretense. Tupelo police said the suspect went...
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One dead, one injured in Lee County shooting
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two people suffered from gunshot wounds and a third was in custody for questioning following an afternoon shooting in the Skyline Community in Lee County. Sheriff Jim Johnson...
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Details emerge in Skyline shooting
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lee County grand jury will decide if charges will be filed in a deadly Monday shooting. Terence Deon Shumpert died after he was shot during an argument at the A-1 Tire...
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Man wanted in connection to Macon robbery turns himself in
MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – A man wanted in connection to a Macon apartment robbery is now behind bars. Antonio Roby, also known as “Shakey”, was charged with Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and...
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Pontotoc police searching for suspect accused of breaking into four businesses
PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) – Pontotoc police have asked for help identifying the suspect accused of burglarizing four businesses over the weekend. The four burglaries are believed to have happened during...
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Man charged with five counts of commercial burglary in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A man accused of trying to break into the Starkville Dirt Cheap was also accused of four other burglaries. Lanie Stallings, 51, was charged with five counts of commercial...
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Tupelo PD searching for suspect accused of stealing industrial items
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo Police are looking for a suspect accused of stealing industrial items from a Tupelo business. The person in this video allegedly stole the items from a building on...
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Two men charged after West Point Dollar General armed robbery
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – Two men accused of using a rifle to hold up a Dollar General are now behind bars. Jamarkus Randle, 20, and Brentt Cunningham, 19, were both charged with armed robbery. West...
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Two arrested in Louisville after seizure of drugs, cash and guns
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A traffic stop in Louisville ended with two arrests and the seizure of drugs, thousands of dollars in cash, and guns. Warren Goss, 51, and Arron Hughes, 27, faced a number of...
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Sulligent man pleads guilty to drug charge
LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – A Sulligent man will spend two decades in jail for a drug charge. Darron Woods pled guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to...
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Father-son duo face charges in Nettleton shooting
NETTLETON, Miss. (WCBI) – A plan to attack one man backfired on the alleged suspects after an unintended target was shot in the head and back. Now a father and son faced criminal charges. Donald Denton...
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Two injured in Winona shooting
WINONA, Miss. (WCBI) – Winona police are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting that left two people injured. Officers responded to the area of Church and Powell Streets around 2:30 p.m. When they...
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17-year-old accused of having gun on school property
NEW HOPE, Miss. (WCBI) – A New Hope High School student faced charges after Lowndes County sheriff’s deputies said a gun was found in his car. School officials called the sheriff’s office just after...
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Details emerge in officer-involved shooting in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – New details have been released about an officer-involved shooting over the weekend in Tupelo. Tupelo Police Department said it anticipated Cory Lynch, 37, would be charged with...
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Winona Police investigate shooting that leaves two people injured
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A shooting in Winona left one person injured and another in critical condition. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Church and Powell...
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Search warrant lands West Point man in jail
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A West Point man was arrested on drug and weapon charges. James Shelton, 58, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a convicted...
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Hydrocodone and promethazine stolen from West Point drug store
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – Hydrocodone and promethazine were stolen early Thursday morning from a West Point drug store. West Point police officers said two suspects broke into Rose Drug Store around...
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Man to be sentenced later this year for holding up Tupelo credit union
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A sentencing date will be set later this year for the man who held up a Tupelo credit union. Jackie Wayne Balentine admitted in a federal court filing that he held up the...
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Police allege man stole cellphones, watch from his job in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A man was accused of taking two cellphones and an Apple watch from his job. Now, Devonte Banks is charged with embezzlement. Court documents alleged that the stolen items...
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