Columbus Police actively investigating Thursday night shooting
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – Columbus police are still investigating a Thursday night shooting. The gunfire happened in the 2400 block of Barley Avenue, near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Police Chief Fred...
View ArticleOkolona Police searching for gunman after Friday morning shooting.
OKOLONA, MISS. (WCBI) – Okolona police are searching for a gunman after a deadly shooting on Friday morning. Investigators tell WCBI the gunfire happened on Pecan Lane about 12:30 AM. Police believe...
View ArticleA Memphis woman is charged with aggravated assault
WCBI NEWS, Miss. (WCBI)- A Memphis woman is arrested and charged with aggravated assault against a Tupelo Police Officer. Reneisha Tribble was arrested by the US Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive...
View ArticleShots fired during a basketball tournament in Tupelo
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Tupelo police are looking for a gunman who opened fire during a basketball tournament. It was around 6 p.m. when police were called to the basketball courts at Gumtree Park....
View ArticleErica Cunningham charged with aggravated assault
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A woman is cut after a fight in the middle of a Maben street. Now, Erica Cunningham is charged with aggravated assault. Deputies were called to McBride Street and 5th...
View ArticleMonroe County man identified in 18-wheeler accident
MONROE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Monroe County investigators have identified a man hit by an 18-wheeler this morning. The incident happened about 2 AM on Highway 25, near the Highway 382 intersection,...
View ArticleAttorneys Want Former Oxford Officer To Have Mental Evaluation
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – A defense attorney is requesting a psychiatric evaluation for a white former Mississippi police officer charged with killing a Black woman who was allegedly his romantic partner....
View ArticleTarmarcus Thomas charged with arson of two church vans
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – An arrest is made in the arson of two church vans. Tarmarcus Thomas is charged with arson. He was arrested late yesterday and remains in the Lowndes County jail. The fire...
View ArticleEupora man arrested for drive by shooting in Oktibbeha County
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Imagine seeing someone in a vehicle going down the road shooting at another car. Oktibbeha County deputies say it happened and they’ve made an arrest. Now, 19-year-old...
View ArticleGuntown teens arrested for underage drinking at a bonfire
LEE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Nearly 100 teens are busted at an alcohol fueled bonfire party in Guntown. Now, the adult there is facing more than a dozen charges. 41-year-old Andrea Jones is charged with...
View ArticleArrest made in fatal Derma Shooting and remains under investigation
CALHOUN COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Breaking news out of Calhoun County tonight. An arrest has been made in a deadly Derma shooting. 24-year-old Wanya Harper is charged with murder. Calhoun County Sheriff...
View ArticlePickens County man charged with several sex crimes
PICKENS COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A Pickens County man is indicted on several sex crimes. 44-year-old James Wilson is now charged with rape, sexual abuse, and sodomy all in the second degree. According to...
View ArticleTyler Murphy charged with two counts of burglary in Oxford
OXFORD, MISS. (WCBI) – Two folks in Oxford get a scary awakening after allegedly finding a man inside their homes. Now, 19-year-old Tyler Murphy of Ridgeland is charged with two counts of burglary-home...
View ArticleLouisville man killed after attempting to help his friend
LOUISVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – A deadly Louisville shooting investigation takes an unusual turn. It seems the man killed was trying to help his friend. Markevius Jordan was shot in the early morning hours...
View ArticleInmate convicted of manslaughter dies in prison
JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – An inmate convicted of manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon dies in prison. Mississippi Department of Corrections says 47-year-old Krysta Lesherri Chewe...
View ArticleTwo people arrested in Louisville homicide investigation
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- Louisville Police have arrested two people in connection to a homicide investigation. Joseph Crawford has been arrested and charged with second degree murder and Sherica Smith...
View ArticleTennessee man facing charged with possession of stolen firearm and auto burglary
NOXUBEE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A Tennessee man already in jail for charges with the Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department is now facing charges with the Macon Police Department. 21-year-old Keith Branch...
View ArticleColumbus man charged with trafficking marijuana
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – A Columbus man is facing drug charges after narcotics agents found thousands of dollars worth of marijuana. 47-year-old Henry Lee Mays, Junior is charged with trafficking...
View ArticleReform man arrested and charged with sexual assault
PICKENS COUNTY, ALA. (WCBI) – A Reform man is arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman. District Attorney Andrew Hamlin says a Pickens county jury indicted...
View ArticleWebster and Choctaw County law enforcement looking Gary Eugene Boyles Jr.
WEBSTER AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES, MISS. (WCBI) – Webster and Choctaw County law enforcement are searching for a man they consider to be armed and dangerous. Gary Eugene Boyles Jr. is wanted on a host of...
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