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Crime Stoppers searching for passenger involved in drive-by shooting
LEE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Tupelo police need help to identify this person that could have information about a drive-by shooting. These are images from a gas station. Investigators believe this person...
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Testimonies continue in Clay County trial of Billy Aron
CLAY COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) Testimony continues today in a Clay County arson-for-hire trial. 56-year-old Billy Aron of Houston was arrested in August 2016 and charged with second-degree arson. The fire...
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String of shootings prompts city-wide curfew in West Point
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) — It has been a long and busy week for the West Point Police Department. Three shootings early sunday morning at three different homes in different locations, has police...
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Oktibbeha County deputies are investigating a dog attack
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Oktibbeha County deputies are investigating a dog attack in Maben. It happened around 11 o’clock this morning on Chestnut Street. The victim was reportedly attacked by...
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Man charged with shooting from late September
FAYETTE COUNTY, ALA. (WCBI) – Investigators in Fayette County, Alabama have charged a man in connection to a late September shooting that left one person with serious injuries. 21-year-old Ruben...
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Marcus Shumpert arrested in Oxford for theft of a motor vehicle
OXFORD, MISS. (WCBI) – A Shannon man is arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle. Oxford police say they were contacted Wednesday by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department about a City of...
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Billy Aron found not guilty in Clay County Arson case
CLAY COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A Clay County jury finds a Houston man not guilty in an arson-for-hire trial. 56-year-old Billy Aron of Houston was arrested in August 2016 and charged with second-degree...
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Two inmates die in separate Jackson hospitals
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI)- Two inmates from different prisons have died in separate Jackson hospitals. Mississippi Department of Corrections says 66-year-old Charles Bates died Friday at Merit Health...
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Two people injured after weekend shooting in Columbus
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – Two people are injured in an east Columbus weekend shooting that could be tied to an underage party. Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton says the shooting happened on Brown...
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Starkville man charged with two counts of armed robbery and possession of...
STARKVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – A Starkville man is accused of holding up two people outside an apartment complex. 26-year-old Johnathan Hagens is charged with two counts of armed robbery and possession of...
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Oktibbeha County man accused of stabbing his brother
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – An Oktibbeha County man is accused of stabbing his brother. 50-year-old Bennie Hubbard is charged with aggravated assault. Oktibbeha County deputies were called to John...
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Former Kemper County educator indicted for two child sex crimes
KEMPER COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A former educator is indicted for two child sex crimes. Simeon Weatherby, of Starkville, was indicted by a Kemper County grand jury. He now faces a sexual battery and a...
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Two people charged with felonious child abuse in Prentiss County
PRENTISS COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A Prentiss County infant is in a Memphis hospital with injuries that law enforcement says came from abuse. Now, Jimmy Senter and Courtney Burcham are both charged with...
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A Tupelo man is injured in drive-by shooting
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Tupelo Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Haven Acres. The shooting happened around 7:30 on Friday night. Tupelo Police Chief Bart Aguirre says at least one...
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Columbus police are investigating a Saturday night shooting
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Columbus police are investigating a Saturday night shooting. Police Chief Fred Shelton says the gunfire happened on Forrest Boulevard around 9 p.m. The victim received...
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A Columbus shooting leaves one man injured
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- A Columbus shooting leaves one man injured. Police Chief Fred Shelton says the incident happened on Gregory Road around 10:30 p.m. The victim was taken to Baptist Memorial...
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Firefighters believe home improvement store fire was intentional
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – Investigators now believe the fire at a Columbus home improvement store was intentionally set. The fire happened about 9:30 on Sunday morning. Columbus Fire Chief Martin...
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String of shootings in Columbus has police on high alert
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — It has been a bust last two weeks for the Columbus Police Department, with three shooting in a two-week span. “Where we see large gatherings or parties or anything I’m having...
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Two separate shootings occurred on Saturday night in Columbus
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – Two suspects have been arrested in connection to two separate shootings in Columbus Saturday night. Police say the first shooting happened around 9 p.m. on Forrest Boulevard....
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Oxford man arrested for attempted carjacking and motor vehicle theft
OXFORD, MISS. (WCBI) – Oxford police say a traffic accident turned into an attempted carjacking. Now, 21-year-old Lapatrick Whitehead is charged with attempted carjacking and motor vehicle theft....
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