Starkville man arrested after pursuit through Columbus
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A Starkville man is arrested after a pursuit through Columbus. Now, 29-year-old Jamarcus Patmon is charged with fleeing and eluding, and resisting arrest. The Lowndes...
View ArticleOne person injured after early morning shooting in Columbus
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – A man shot in a north Columbus neighborhood is stable as of Wednesday evening. Gunfire erupted near the intersection of 18th Street and 7th Avenue North about 1 AM. Columbus...
View ArticleHouston police need help identifying grey Nissan involved in shooting
HOUSTON, MISS. (WCBI) – Houston police are hoping someone can identify a car that could lead them to a killer. Investigators released a picture of this gray Nissan earlier today and believe it was used...
View ArticleColumbus police make an arrest in northside shooting
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – Columbus police make an arrest in a northside shooting. The gunfire happened near the intersection of 18th Street and 7th Avenue North early Wednesday morning. Officers were...
View ArticleStarkville Police are investigating two shootings that may be related
STARKVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – Starkville Police are investigating two shootings that are believed to be related to each other. Investigators say the first shots fired call came in at 11 am today around...
View ArticleWest Point Police are searching for two men wanted for aggravated assault
WEST POINT, MISS. (WCBI) – Two men are wanted for aggravated assault in West Point. Investigators there have issued arrest warrants for Tjai Jones and Jamoni Tillman. Both are wanted in connection with...
View ArticleStarkville Police arrest two people in connection with shooting
STARKVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – Starkville Police have arrested two people in connection with a Wednesday shooting. Investigators arrested Kentravius Splouge and James O’Briant last night. They’re both...
View ArticleInmate dies in Parchman Prison on Wednesday
JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – An inmate serving 25 years for murder dies in state prison. Mississippi Department of Corrections says 54-year-old Melvin Hare Sr. Died on October 23rd at Allegiance Specialty...
View ArticleSturgis woman describes 6-hour standoff between police and gunman that took...
STURGIS, Miss. (WCBI) – A suspect is behind bars after a police chase ended in a 6-hour armed standoff in a pond in Sturgis Thursday night. “You think in a quiet, sweet little place like this that...
View ArticleDonta Kirby indicted by Lowndes County Grand Jury
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – An Arkansas man that was wanted in two counties is indicted on a first-degree murder charge. Donta Kirby of Pine Bluff was recently indicted by a Lowndes County Grand...
View ArticleColumbus police need help searching for suspect involved in homicide
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – Columbus police ask for help searching for a person of interest in a deadly shooting. 21-year-old Jatavis Williams is wanted for questioning. He’s about six foot two inches...
View ArticleTwo people are being questioned in Prentiss County homicide
PRENTISS COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Two people are being questioned in a Prentiss County homicide. Deputies found the victim early this morning on County Road 50-11. Sheriff Randy Tolar says a call came...
View ArticleWest Point police arrest Branden Stevenson
WEST POINT, MISS. (WCBI) – An arrest has been made in connection to an October 11th shooting in West Point. West Point Police took to their Facebook page earlier today to announce that 18-year-old...
View ArticleJatavis Williams charged with murder and aggravated assault
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – A Columbus man is facing several charges, including murder, for two separate shootings. 21-year-old Jatavis Williams is charged with murder and two counts of aggravated...
View ArticleGun play leads to death of 26 year old Aberdeen man
ABERDEEN, MISS. (WCBI) – Playing with a gun can be dangerous and in Aberdeen, it turned deadly and leads to a teen in jail. 18-year-old Amyia Verner of Hamilton is charged with manslaughter and remains...
View ArticleGreenville man in jail after high-speed pursuit through two counties
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A high-speed pursuit through two counties lands a Greenville man in jail. Christopher Ramson is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, felony fleeing, and...
View ArticleTupelo teen charged with armed robbery
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A Tupelo teen is charged with armed robbery. 19-year-old Rhakeim Gordon is accused of robbing a man on Beasley Drive last month. The victim told officers three males approached...
View ArticleLaw enforcement agencies help to capture Prentiss County Escapee
PRENTISS COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar says teamwork among several law enforcement agencies led to the quick capture of a jail escapee. Wednesday evening, Shaun Reed was...
View ArticleColumbus murder suspect, Jatavis Williams, denied bond on Friday
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – A Columbus murder suspect is denied bond after a judge declares him a “danger to the community.” In a hearing today, Municipal Court Judge Rhonda Hayes-Ellis denied bond for...
View ArticleMonroe County investigators find remains in woods
MONROE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Monroe County investigators believe remains found Sunday is the body of a man missing since July. Deputies recovered the remains in the woods, about a half-mile from Mike...
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