Clik here to view.
Calhoun County man indicted on nearly two dozen child sex crime charges
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Calhoun County man is indicted on nearly two dozen child sex crime charges. 26-year-old Melvin Lee Cardwell is facing two counts of possession of child sexual abuse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monroe County man is accused of having sex with a teenager
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Monroe County man is accused of having sex with a teenager. 24-year-old Jonathan Paul Williams is charged with statutory rape. Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins says...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Home improvement store manager charged with one count of embezzlement
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The manager of a Columbus home improvement store is accused of taking from the store. 31-year-old Adam Williston is charged with one count of embezzlement. Columbus Police...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Calhoun City Police Chief arrested and indicted for embezzlement
CALHOUN CITY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Calhoun City Police Chief is arrested, accused of submitting bogus timesheets. 51-year-old LaTana Williams was indicted for embezzlement. State Auditor Shad White says...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Noxubee Co. man is accused of scamming people in Alabama
LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – A Noxubee County man is accused of scamming people in west Alabama. Investigators say Edgar Barfield told victims that his family was killed in a car accident and he needs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A West Point man has been arrested and charged with various drug charges
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A West Point man has been arrested and charged with two drug charges. Marvin Carr was arrested for the possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance. Carr...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nettleton woman is accused of embezzling more than 25,000 dollars
NETTLETON, Miss. (WCBI) – A Nettleton woman is accused of embezzling more than 25,000 dollars. State Auditor Shad White says Polly Tutor took the money from the Itawamba County Soil and Water...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mississippi Office of Homeland Security and Columbus Police create plan to...
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The Columbus Police Department sat down with members of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security on Thursday to determine the best way to aid in the fight against violent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
West Point Police have arrested two people involved in recent shooting
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – West Point police make another arrest in a recent shooting. Now, 21-year-old Jamichael Hogan is charged with aggravated assault. 28-year-old Desmone Warren is facing the same...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Booneville police officer has been arrested by the F.B.I
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A former Booneville police officer is arrested by the F.B.I. Dustin Rambo is charged with five color of law violations. One of those charges is a felony county of deprivation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Manuel Vasquez mother in law is back on trial
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – It has been nearly 6 years since Lowndes County investigators made a gruesome discovery. The remains of Manuel Vasquez were found scattered around his New Hope yard....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The body of an Amory teenager has been recovered from a creek
AMORY, Miss (WCBI) – The body of a teenager has been recovered from a creek in Monroe County. Coroner Alan Gurley says 16-year-old Jazion Ezell was wading in Town Creek with six other people Sunday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Amory Police educating citizens about Homeland Security grant to protect...
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Amory Police Department recently reminded its citizens about Homeland Security’s latest grant opportunity to enhance security measures for nonprofits vulnerable to foreign and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pontotoc woman facing charges after selling stolen artwork
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – A Pontotoc woman is facing charges after Oxford investigators purchased stolen artwork from her. Investigators arrested 40-year-old Ashley Turner Friday. Police got a tip that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lydia Martinez is on trial for the murder of her son-in-law
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – It was an emotional first day of testimony in the murder trial of Lydia Martinez. Martinez is charged with killing her son-in-law Manuel Vasquez at his New Hope home...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Argument at Columbus Waffle House Turns Deadly
COLUMBUS, Miss (WCBI) An argument over a food order at the Waffle House in Columbus turns deadly. The altercation happened around 2 A.M. Wednesday at the restaurant on Highway 45 North. According to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One woman is dead after a shooting in Oktibbeha County
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – One woman is dead and another is in jail after a shooting in Oktibbeha County. 23-year-old Alexis Sanders of Canton is charged with murder. She remains in the Oktibbeha...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brother of well-known Tupelo rap duo is indicted for murder
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The brother of a well-known Tupelo rap duo is indicted for allegedly killing his father. A Lee County Grand Jury recently indicted Michael Sullivan for murder. He’s the son of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More details have come out in the murder trial of Lydia Martinez
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – There are more gruesome details today in the murder trial of Lydia Martinez. Martinez is accused of killing her son-in-law, Manuel Vasquez, and along with her daughter,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Columbus Police are searching for a robbery suspect
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Police are searching for the suspect in an armed robbery at a Family Dollar Store. Police Chief Fred Shelton says the incident happened around 8:50 pm following a...
View Article