MHP Makes Pot Bust At Safety Checkpoint
LOWNDES CO., Miss. (WCBI) – A Macon man will spend the new year behind bars on a felony charge. 27-year-old Lavaris Yates is charged with felony possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, along...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bail Bondsmen Get Busy For The Holidays
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI News)- For this holiday season, business has been booming across the golden triangle, especially for bail bondsmen. Throughout the year, most of the crimes seen by bail bondsmen...
View ArticleGolden Man Accused Of Child Sex Crime
TISHOMINGO CO., Miss. (WCBI) – A Tishomingo County man is accused of recording video and taking pictures of himself sexually abusing a five year-old girl. SMITH 31-year-old Marcus Paul Smith...
View ArticleBond Set For Louisville Armed Robbery Suspect
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Bond is set this morning for a Louisville armed robbery suspect. ELLIS 28-year-old Chris Ellis is accused of holding up the Tobacco Outlet on December 13th. The store clerk...
View ArticleColumbus P.D. Kick Off the New Year with Credit Card Fraud and Aggravated...
[PRESS RELEASE] COLUMBUS, Miss. On January 1, 2017, Columbus PD arrested Robert Carr for Aggravated Assault. Carr is alleged to have assaulted a 37 year old male on Byrnes Circle in ROBERT CARR...
View ArticleSuspects In Parking Lot Shooting Arrested
TUPELO (WCBI) – Two men are jailed in connection with a December 26th shooting outside a busy Tupelo store. Deonte Smith and Christopher Hickman both of Tupelo were picked up Tuesday on Aggravated...
View ArticleVideo: West Tupelo Restaurant Robbed
TUPELO (WCBI) – Tupelo police are looking for suspects wanted in connection with robbery of a restaurant Wednesday night It was around 10:20 PM when police responded to Wing Stop restaurant on West...
View ArticleSearch Is On For West Alabama Bank Robber
PICKENS CO., Ala. (WCBI) – West Alabama law enforcement are searching for a bank robber tonight. Reform Police Chief Richard Black tells WCBI a man threatened a clerk at West Alabama Bank and Trust...
View Article11 Year Old Tries To Rob Man Who Was Trying To Help
AMORY ((WCBI) – An 11 year old will face a Monroe County Youth Court judge after trying to rob a Good Samaritan. Amory Police Chief Ronnie Bowen says the incident unfolded around 6:00 pm when the 11...
View ArticleDollar General Hit By Embezzlement Case
OXFORD (WCBI) – An Oxford woman is accused of giving herself a Christmas bonus but the big problem is her company knew nothing about it. GARRON 21 year Shannon Garron is charged with felony...
View ArticleTraffic Stops Net Meth Arrests On Separate Occasions
TISHOMINGO CO., Miss. (WCBI) – Three are arrested and facing felony charges in Tishomingo County after two separate traffic stops yield drugs. 42-year-old Steven Gaines of Burnsville was the first...
View ArticleSturgis Man Jailed On Multiple Charges
STARKVILLE, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – On Saturday, January 7, 2017, the Starkville Police Department charged 31-year old Christopher J. Pittman, of Sturgis, with DUI third offense (felony),...
View ArticleOxford Police Make Domestic Violence Arrest
OXFORD (WCBI) – An Oxford man faces domestic violence charges stemming back to a late December incident. ESTES Detectives arrested 23 year old Colby Estes over the weekend following a traffic stop....
View ArticleColumbus Police Investigate Store Robbery
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A store robbed less than two months ago is held up again. Now, Columbus police continue the search for the armed robber. Investigators say a black male went inside the former B...
View ArticleBurglary Investigation Lands One Man In Jail; Another Is Still On The Run
CALHOUN CO., Miss. (WCBI) – One man is in jail and another is on the run after a burglary arrest in Calhoun County. 24-year-old Carlton Brady Kirby is charged with burglary and resisting arrest....
View ArticleLowndes Hindering Prosecution Arrest
Bailee Michelle Hill James Kevin Pickens LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Deputies say she was warned but it was love that got her put behind bars. Bailee Michelle Hill, 29, is charged with hindering...
View ArticleTupelo Police, U.S. Marshal’s Task Force Serve Warrants And Make Multiple...
TUPELO, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, Tupelo Police Department, in conjunction with officers from the U.S. Marshalls Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, served several search warrants and arrest...
View ArticleEMCC Placed On Lockdown After Reported Bank Robbery
SCOOBA, Miss. (WCBI) – East Mississippi Community College in Scooba was on lockdown for about thirty minutes today. COURTESY TWITTER/EMCC The school sent a tweet informing students...
View ArticleVideo: Bonds Set For Theron Nichols Park Shooting Suspects
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Seven suspects accused of taking part in a shooting at a Tupelo park, that paralyzed a high school athlete, have their bonds set in Lee County Justice Court. Notorious Kennedy...
View ArticleColumbus Aggravated Assault Arrest
Christopher J. LewisSource: Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man is charged with aggravated assault with a weapon. Christopher Jermaine Lewis, 35, was arrested by...
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