Macon Man To Serve Time For Credit Card Fraud
(PRESS RELEASE) JACKSON— Attorney General Jim Hood announced today that a Macon man has been convicted and sentenced to prison for credit card fraud. Delvin Young, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of...
View ArticleCouple Charged After Infant Tests Positive For Drugs
Brandie Valentine Justin Wray UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Union County couple is arrested after their newborn tests positive for drugs. Justin Wray, 29, and Brandi Valentine, 24, are charged with...
View ArticleWoman Sentenced For Hammer Attack
Patricia Ramsey NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Noxubee County woman will spend three years in prison for hitting another woman in the head with a hammer. Patricia Ramsey, 44, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleStarkville Child Neglect Arrest Update
Court documents Victoria Jones STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Court documents reveal new information about the child neglect arrest of a Starkville woman. Police are accusing 40 year-old Victoria Jones of...
View ArticleStarkville Police Nab 2 for Auto Burglary
[PRESS RELEASE] STARKVILLE, Miss. On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the Starkville Police Department arrested both 18-year old Javion Jefferson, of Starkville, and a juvenile subject for auto burglary. This...
View ArticleStarkville Police Make Arrests in Home Burglary
[PRESS RELEASE] STARKVILLE, Miss.On Friday, March 10, 2017, the Starkville Police Department charged both 18-year old Jaquerric L. Edmonds, of Starkville, and a juvenile subject with residential...
View ArticleAmory Police Make Drug Arrest
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Aberdeen man wanted for an outstanding a warrant is now facing drug charges. Amory police were responding to a medical call Thursday when Samuel Johnson, 26, reportedly...
View ArticleVideo: Nearly 2 Pounds of Cocaine Taken off the Streets
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) –A joint investigation by the Tupelo Police Department and Lee County Sheriff’s Department has taken a sizable stash of drugs off the streets. Investigators seized nearly 2 pounds...
View ArticleVideo: Starkville Church Sign Vandalized with Racist Message
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) –A preacher finds a shocking discovery after Sunday worship services. Someone defaced the church’s sign. Michael Boyd, the Bishop at Victory Center Church in Starkville, says...
View ArticleAlabama Woman Charged with Assaulting Columbus Police Officer
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) -An Alabama woman is in the Lowndes County Jail accused of assaulting a Police Officer. On Sunday Columbus Police were answering a disturbance call at the Columbus Inn and Suites...
View ArticleTwo Men Face Multiple Child Sex Charges In Prattville
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Two men are facing multiple child sex charges in Prattville. News outlets report court records say 32-year-old Gavriel James Vadimas and 36-year-old Shaun Patrick Stewart were...
View ArticleBooneville PD Has Busy Weekend, Makes Multiple Drug Arrests
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/BOONEVILLE PD) – The weekend started a day early for Booneville Police, and it was a busy one; officers nabbed six people on drug-related charges. 32-year-old Jason Michael...
View ArticleNoxubee Woman Sentenced On Child Sex Crime Charge
Rashida Dixon NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Noxubee County woman is sentenced to eight years in prison for a child sex crime. Rashida Dixon pleaded guilty to sexual battery. Dixon was arrested in...
View ArticleCaledonia Man Accused Of Choking Family Member
Brian Smith LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Caledonia man is accused of choking a family member. Brian Nathan Smith, 24, is charged with aggravated domestic violence. Lowndes County detectives say...
View ArticleUpdate: Clay County Double Homicide, Persons Of Interest Being Interviewed
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Clay County law enforcement are still trying to positively identify one of the victims of a double homicide. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott tells WCBI investigators have...
View ArticleBreaking: Clay County Homicide Victims Identified
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott has identified the two victims in a Tuesday afternoon homicide. Kentario Lashon Boyd, 23, and Kenya Campbell, 23, both of Tupelo, were found...
View ArticleVideo: Teamwork is Key in Solving Homicide Cases
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Double homicides are rare and even more so in smaller towns. With Tuesday night’s investigation underway in Clay County, the people who work in law enforcement in...
View ArticleVideo: Community Reaction Clay County Double Homicide
WEST POINT, Miss.(WCBI)—No one wants to think of their road as the scene of a crime. Or imagine shady dealings and deadly consequences just down the street. The people who live in this rural area of...
View ArticleLocal Couple Charged with Meth Possession and Child Abuse
TISHOMINGO CO, Miss. (WCBI)- A Tishomingo CO couple is facing child abuse charges after a drug bust. David Clingan, ArrestedCourtesy: Tishomingo CO Sheriff’s Office The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMonroe County Sheriff’s Department Arrests Three On Weapons, Drug Charges
MONROE CO., Miss. (WCBI) – Three are arrested in Monroe County on a variety of charges. JAMES Sergio Leonta James, 31, of Aberdeen, is charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon...
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