Video: Bishop Sentenced To Life In Prison With No Possibility Of Parole For...
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Moments after entering the courtroom, 46 year old Leah Bishop , handcuffed and shackled, waved to her family and friends. Bishop told Judge Paul Funderburk she understood the...
View ArticleMan Arrested for Threatening Starkville Cop
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) — A Starkville man is behind bars, accused of threatening a police officer online. Starkville police and the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested Christopher Lindsey at his North...
View ArticleShooting This Morning At Columbus Apartments
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A man is shot this morning at an apartment complex in Columbus. About 9:30 this morning, police received a 911 call about a shooting at The Crest Apartments. When they arrived,...
View ArticleVideo: Booneville Man Accused Of Trying To Start A Pot Farm
PRENTISS CO., Miss. (WCBI) – A Booneville man is arrested after local law enforcement receive information about some marijuana plants. Now he’s facing multiple felony charges. JAMES ROY EATON On August...
View ArticleVideo: Monroe County Hands Down Drug Indictments
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) -He says they are trying to clean up Monroe County. Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says the Monroe County grand jury has returned indictments against 43 people for drug related charges....
View ArticleVideo: Tupelo Man Gets 15 Years for Killing His Girlfriend
PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) -A Tupelo man will spend the next 15 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. Merle Copeland was originally charged with murder for the April 2015 death of Tomika Morris....
View ArticleVIDEO: Robbery Suspect Still On The Loose In Lowndes County
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The Lowndes County Sheriffs Office recieved a call Thursday afternoon about an attempted robbery. The incident took place on Swedenburg Circle in Columbus aftyer a suspicious...
View ArticlePrentiss County Couple Arrested Facing Drug Charges
PRENTISS CO., Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – Two Narcotics Arrests were made as a Roadside Safety Checkpoint at the intersection of CR 8350 and CR 8361 on Friday night August 5th. MCKINLEY...
View ArticlePolice Searching for Suspected Burglar
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) — Tupelo police need your help identifying the person who broke into a local business. Take a look at these pictures, and see if you recognize this man, dressed in a hoodie....
View ArticlePolice Investigating Store Robbery
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Starkville police need your help identifying the suspect who robbed a convenience store Sunday night. It happened around 9:00pm at the former B-Quick store on Jackson Street,...
View ArticleDeputies Make Arrest in Home Break-Ins
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — Tishomingo County deputies have a man behind bars, accused of breaking into two homes. The burglaries happened early Monday morning near Iuka. One homeowner gave...
View ArticleCalhoun County Woman Pleads Guilty To Unnatural Intercourse With A Dog
Kimbery CogginsSource: Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Calhoun County woman will serve five years probation for having sexual relations with a dog. Kimberly Coggins was...
View ArticleLowndes Road Department Trucks Stolen
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County deputies are investigating three pick-up thefts, including one that was set on fire. Investigators say the thieves crashed through a fence at the Lowndes...
View ArticleCalhoun County Sexual Battery Arrest
Nicholas WhaleySource: Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man is accused of having sexual relations with a teenager in Calhoun County. Nicholas Whaley, 29, is charged with...
View ArticleVictim Shot In Leg, Refuses To Cooperate With Police
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A person is shot outside of someone else’s home in Columbus. Around 10pm, Columbus Police went to the 1300 block of 9th avenue north after getting a call that someone had been...
View ArticleTeens Arrested for Armed Robbery
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) — Starkville police arrest two teenagers in a weekend armed robbery. Officers – along with U.S. Marshals – arrested 18-year-old De Lashai Clark, and 19-year old Kenji Taylor,...
View ArticlePolice Search For Suspect In Attempted Armed Robbery Investigation
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A man tried to rob a woman in a Walmart parking lot… with an assault rifle. On August 4th around 6:30 in the evening, Columbus Police got a call about an attempted robbery in...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Attempted Robbery at Walmart
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — Columbus police are looking for the person who tried to rob a woman in the Walmart parking lot. They believe they have a person of interest on surveillance video. See if you...
View ArticleAccused Shoplifter Evades Police While Obeying Speed Limit
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – An accused shoplifter flees from Columbus police, but a spike strip ends her run from the law. The unidentified woman was arrested on Highway 82 East after a Lowndes County...
View ArticleAn Amber Alert Is Issued For A Missing Two-Year-Old
BRAXTON, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert for 2-year-old Landon Monk. LANDON MONK He is described a white male with shaved blonde hair and blue...
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