Conviction Reached In Ole Miss Capital Murder Case
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man has been convicted of Capital Murder in the 2013 shooting death of an Ole Miss Graduate student. Steven Wilbanks was found guilty by a 12-person jury Tuesday....
View ArticleKidnapping Suspect Turns Himself In
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A kidnapping suspect turns himself into police almost a week after the original incident. 36-year-old Lawayne Robinson was arrested yesterday for the kidnapping and assault of...
View Article4 Arrested In Union County Burglary
UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A group suspected burglars are caught after trying to disconnect a home surveillance camera, but not before deputies say it took a couple pictures of them. William Cobb, 48,...
View ArticleWest Point Man Found Guilty Of Sexual Battery, Among Other Charges
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County jury finds a West Point man guilty of eight crimes. Autravious Gaston was convicted on two counts each of armed robbery, kidnapping, and sexual battery....
View ArticleLowndes County Deputies Search For Child Abuse Suspect
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to find a Child Abuse suspect. Investigators are looking for Anthony Deon Gilmore, 22. He is...
View ArticleSeminar Aims To Help People Spot Potential Human Trafficking Victims
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Two Memphis men, who admitted in federal court that they brought women to Oxford on several occasions for prostitution purposes, were sentenced to prison late last month. The...
View ArticleTwo Alleged Boot Scooters Arrested
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- Tupelo Police arrest two people accused of shoplifting and Burglary of a Vehicle. Around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, police were called to 357 South Gloster, which is Tupelo...
View Article4th Arrest Made In Clay County Kidnapping Case
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a November armed robbery and kidnapping in Clay County. Dquan Dewayne Upchurch was arrested by US Marshal’s in Flint,...
View ArticleGaston Sentenced To 3 Life Sentences
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A West Point man is ordered to serve three life sentences and 105 years in prison. Lowndes County jurors found Autravious Gaston guilty on eight charges, which included...
View ArticleStarkville Man Allegedly Hits Police Officer
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Starkville man appears in court after allegedly hitting a police officer. Elija Jones was arrested yesterday, February 15, around 8:15 p.m. following a disturbance call on...
View ArticleCaledonia Man Racks Up 16 Charges
CALEDONIA, Miss. (WCBI) – A Caledonia man is charged with 16 counts of Burglary. An Oktibbeha County grand jury indicted Cody Toms on the charges. Cody Toms Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department...
View ArticleFather In Stable Condition After Son Allegedly Shoots Him
BROOKSVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Brooksville father, who investigators say, was shot by his son, is now in stable condition. Brooksville police, say Everett Shields, 19, is accused of shooting his father,...
View ArticleFormer Fire Chief In Hot Water Following Theft Charges
MILLPORT, Ala. (WCBI) – The former Millport, Alabama fire chief is indicted on theft charges. Jeremy Terry, 39, is charged with Theft of Property First Degree. Jeremy Terry Terry was the fire chief...
View ArticlePolice Search For Kidnapping, Rape Suspect
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo police reach out for the public’s help in a rape case. Timothy Allen Williams is the prime suspect in an almost month long kidnapping and rape investigation. TPD responded...
View ArticleBond Set In Brooksville Shooting Investigation
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Bond is set for the man accused of shooting his father in Brooksville. Everett Shields is charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault and one count of Discharging a...
View ArticleCorinth Woman Arrested On Armed Robbery, Burglary Charges
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Booneville police nab a robbery and burglary suspect on 7 charges. Quayneshia Shantae Boyd, 25, was arrested earlier this month along with three other suspects. Quayneshia...
View ArticleChild Abuse Arrest Made In Lowndes County
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man wanted in a child abuse investigation is arrested. Anthony Deon Gilmore, 22, is charged with Child Abuse. Anthony Deon Gilmore Jail records show he was taken into...
View ArticleFormer Deputy’s Alleged Blunder Leads To Youth Gun Investigation
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A report about a suspicious child at Caledonia High School leads Lowndes County deputies to another investigation about a gun. Investigators say they were allowed to...
View ArticleColumbus Woman Faces Assault Charge
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- A Columbus woman who allegedly stabbed a man now faces charges. On Sunday February 18, Columbus police responded to a disturbance call at the 1600 block of 7 Ave South. When...
View ArticleColumbus Police Make Sexual Assault Arrest
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Police make an arrest stemming from a November sexual assault case. The alleged incident happened back in November of 2017. After investigating, police arrested...
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