Registered Sex Offender Arrested During Compliance Check
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lee County Deputies make an arrest following 60 Sex Offender compliance checks. Earlier this week, David Diaz was arrested for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. David...
View ArticleInvestigation Begins Into University Sexual Assault
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Ole Miss Police are investigating an early morning sexual assault on campus. A crime alert issued by the school says the attack took place around 3:30 this morning, February 23,...
View ArticleStarkville Man Recaptured After Removing Monitor
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Starkville Police have recaptured a man charged with attempted kidnapping, after he removed an electronic monitor. Police say John B. Arnold removed the device earlier today,...
View ArticleAmory Man Faces Firearm Possession Charge
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI)- An Amory man is behind bars after police were called to an apartment complex regarding shots fired. The incident happened last week according to police. Gary Jernighan, 29, was...
View Article2 Arrested In Suspected Burglary
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI)- A routine patrol lands two men in jail accused of burglarizing an Amory business. Joshua Rone and Trevor McCreary, both 30, were arrested and charged in connection to a burglary at...
View Article$10 Million Bond Set For Starkville Man
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – John B. Arnold Jr. now faces another Attempted Kidnapping charge and a bond of $10 million. John B Arnold Jr. The new charge comes after an incident last Friday, February 23,...
View ArticleTwo Arrested in Monroe County Drug Bust
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A traffic stop ends with two drug arrests in Monroe County. Tammy Carter, 44, ArretsedSource: Monroe CO Sheriff’s Office The two were arrested over the weekend. Both are...
View ArticleA Case Of Grab And Go
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Three suspects snatch a wad of cash right from under a cashier’s nose, now police need your help finding them. The three suspects reportedly robbed the Wal-Mart on West Main...
View ArticleSupercenter Swindlers Strike Across Northeast Mississippi
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – An area wide man-hunt continues for four suspects accused of snatching money right from under the nose of cashiers at Wal-Marts across North Mississippi. Yesterday,...
View ArticleArrests Yet To Be Made In Social Media Threat Case
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County deputies, along federal and state law enforcement continue to investigate a social media threat to New Hope School. Investigators continued interviewing...
View ArticleTwo Meth Arrests Made In Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Departments makes more meth arrests for the second time this week. Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says Robert Christopher Ellis, 44, of Nettleton was...
View ArticleBond Set For Sexual Assault And Kidnapping Suspect
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Bond is set for a Tupelo man accused of Kidnapping and Sexual Assault. Earlier today Timothy Allen Williams’s bond was set at $250,000. Timothy Allen Williams Tupelo police...
View ArticleMeth Back On The Rise
MONROE and LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Law enforcement and prosecutors say meth is on the rise, again. Sheriff Cantrell says there’s no answer for when it’s going to end, but he thinks it will take...
View ArticleStarkville Inmate Attempts Escape
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A man with a more than $10 million bond is facing new charges after reportedly attacking an Oktibbeha County jailer. John Arnold Jr. is now charged with one count of...
View ArticleSecond Arrest Made in Nettleton School Threat
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) -A student faces charges in connection with a supposed hit list targeting Nettleton students. The student who claimed to have seen the list has changed his story, and now...
View ArticleOxford Police Make Weekend Burglary Arrest
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Catch, release, and catch again. Oxford police make an arrest the day after picking up a suspect. Brandon Burton, 20, was arrested this weekend on 2 counts of Burglary. Brandon...
View ArticleNew Bond Set After Man Attempts Second Prison Escape
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – $30 million. That’s the newest bond for a Starkville man who continues to add charges to an original kidnapping arrest. Additional bond was set this afternoon for John B....
View ArticleMan Accused Of Threatening Mayor Arrested
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Police arrest a Kansas City native in the Friendly City, on a not-so-friendly charge. Timothy Sean McSorley was arrested today, February 28, on 5th Ave South. Timothy...
View ArticleStudent Arrested After Found With A Gun On Campus
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – One student is under arrest after being caught with a gun at a Tupelo school. School officials say they got word around 10:30 this morning, February 28, that the unnamed student...
View ArticleGuilty Plea Reached In Child Sex Case
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County man pleads guilty to a child sex crime and will wait to be sentenced. Kenneth Scott Franks pleaded guilty to Exploitation of a Child in Lowndes County...
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