Former Lee County Deputy Arrested On Fraud Charges
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A former deputy with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department is charged with three counts of fraud. Former Lee County Deputy Michael Mayhew turned himself in to the sheriff’s...
View ArticleScuffle During Lowndes County Arrest Leads To More Charges
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An armed robbery and kidnapping suspect refused to take his arrest lightly. Now he’s facing more charges. Lavenancho Fox Jr., 19, is charged with Assault on an Officer...
View ArticleMan shot by Tishomingo County deputies continues to recover
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man continues to recover in a Memphis hospital after being shot by Tishomingo County deputies. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says deputies were called to...
View ArticleFormer WPPD Officer Indicted For Embezzlement
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – A former West Point police officer is indicted on an embezzlement charge. You may recall, last October we reported that city leaders fired Detective Shaun Keller. The...
View ArticleArrest Made in Stolen ATM Card Case
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Police arrest a man accused of using a stolen ATM card. Curtis Davis, 51, was arrested March 29th, after using the stolen card at a local bank. Curtis Davis Davis has...
View ArticleCouple’s Alleged Beer Infused Brawl Ends In Gunfire
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus woman is behind bars for allegedly shooting her boyfriend after he threw a beer on her. Teshavious Seray Billups, 21, is charged with Aggravated Domestic Assault....
View ArticleTennessee murder suspect found dead in Jasper County
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The body of murder suspect Casey Lawhorn has been found in Jasper County. Casey James Lawhorn The Jones County Sheriff’s Department says the 22-year-old was found dead...
View ArticleMan Faces Child Sex Charges In Mississippi & Georgia
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A Lee County man is facing a slew of child sex charges across two states. Lee County Deputies arrested Jamey Burrage after a CPS Court hearing back on March 26th. Earlier that...
View ArticleDuo arrested on drug charges in Booneville
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Two Belmont men are facing drug charges, one of them, Booneville Police say brought drugs into the jail, the other was wanted by the Mississippi Department of Corrections....
View ArticleHeap of meth seized during Booneville traffic stop
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Around $2,000 worth of meth is captured during a traffic stop in Booneville. Now Xavier Devonte Gamble, 25, of Booneville, and the passenger, Daisy Magnolia Desiree Owens,...
View ArticleAlleged violent night in the hospital leads to arrest
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus woman is accused of stabbing someone in the neck and then biting an emergency room nurse. Emma Jean Conner, 47, is charged with Domestic Violence, Aggravated...
View ArticleFinal arrest made in tractor theft investigation
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Tishomingo County Deputies say they’ve made their final arrest in a tractor theft investigation. Joseph Rhodes, 37, was arrested Saturday and is facing charges of Grand...
View ArticleAlleged social media threats lands Baldwyn man in jail
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – What allegedly started on Facebook, has ended in a jail cell. Dominique Obrian Shaw, of Baldwyn, was arrested yesterday on a Felony Cyber Threat charge. Dominique Obrian Shaw...
View ArticleFayette man accused of break in, assault
MILLPORT, Ala. (WCBI) – A man is accused of breaking in a woman’s house, assaulting her with a knife and stealing a car. Sandy Whitson, 46, of Fayette, Alabama is charged with theft of a vehicle first...
View ArticleInmate escapes work detail in Noxubee County, search begins
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An inmate has escaped custody while on work detail in Macon. Kevin G. Rush didn’t return with the work crew this afternoon and is presumed to be on the loose. Kevin G....
View ArticleWoman persuaded into car then reportedly assaulted
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man is behind bars, charged with Felony Sexual Battery. Raymon Earl Walter is accused of attacking a former acquaintance. Raymon Earl Walter According to police,...
View Article2 month long investigation nets embezzlement arrest
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus woman is accused of cheating her employer out of over $1,500. Shemeko Latrice Hayden is charged with Felony Embezzlement. Shemeko Latrice Hayden Hayden is accused of...
View ArticleSeveral child pornography arrests made in Monroe County
SMITHVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A sexting investigation is underway in Smithville. Monroe County deputies have made 3 arrests already. Drew Cox, 19, and Gavin Rosebud, 20, were arrested yesterday, while...
View ArticleThe hunt for an escaped Noxubee County inmate continues
NOXUBEE, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s day two in the hunt for an escaped inmate out of Noxubee County. Kevin G. Rush, 37, fled custody while on work detail. Kevin G. Rush The Noxubee County Community Work...
View ArticleHamilton man accused of kicking in door, shooting victim
HAMILTON, Miss. (WCBI) – Gunfire at a Hamilton apartment complex injures one and sends another to the hospital. The shooting happened on Belair Drive, just off old Highway 45, about 12:45 this...
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