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Police recover stolen phone, leads to sexual enticement/robbery arrest
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Oxford police track down a stolen phone, now a suspect is behind bars for robbery and enticing a child. Justin Hall, 18, is believed to have assaulted and robbed someone on the...
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Inmate escapes Hamilton prison wearing only boxers
HAMILTON, Ala. (WCBI) – A man serving a life sentence escapes from a Hamilton, Alabama prison. David Curtis Wood, 61, was only wearing boxer shorts when he ran from the Hamilton Aged and Infirmed...
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Marion County jail escapee caught after brief time on the run
MARION COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – A Marion County, Alabama inmate that escaped early Monday morning is caught. Thomas Joe Green, 31, escaped from the Marion County jail just before 1 am. He was in jail for...
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Drag car stolen, police still hunting for suspect
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A drag-racing car is stolen in Tupelo, now police need your help finding it. Back in mid-March, a car hauling trailer with a 1972 Chevy Nova inside was taken from Daybrite Drive....
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Aberdeen “homicide” debunked, shooting investigation continues
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) -A shooting investigation is underway in Aberdeen and police are trying to find the shooter and victim. Assistant Police Chief Quinell Shumpert says gunfire broke out in this...
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Tupelo man wanted for Monroe County home repair fraud
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo man is wanted in Monroe County. Investigators are looking for Andrew Brainard. Andrew Brainard He faces three counts of Home Repair Fraud. If you know where Brainard is,...
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Shooting lands one man in the hospital, another in jail
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A family dispute regarding an electric bill leads to gunfire in Monroe County. Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says Edward Glenn Buchanan, Jr. 40, is accused of shooting his nephew...
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Former Kossuth Coach to face Federal indictment
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Former Kossuth Middle School coach, Micah Wilbanks, is being held after his indictment on sexual exploitation of a child charges. Wilbanks’ was arrested earlier this month when a...
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Suspected Winston County lawn mower burglar caught
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Neshoba County man is accused of stealing a lawn mower from Noxapater Attendance Center. Raymanuel Seales is charged with one count of Grand Larceny. He was taken into...
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Booneville man arrested following alleged shooting tantrum
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Booneville man is arrested after allegedly firing a series of shots at someone. Chrisopher Carl Christian, 34, was arrested Saturday around 9:30 pm near Oak and Allen...
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Corinth Police find body on front porch, sent to crime lab for autopsy
CORINTH, Miss. (WCBI) – Corinth Police find a man dead on his front porch, launching a homicide investigation. Police Chief Ralph Dance says George Harris, 57, was found after some of his coworkers...
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Elderly mother beaten, suspect sentenced to 5 years
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County man will spend five years in prison for beating up his elderly mother. Thomas Savely Jr. was sentenced in Lowndes County Circuit Court Monday on a...
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Police searching for Mall at Barnes Crossing armed robbery suspect
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo police are searching for an armed robber who made away with just a single pair of shoes. The robbery happened this weekend at the Journeys Store in the Mall at Barnes...
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Tool time to jail time, Lee County home repair fraud suspect arrested
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – No more home improvement projects for a suspected home repair fraud suspect. Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says Andrew Brainard was arrested Tuesday by Lee County Deputies....
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Lowndes County man to face trial for child sex charges
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County man is indicted on child sex crime charges. Jerry Burrus, 42, is charged with four counts of Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes. In court documents,...
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Venezualans picked up in Lowndes Co. with skimmers, illegal credit cards
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Five Venezualan nationals could face federal charges after a Lowndes County arrest over the weekend. The case developed when a car was stopped at a MHP checkpoint late...
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Stolen firearm suspect arrested after shining flashlight into cars, homes
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – An Abbeville man is arrested in Oxford on a firearm charge. Police say Rudy Lewis, 18, was allegedly walking through the Cotton Creek subdivision, shining a flashlight into cars...
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Deputies search for man accused of stealing school bus & truck
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Law enforcement officers in Noxubee County are trying to find a man accused of stealing a school bus and a truck. Elsha Michael Nelson is who deputies say they’re looking...
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Federal charges set for man accused of shooting near Eupora High School
EUPORA, Miss. (WCBI) – A 21-year-old man, now faces federal charges, after a school shooting incident near Eupora High School. Back on March 28th, law enforcement officers responded to a shots fired...
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Victim stabbed on the way to church, suspect sentenced to 15 years
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man will spend 15 years in jail for stabbing someone inside a vehicle while they were on the way to church. Jordan Hartzell was also ordered to pay a $500 fine in...
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