Inmate found dead in Rankin County prison
An inmate that escaped from a Noxubee County facility is found dead in a Rankin County prison. Darrell Harper was found December 4 at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, near Pearl. Darrell...
View ArticleDrug bust at Monroe County house puts several people behind bars
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Three people at one Monroe County house are arrested on drug charges. Mikeal Mann, 47, of Amory is charged with three counts of Selling a Controlled Substance. He is...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to drug arrest
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- A traffic stops leads to the arrest of a Booneville man. Phillip Grizzard, 27, is charged with drug trafficking. Police sway Grizzard was within 1,500 feet of church. In the...
View ArticleTupelo Police need help identifying utility trailer thief
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo police need help finding the person that took this utility trailer. The trailer has a no parking sign on the front. It was taken from the Mall at Barnes Crossing on...
View ArticleTwo Oxford men caught trying to steal from storage unit facility
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – It might be the season of giving for most, but for two Oxford men it is apparently the season of taking. Oxford police found Joseph Climer, 27, and Christopher Mooneyham, 27,...
View ArticleSheriff: Police mistake released murder suspect from custody
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi sheriff says a police paperwork mistake allowed a teenager charged with murder to walk out of jail and commit more crimes including a fatal drive-by shooting. Lee...
View ArticleMan behind bars after stabbing in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – One man is in serious condition and another is in jail after a stabbing in Monroe County. Michael Cole, 31, is charged with Aggravated Assault. Deputies were called to a...
View ArticleTeen murder suspect arrested
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- The search of a teenage murder suspect is over. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson says Latavious Betts, 17, is in custody. Betts is suspected of shooting several rounds into a...
View ArticleArrests made for string of home burglaries
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – Amory police arrested three people in connection with a string of home burglaries. Larry King, 48, is charged with two counts of Breaking and Entering. Larry King Michael Gray,...
View ArticleColumbus student arrested for threatening to shoot up school
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus High School student was arrested after threatening to shoot up the school. Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton said he became aware of the threat Sunday afternoon,...
View ArticleTupelo police make shooting arrest
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupleo Police make an arrest in a Friday Shooting. Jessica Osborne faces a charge of Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling. Around 3:45 p.m. Friday, Tupelo police were called to...
View Article1 hospitalized, 1 jailed after West Point shooting
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- One person is flown to an area hospital after a shooting in West Point. Chief Avery Cook says a suspect turned himself in late Monday. The shooting happened just before 6...
View ArticleMacon woman charged with embezzlement
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- A Macon woman is arrested on an Embezzlement charge in the Friendly City. Angela Edwards, 44, was arrested Friday in Macon. Columbus Police were called to a business on Highway...
View ArticleEupora Police investigate shooting
UPDATE: Eupora police have caught the suspect involved in the Tuesday night shooting. EUPORA, Miss. (WCBI)- Police are searching for a teenage shooting suspect after one person is shot, according to...
View ArticleClay County man arrested faces new drug charge
A Clay County man already facing a drug charge is under arrest again, facing a new charge. Christopher Avant Clay County deputies stopped 35-year-old Christopher Avant Sunday on Walker Sanders Road in...
View ArticleWest Point police make drive-by shooting arrest
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – West Point police made a drive-by shooting arrest on Christmas morning. Dontrell Rogers, 18, of Starkville is charged with Drive-By Shooting and Simple Assault. Dontrell...
View ArticleLowndes County Sheriff’s Office asking for help identifying burglar
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County deputies need help identifying an accused Christmas Eve thief. This image was caught on surveillance footage at J.R.’s Texaco at 65 Industrial Park Road....
View ArticleThird arrest made in shooting of Noxubee County Sheriff’s son
MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – A third person has now been arrested in connection with a shooting that sent a Macon man to the hospital over the weekend. Macon Police Chief Davine Beck says David Jacquan...
View ArticleChristmas Eve dispute leads to Starkville woman’s arrest
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Starkville woman is behind bars after a Christmas Eve dispute. Starkville PD responded to a report of a stabbing on Sycamore Street Monday night. Rachel Criddle, 44, was...
View ArticleBooneville traffic stop turns into counterfeit money bust
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A routine traffic stop in Booneville ended with three men being carried away in handcuffs after police found thousands of dollars in fake money inside their vehicle. Kevin...
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