Crash on I-55 leaves Brandon man dead
Early this morning, Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a crash in Lincoln County. A 2009 Volvo tractor/trailer was traveling north on 1-55, while a 2001 Toyota Camry Solara was also heading north on I-55. The vehicles made contact. The Volvo ran off the road and then collided with trees. John Tuten, a 72-year-old man from […]
Police ask for help locating missing Vicksburg man
Vicksburg Police Department needs your help locating Gary Johnson. Gary Johnson, a 45-year-old, was last seen on May 26 at 10 a.m. He was in the 400 Block of Lake Hill Drive. Johnson was last seen wearing blue jeans and a dark-colored shirt. If you have any information of his whereabouts, please contact the Vicksburg […]
Vicksburg man arrested on kidnapping and felony possession charges
Tuesday, James Craft ll of Vicksburg, was arrested for kidnapping and felony possession of marijuana charges. Vicksburg police took Craft into custody at the Hayes Street Apartments, according to Kristian Kay from WLBT. He was accused of kidnapping his girlfriend from a location on Oak Street and bringing her to the Hayes Street area. When […]
Multi-vehicle crash leaves two dead and several injured
A multi-vehicle crash in Jackson left two people killed and several injured. The wreck occurred on Northside Drive and Livingston Road around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Keegan Foxx from WAPT claimed that authorities said that four cars were involved in the wreck. The crash killed two people, critically injured three, and left one person […]
Gulfport Police are searching for an “armed and dangerous” teen suspect.
Gulfport police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred late on Wednesday night. Gulfport police received a call from a local hospital around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. After arriving on the scene, officers came into contact with a male teenager that was suffering from a gunshot wound. He was then […]
Inmate escapes from Chickasaw County Jail
Inmate from Chickasaw jail escapes. Chief Deputy Keith Roberson told WCBI reporter Elizabeth Tewlde, the inmate, Marcques Clinton, escaped around 1 a.m. Thursday. Clinton was being held on charges of strong-armed robbery, several burglaries, and was involved in three home invasions. If you have any information on his whereabouts, call Chickasaw County Jail at 456-2339 […]
Two arrested for Auto Burglary and one wanted
Two men have been arrested and charged with one count of Auto Burglary with the possibility of additional charges being added. Early this morning at around 1:30 a.m. Madison police officers responded to a call from a resident about a suspicious person and car alarm going off in the Woods Crossing subdivision. While going through […]
Canton Man pleads guilty in Fentanyl Trafficking Case
Today, Justin R. Williams of Canton plead guilty was sentenced to 11 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He will not be eligible for parole or early release. Williams was a part of a plot to distribute over 380 pills contains fentanyl, which is a schedule ll controlled substance. Counterfeit pain pills are causing […]
Courage and cowardice: How the 2017 Brookhaven/Bogue Chitto killing spree changed us
Today you’re waking up to a normal day… Just like four years ago today. The 24 hours surrounding May 27 and May 28 in 2017 saw one of the most selfish, calculated, evil and cowardly incidents in Mississippi’s history. It was the state’s largest mass casualty incident on record (since the Civil War, which the […]
Silver Alert issued for Southaven man missing for 6 weeks
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 61-year-old Charles Richard Chapman of Southaven. Chapman has been missing for almost seven weeks now He is a white male, last seen Wednesday, April 7, in the 7000 block of Bridgewater Drive in Desoto County. Chapman is believed to be in a 2004 white […]