Former Jackson Public Schools band volunteer pleads guilty to producing child pornography
A former Jackson Public School band volunteer and bus driver pleaded guilty today to producing child pornography, according to the United States Attorney’s office and the FBI. According to court documents, Jerrell Lea’Shun Jackson, 34, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, video recorded himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct with minor females beginning in 2017 and continuing through […]
Former state representative found dead in Yalobusha County
The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department and state agencies are investigating the death of a former state representative found dead Sunday night. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark said that the victim is Ashley Henley, a former Republican state representative. Henley was shot, Stark said, and it is a homicide investigation. Deputies were first sent to the […]
Oxford Police make sexual battery arrest
Oxford police have a man behind bars, suspected of a sexual assault. A release from Public Information Officer Breck Jones says officers responded to a business on Courthouse Square Friday after receiving a call of a sexual battery. Duane Kelley, 42, of Philadelphia was arrested some time later and now faces sexual battery charges. Kelley […]
Ridgeland police catch 2 carjackers, 1 more on the run
Two men are behind bars after allegedly carjacking a victim at gunpoint in Ridgeland According to Ridgeland Police spokesman Commander Brian Myers, units responded to the report of an armed carjacking at the Mark Apartments at 711 Lake Harbour Drive just before 6 am Monday. Witnesses told police two unidentified males had taken a Honda […]
JPD searches for 2 more missing persons
Jackson Police Department announced Monday morning that they are looking for two more missing persons. Police say 14-year-old Azalyn Neveah Feazell was last seen Monday, June 7 around capital Street. Azalyn is 5‘3“ tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Her family says she has a condition that may impair her judgment. Authorities […]