Man convicted of shooting Chancery Judge at Lauderdale Co. Courthouse in 2020
A jury in Oxford convicted a man accused of shooting a Lauderdale County judge in 2020 on Friday after a week-long trial. Chancery Court Judge Charles Smith was shot in the back as he got out of his vehicle at the courthouse in March of 2020. A year later, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation leveled […]
UPDATE: Silver Alert canceled for 55-year-old Booneville Man
UPDATE: Mr. Oikion has been found and is safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 55-year-old Larry H. Oikion of Booneville, in Prentiss County. He is a white male, 6’2″ tall, weighing 248 pounds, with grey hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark green […]
Tupelo woman accused of credit card fraud against 2 vulnerable adults
A Tupelo woman has been arrested on suspicion of abuse of two vulnerable adults. Tupelo Police Department said in a release on Friday that Tyvinni Atkinson, 27, was an early suspect in a case of credit card fraud against an elderly citizen. Atkinson was a caregiver for the victim. She was arrested June 9 and […]
Former Simpson Co. official sentenced for pepper spraying a woman at courthouse
Tommy Joe Harvey, the former Chancery Clerk of Simpson County, was sentenced to 2 years’ probation and a $5,000 fine for depriving a person of their civil rights under color of law, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jackson Field Office. Tommy […]
Columbus residents indicted for alleged Cares Act Fraud
A federal grand jury in Oxford, Mississippi returned an indictment on Wednesday charging Columbus, residents Jabari Ogbanna Edwards and Antwann Richardson with fraud in connection with more than $2 million in Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds received by their defunct business North Atlantic Security. According to court documents, Jabari Ogbanna Edwards, […]
Hazlehurst police searching for suspect in March homicide
Hazlehurst police are looking for a suspect in the shooting of Malik Washington in early March. According to the Copiah County Monitor, Anthony Slay is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Washington, who was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in his vehicle at 511 West Gallatin Street overnight between March […]
Shannon man arrested allegedly carrying marijuana and a stolen gun
A Shannon man was arrested on drug charges recently when Lee County deputies stopped him working a safety checkpoint. On June 12, Lee County Deputies say they discovered a felony amount of marijuana and a stolen pistol on Jason White, who was subsequently arrested for possession of marijuana and transported to Lee County Adult Jail. […]
Entergy invests $30 million, relocates 44 employees to Flora
Entergy Mississippi has purchased the former Primos facility and 10 acres, and some 25 adjacent acres in the Flora Industrial Park, and will relocate 44 employees to the site once the property is in service next year. Construction will begin soon on the 102,700-square-foot building, which is being re-designed to accommodate 39 full-time employees and […]
Perry County man arrested as a felon with a firearm
A Perry County deputy who attempted to stop a car for a traffic violation ended up with a felony arrest on his hands. According to the Perry County Sheriff’s Department, Zadarious Sutton, 23, was driving a vehicle on Highway 98 when the deputy initiated the stop. Sutton did not stop, police said, and the deputy […]
Meridian police investigating city’s 9th homicide
By Scotty Ray Southern American Media Shots rang out on Hwy 39 North last night leaving one dead behind the wheel. A person was in the median on 39 North near the Citgo gas station when a car pulled up behind them and opened fire. The driver of the car slumped over the steering wheel […]