Silver alert issued for 20 year old Ackerman man

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 20-year-old Stewart Colton Michael of Ackerman in Choctaw County. His name may also be Colton Michael Stewart. He is a white male, six feet tall, weighing 130 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a red shirt and khaki […]

Booneville Teen Arrested On Attempted Murder Charge

A 19-year-old from Booneville has been captured by US Marshals and charged with Attempted Murder. Veronica Grace Gillespie was arrested on an outstanding warrant for multiple felony charges stemming from a shooting in late August near Sunflower Housing. According to the police department, Gillespie is the fifth and final suspect to be arrested and charged […]

Silver alert issued for missing Florida man last seen in Mississippi

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 76-year-old Jim Randolf Reese Jr. of Titusville, Brevard County, Florida. He is a white male, five feet eight inches tall, weighing 230 pounds, with a Playboy bunny tattoo on his right arm. Reese was last seen in Clarke County in July with Debra Jean […]

MBI Issues Silver Alert For Missing Meridian Man

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 33-year-old Geno Lashawn Jones of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. He is described as a black male, five feet seven inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing all black on Wednesday, September 27th, at about 6:00 […]

DeSoto County Sheriff’s Dept. Looking For Missing Teen

The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 16-year-old. Kamayia Higgenbottom was last seen October 5th on Red Banks Road in Olive Branch. She is 16 years old and has red braids with piercings on both sides of her nose. If you have seen her, please contact the […]

Man arrested in August bomb threat at MSU

Mississippi State University announced the arrest Friday of a Columbus man on charges of false report of a bomb on Aug. 25 on the Starkville campus. MSU Police Chief Kenneth Rogers said Isaac Terrell Pryor, 36, of Columbus was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 5, without incident. The arrest came after an extensive investigation […]

Hattiesburg Police Investigating After Someone Set Fire To Park Pavilion

The Hattiesburg Police Department is looking for help in an ongoing investigation after someone caused structural damage to a pavilion at Vernon Dahmer Park. The pavilion, located at the park on 1000 Country Club Road, was burned and damaged. According to police, this happened on October 5, at 4:45 p.m. If anyone has information pertaining […]

Simpson County Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Sexual Battery Of A Child

On Thursday, September 28, 25-year-old Demartez Lewis was sentenced to 25 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for sexual battery of a child under the age of 14. Lewis will have to serve 20 years, day for day before he is eligible for parole. District Attorney Chris Hennis said, “I want […]

One Dead After Car Hits Pedestrian In Tupelo

On October 5, at 9:00 p.m., Tupelo police officers were called to West Main Street and Broadway for a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. A male pedestrian was found at the scene in critical condition. He was transported to NMMC Emergency Room where he later died. The driver and passenger of a Volkswagen Jetta […]

Hattiesburg Police Issue Warrant For Man Wanted For Burglary

Hattiesburg Police have issued an active arrest warrant for 20-year-old Derrick Kajuan Scott, Jr., of Gulfport, for a residential burglary. The incident happened on Bowling Street in Hattiesburg on Tuesday, Sept. 19. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact Hattiesburg Police or Metro Crime Stoppers at 601-582-STOP.