Pearl Police Officer Who Made Arrestee Lick Urine Sentenced
WLBT reported that 26-year-old Michael Christian Green, the Pearl officer who was fired for bullying an arrestee into licking his own urine was sentenced Thursday. Green was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison. On March 14, Green pleaded guilty to one count of acting under color of law to deprive a […]
13-Year-Old Arrested, Charged With Murder In Jefferson County
According to WLBT, a 13-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in Jefferson County. A teenager allegedly stabbed a man multiple times, killing him Sunday on Green Acre Drive. The victim was identified as 34-year-old Phillip Queen. He was found lying in the street. The teen made his initial appearance in court on Monday. […]
Crowder woman is final defendant sentenced in large-scale drug trafficking ring
Oxford, MS – A Crowder woman was sentenced on Tuesday to 23 years in prison for selling methamphetamine. According to court documents, Linda Hunt, 49, of Crowder, Mississippi pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District to Mississippi to distribution of methamphetamine. Hunt was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Sharion Aycock […]
Two Shot Outside Lucedale Walmart
According to WLOX, two people were shot outside of the Lucedale Walmart. Lucedale Police Chief Kellum Fairley said the shooting happened around 9:47 p.m. Tuesday at the store on Old 63 South. WLOX reports that a man fired 3 to 4 rounds at another man near the grocery entrance of the Walmart. Lucedale Police say […]
College Degrees Giving Incarcerated Women Newfound Hope
Press Release: It’s been a year since the Mississippi Correctional Institute for Women had its first seminary graduation to produce 12 women who are the first female inmates in Mississippi to graduate with associate’s degrees from a nationally accredited seminary. Since then, they have firmly established their roles within the prison. Inmate Nomatter Hudson explains, […]
Pontotoc County man arrested on drug charges
A man has been arrested on drug charges in Pontotoc County, according to the Sheriff’s Department’s criminal investigators. Kyler Fitzpatrick, 24, was arrested Friday after deputies responded to a disturbance call in the 1100 block of Jackson Road in Pontotoc County. Authorities said that they found a baggie of meth on him while he was […]
UPDATE: Body Found In Trunk Identified As Woman Who Went Missing From Jones County Wreck
According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, the body found Monday, June 10 at a business on Highway 184 has been positively identified as missing person, Samantha Elisabeth McCowan. Samantha went missing Friday night after she was driving and crashed her vehicle into a utility pole on Victory Road new Hwy 184. When first responders […]
University of Southern Mississippi Football Player Shot And Killed
A University of Southern Mississippi football player was shot and killed. The shooting happened late Tuesday night at the Ivy Row housing complex. Forrest County Coroner Lisa Klem later identified the victim as 21-year-old Marcus Daniels Jr. He is from George County. He was shot and his body has been sent to the medical examiner […]
Two Women Arrested For Burglary In Oxford
On May 15th, the Oxford Police Department responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of Clearbrook Drive. After investigation, 22-year-old Sanyja Rooks, from Memphis, TN and 42-year-old Kimberly Vaughn, from Memphis, TN, were each arrested and charged with Burglary and Malicious Mischief. Rooks and Vaughn were taken before a Municipal Court judge for their […]
White House grants individual assistance for 6 counties after April storms
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves’ request for Individual Assistance for counties affected by the April 8-11 severe weather and tornadoes was approved by the White House. During that time the state experienced 13 tornadoes, severe storms, flooding, and straight-line winds. Two deaths were attributed to those storms. There are six counties approved for Individual Assistance. […]