Conehatta Man Found Guilty in Shooting Another Tribal Member Multiple Times

A Conehatta man was found guilty on several federal charges at the conclusion of a jury trial that began October 3, in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court documents, 36-year-old Mike Austin Anderson, of the Conehatta Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation used a handgun to shoot another tribal member multiple times. In … Read more

MBI cancels Endangered/Missing Child Alert For 4-Year-Old Flowood Child

UPDATE: Nikolas Balderas has been found and is safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for four-year-old Nikolas Balderas of Flowood, Rankin County, MS. Nikolas Balderas was last seen wearing a blue tank top, sweatpants, and black Nike sandals. Nikolas Balderas is described as a Hispanic male, three-foot-tall, … Read more

Richard’s Disposal Announces They Will No Longer Pick Up Trash In Jackson

Richard’s Disposal has announced their plan to suspend residential trash pick-up. Their last day of pick up in Jackson will be October 8th. After six months under an emergency contract and without compensation, Richard’s Disposal will cease all city-wide garbage collection. The announcement affects approximately 150,000 residential customers as well as municipal court and other … Read more

Man Arrested Who Had 12 Auto Burglary Arrest Warrants From 2020

In late 2020, and on into 2021, the Pike County area was overrun with automobile burglaries. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Criminal Investigation Division conducted numerous covert surveillance operations, search warrants at several addresses, interviewed witnesses, obtained video surveillance footage, and even used GPS tracking technology to identify the suspect, Frederick Tremaine … Read more

Pike County Authorities Arrest Man With Active Warrant For Attempted Murder

On October 5, Pike County Sheriff’s Office received information that Demarques Washington was at 3066 Gradyville Road. Washington had an active arrest warrant for attempted murder in reference to a shooting incident that occurred on April 21, on North Live Oak Street. Pike County Investigation Division along with Pike County Narcotics Division made contact with … Read more

Former Director of Tunica County Airport Arrested for Embezzlement

Former Director of the Tunica County Airport Eric Konupka has been arrested after being investigated by Special Agents from the Auditor’s office. Konupka was indicted for embezzlement by a local grand jury. He was also issued a demand letter showing he owes over $9,000 to Tunica County taxpayers. Konupka is accused of using the Tunica … Read more