Jackson Police Department seeks alleged suspect on motorcycle after fatal shooting

Jackson Police Department is investigating a shooting in which a suspect fatally shot another man and fled on a motorcycle. John Lee Martin, 39, was shot just outside his residence following an argument, police said, and then the suspect left the scene on a white motorcycle. According to JPD, the incident occurred just before 10 … Read more

Officials: Bad weekend weather, brought to you by tropical system in the Gulf

Mississippi will take some abuse from a weather system in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend. Officials with the National Weather Service say the system is expected to become a subtropical or tropical storm later today as it approaches the Louisiana coast. The main impact for Mississippi will be heavy rain across the southeast … Read more

Alert trooper finds missing Jasper County child walking on county road

An alert state trooper is being credited with getting a missing child back to his family on Thursday, according to Clarke County Hot Topics, a local news page in Clarke County. According to CCHT, Trooper Kevin Bentley was driving on Jasper County Road 20 toward Highway 503 Thursday night when he noticed a small child … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more