6 Arrested in Connection with Columbus Motel Disturbance

Jones

Thorsen

Stephenson

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — What started as a response to a possible disturbance involving a gun turned into a mass arrest.

Police responded about 3:31 a.m. Tuesday to the Plaza Motel located at 243 Island Road in response to the alleged disturbance.

Halthorn

Davis

Sherrod

Upon further investigation, police arrested the following suspects:

— 30-year-old Columbus man Tavoris Sherrod;
— 34-year-old Columbus man Lorenzo Halthorn;
— 28-year-old Columbus man Malcolm Davis;
— 26-year-old Steens woman Jamie Thorsen;
— 19-year-old West Point teen Laquita Stephenson; and
— 23-year-old Columbus man Deanthony Jones.

Authorities allegedly discovered Sherrod, Davis and Halthorn with a felony amount of marijuana and were charged accordingly. Thorsen was charged with possession of cocaine. Stephenson and Jones were charged with possession of stolen firearms.

Further information was unavailable at the time of this post.

It is unknown if any of the suspects’ bonds have been set.