Crime

Video: Shooting Drill Held at West Lowndes High School

February 13, 2013 | LaMonica Peters
West Lowndes High School held a shooting drill to make sure teachers know what to do when an armed intruder enters the campus.
Miss. House Passes Bill for Guns in Schools

February 13, 2013 | Michelle Lowe
The Mississippi House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow school boards to arm teachers with concealed weapons.
Video: Jury Hangs in Gun Trial Case

February 13, 2013 | Steve Rogers
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — A Columbus man avoids a 10-year prison sentence. A Lowndes County Circuit Court jury deliberated about two hours Wednesday afternoon before splitting split 6-5-1 on whether...
Teen Charged in Tupelo Car Burglaries

February 13, 2013 | Steve Rogers
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) — A Tupelo teenager is charged with auto burglary in connection with a string of car breakins in the West Jackson Street area. Mardrekkus Nesby, 18, is...
Video: Noxubee Taxpayers on the Hook After Jail Beating

February 13, 2013 | Andrew Harrison
An inmates medical bills topped out at more than $50,000.
Mail Scam in Monroe County

February 13, 2013 | Jillian Garrigues
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A new mail scam is targeting Monroe County residents. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, residents are receiving a Fed Ex package in the...
Grant Will Help Fund Lee County ‘Trash’ Officer

February 13, 2013 | Steve Rogers
LEE COUNTY, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded Lee County a solid waste assistance grant of $21,574 that will be used by the county for...
Man to Serve Three Years for Child Abuse

February 13, 2013 | Steve Rogers
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — A Columbus man pleads guilty to burning, biting and beating his 4-year-old son. Jermaine Walker, 29, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for child abuse,...
Winona Man’s Life Sentence Upheld

February 13, 2013 | Steve Rogers
WINONA, Miss. (WCBI) — A 35-year-old Winona man will spend the rest of his life in prison. The state Court of Appeals has denied Joel Baskin’s appeal of his life...
Killer Will Spend Life in Prison

February 13, 2013 | Nicole Bexten
A family has agreed that their mothers killer will spend life in prison with no chance of parole.
New Trial Date Set For Man Accused of OHS Attack Plot

February 12, 2013 | Kelsey Evans
by PATSY R. BRUMFIELD/Daily Journal Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal OXFORD – April 8 is the new trial date for an Oxford man indicted on charges he planned an attack on...
Video: Parking Lot Gunfire Leads to Brooksville Arrest

February 12, 2013 | Steve Rogers
BROOKSVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) — Random gunfire in a parking lot lands a man in jail and Brooksville police warn they aren’t going to put up with the nonsense. Dennis Davis,...
Game Warden Gets DUI

February 12, 2013 | Nicole Bexten
Monroe County game warden Dirk Lucas was arrested Saturday (2-9-13) and charged with DUI.
Tupelo Woman Charged with Aggravated Assault

February 12, 2013 | Nicole Bexten
A woman believed to be involved in a violent cutting incident outside the Crosstown Kroger is in custody and being questioned.
Video: MS Senators Pass Stricter Sex Offender Rules

February 11, 2013 | Michelle Lowe
The Mississippi Senate passed a bill Monday that would make unregistered sex offenders wear GPS tracking bracelets and require local governments to notify the public when offenders move to their neighborhood.