Crime

Lowndes Residents Busted for Drugs

December 19, 2012 | Steve Rogers
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — A Lowndes County man already out on bond on crystal meth charges is one of three people arrested in a new drug case. The Lowndes...
Man Charged in Pizza Delivery Robberies

December 19, 2012 | Aundrea Self
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Starkville police have tracked down the man they believe robbed three pizza delivery men. Investigators had been looking for 28-year-old Carlos Shepherd since last month. He was...
Prentiss Slaying Suspect Caught in Guntown

December 19, 2012 | Steve Rogers
Press Release Agents from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) have charged three Prentiss men with capital murder following a weekend homicide in Jefferson Davis County. Shortly after midnight Saturday,...
Suspected Scammer Posing as Deputy

December 19, 2012 | Steve Rogers
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — A suspected scam artist has managed to use technology to add a new twist to go after Clay County residents. And the Clay County Sheriff’s...
Video: Should Educators Be Allowed To Carry Guns on Campus?

December 18, 2012 | Jennifer Ortega
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - In the wake of Friday’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school, some gun advocates have again called for educators to be able to carry weapons at school....
Armed Robber Sentenced to 12 Years

December 18, 2012 | Kelsey Evans
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo man is sentenced to 12 years behind bars. Cory Juwan Baker pleaded guilty in August to robbing the M & F Bank in September...
Video: Southaven Mayor Indicted for Misuse of Funds

December 18, 2012 | Steve Rogers
By The Associated Press JACKSON — A north Mississippi mayor accused of misusing taxpayer money was indicted Tuesday on three charges. Southaven Mayor Greg Davis faces one count each of...
Tupelo Man Acquited of Possession of Child Pornography Charges

December 18, 2012 | Nicole Bexten
A Tupleo man indicted in August of 2011 on child pornography charges has been acquitted.
Video: Bomb Threats Across the State

December 17, 2012 | Nicole Bexten
Fifth Street in front of the court house was again shut down for a short period of time as police officers were called to the scene for a second bomb threat.
Aberdeen Woman Accused of Stealing Checks From the Elderly

December 17, 2012 | Nicole Bexten
An Aberdeen woman is in jail after being accused of stealing checks from the elderly she cared for and forging them.
Food Stamp Fraud Arrest in Prentiss County

December 17, 2012 | Andrew Harrison
Deputies think a Booneville man was selling EBT cards.
MSU Employee Did Not Embezzle From School

December 17, 2012 | Nicole Bexten
An internal investigation reveals that Mississippi State horseshow treasurer and top business manager did not embezzle from the university though she is still charged from another organization.
Tupelo Armed Robbery

December 16, 2012 | Paulo Salazar
Tupelo Police are searching for two suspects suspected of an arm robbery that took place late Saturday night.
Woman Found Stabbed Inside Her Home

December 14, 2012 | Kelsey Evans
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A woman is found stabbed to death inside her Vaiden home. According to Sheriff Jerry Carver, 48 year old Katrina Hemphill was found Thursday (12/13) lying on...
Video: Trying to Solve a Cold Murder Case

December 14, 2012 | RH Brown
Cold case anniversary Sunday.