Archives: 2017

Video: Cold Cases Present Unique Challenges

ABERDEEN, Miss.(WCBI)—Officer Eric Wilson’s death is one of more than two hundred thousand homicides in the U.S. that remained unsolved. There are several others in north Mississippi. And the older the case gets the harder it is to make an arrest. A case becomes cold after only a year. ” It could be several things that make it a cold…

VIDEO: Home Invasion Turned Stabbing Ends With Suspect In Handcuffs

MANTACHIE, Miss. (WCBI)- After an early morning stabbing in Itawamba County- police are still trying to figure out if a suspect will be charged. It was around 10 this morning when the alleged home invasion and stabbing took place on Mount Pigsah Road in Mantachie. Now one man is in custody and one woman is in stable condition after suffering from…

DEVELOPING: Escaped Inmates Believed To Be In Lee County

MARION COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI)- Two inmates from the Marion County, Alabama jail have escaped and are still on the run this evening. 22-year-old Cory Dean and 20-year-old Zepplin Kennedy escaped from the Marion County Jail around 1:30 am Friday morning. Dean is charged with 7 counts of burglary, 2 counts criminal mischief, one count of arson, and one count shooting into…

VIDEO: The Training Process That Volunteer Firefighters Go Through

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)-Becoming a volunteer fire fighter is something that doesn’t just happen overnight. We see them spraying water on burning buildings and riding in their big red trucks, but what we don’t see is the training they have to go through before they even put on the uniform. “A lot of people associate fire departments with inside the…

VIDEO: Daycare- How To Choose The Right One

MILLPORT, Ala. (WCBI)- There are a little over 18-hundred daycares in the state of Alabama A recent article states that about half of the state daycares are uninspected and do not meet or have to meet state regulation. The days of the stay at home parent are fading fast. In fact nearly one out of every four kid under five stay…

Macon Man to Serve 10 Years in Prison for Aggravated Assault

MACON, Miss. (WCBI)- A Macon man will spend the next ten years in prison.  Jamar Stallings pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Jamar Stallings, Arrested Courtesy: Macon PD He was arrested by Macon police last May after a home invasion on Washington Street. At the time of Stallings’ arrest, he was charged with home invasion, aggravated assault and sexual battery. The female…

Local Couple Charged with Meth Possession and Child Abuse

TISHOMINGO CO, Miss. (WCBI)- A Tishomingo CO couple is facing child abuse charges after a drug bust. David Clingan, ArrestedCourtesy: Tishomingo CO Sheriff’s Office The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department says a traffic stop led to the arrests of two people, David Clingan and Natalie Clingan. Natalie Clingan, ArrestedCourtesy: Tishomingo CO Sheriff’s Office They’re facing meth possession and child abuse charges….