Monroe County drug bust nets a grand total of 10 arrest
Sheriff Cantrell says the alleged ring-leader has been charged with similar crimes before Monday's bust.
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Sheriff Cantrell says the alleged ring-leader has been charged with similar crimes before Monday's bust.
Bond is set at $250,000. Investigators are still trying to figure out how the man injured in the shooting is connected.
If you know anything about the break-in, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-773-TIPS (8477.)
Police say the alleged robbery happened Monday afternoon.
So far, this is the only arrest in this case, however, the sheriff says more arrests are possible.
While conducting a search, authorities allegedly found meth in the suspect's pocket.
Lowndes County deputies say the suspect allegedly got out of one vehicle, then drove off with the 2004 Mustang.
Deputies say the firearms were taken from a safe last week.
Sheriff Lance Humphreys says several vehicles were burglarized, for a couple of Fridays in a row.
The victim told officers she had been held at gunpoint and that she had been brought to Oxford from Georgia for prostitution purposes.
Investigators say, the suspect ended up across the state-line, in Monroe County, where he allegedly tried to break into a home.
Once Thompson was in jail he allegedly tried to get rid of some illegal pills. However, a corrections officer saw him trying throw the narcotics away.
It's important to note, no weapon was found at the scene. One of the victims has been identified.
On Tuesday, Tishomingo County deputies received a tip about an alleged burglary at Campground United Methodist in Iuka.
The child remained relatively unharmed. It did have a small scratch on its forehead and glass was found in her hair.
The shooting happened June first, near the Lowndes-Noxubee County line. Investigators say an SUV was shot more than a dozen times.
During the search, agents seized a felony amount of powder and crack cocaine, meth, heroin, ecstasy, and oxycodone. Two firearms were also seized.
Dickinson believes the no bond decision was made in the interest of safety.
He was also wanted by the Pickens County Sheriff's Office and by a law enforcement agency in Missouri.
If you have any information about this case, you're asked to call Starkville Police or Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers.
The Columbus man was convicted of Statutory Rape in 2012 and was on probation at the time of the arrest.
"We're a small community here, and I encourage people, stay off Facebook, people will flat out make up stuff, there may be no truth whatsoever to that."
Oktibbeha County deputies arrested the suspect in the Bradley community Monday.
The victim filed the burglary report after allegedly waking to find the suspect inside their apartment.
A three-month-old child was in the home, but wasn't injured and is now being cared for by family members.