Two Alabama men plead guilty to sexually abusing children
24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin said Timothy Lee Ferguson of Reform and Torey Scott Thompson of Gordo entered guilty pleas in separate, unrelated cases involving children.
Crime
Man facing first-degree murder charge in Tupelo denied bond
22-year-old Makaiyah Woods was denied bond and remains in jail. He's facing a first-degree murder charge.
Police: Two people walk out of Ackerman pawn shop with AR-15
Police in Ackerman said two people walked into a pawn shop and walked out with an assault rifle.
Man accused of spying on woman in restroom at Love's Truck Stop
Some unwanted attention landed a Lowndes County man in jail. Around 7 a.m. Wednesday, Columbus police responded to a Peeping Tom call at Love's Truck Stop.
Area law enforcement attend seminar on fighting illegal drug market
The illegal drug market is always changing, and sometimes law enforcement has a hard time keeping up.
Victim's report lands husband in jail on domestic violence charges
A Baldwyn man is in the Prentiss County Jail accused of choking a woman and holding her against her will.
Prentiss County deputies make child sex crime arrest
49-year-old Joey Dearman was charged with three counts of molesting and one count of enticement of a child to meet for sexual purposes.
Monroe County man indicted on 16 counts of human trafficking
68-year-old Steven Colburn was indicted by a Monroe County Grand Jury on human trafficking charges.
Tupelo police make arrest in deadly shooting investigation
An arrest has been made in connection to a deadly shooting in Tupelo Monday evening. Tupelo police and the US Marshals Service Task Force arrested 22-year-old Makaiyah Tavion Woods.
Starkville police arrest city employees for alleged trash bag theft
Starkville Police Department arrested 20-year-old Dylan Coleman, 31-year-old Douglas Erwin, and 30-year-old Stevenson Tutton Jr. for stealing rolls of trash bags from the sanitation department.
Tupelo police investigate two unrelated homicides
Monday night proved to be a deadly one in Tupelo. Two homicides within an hour of one another left two young men dead. Police say the deaths are unrelated.
Lee County deputies accuse 36-year-old woman of 2003 homicide
In July 2003, Niki Hester was 15 years old. Now, more than two decades later, she has been accused of killing someone that summer.
Columbus police investigate shooting that damaged house
Columbus police continue to investigate a weekend shooting. Officers were called to the 900 block of Sixth Street South on Sunday night.
Tupelo police investigate two separate homicides on Monday night
Tupelo police are investigating two separate homicides that occurred within the span of an hour Monday before midnight.
Amory police arrest man accused of hitting someone with hand tool
Amory police made an arrest after a man was hit with a hand tool. Jerrick Hill was charged with aggravated assault.
Bond set for man accused of killing elderly woman in car accident
33-year-old Billy Harmon was charged with aggravated DUI manslaughter and felony possession of a controlled substance.
Caledonia man sentenced after receiving $800K in COVID money
63-year-old Herman Nash applied for three separate Economic Injury Disaster Loans related to the pandemic.
Ex-Mooreville coach sentenced after guilty plea to child sex crime
A former Mooreville Soccer Coach will spend at least five years in state prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes.
Two people face charges after children test positive for drugs
49-year-old Jimmy Wallis and 43-year-old Katie Bishop were both charged with two counts of child endangerment.
Ohio man gets prison time after attempting to send drugs via mail
An Ohio man was sentenced to prison after attempting to send fentanyl through the mail. 35-year-old Justin Elkins was sentenced on Friday to 96 months in prison.
Bond set for man charged with murder at Clay County nightclub
Justice Court Judge Thomas Hampton set bond for 23-year-old Tyler Brooks of Macon at $1.6 million.
Charges dropped against woman in Tupelo accused of shooting
Charges were dropped against a woman in Tupelo after a domestic shooting. Tupelo police said the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon at Hillsdale Apartments.
Gun reported stolen in Starkville found in Tupelo
A gun reported stolen in Starkville is found in Tupelo. Now, a Tupelo man is behind bars. The investigation began in June when Tupelo police pulled a driver over for a traffic violation.
Pontotoc County deputies arrest man on robbery charge
Pontotoc County deputies made an arrest in a strong-armed robbery. That's the charge 20-year-old Dakota Lucas is facing.