Lafayette County man arrested for sexual battery

The suspect was issued a bond of $40,000 by Justice Court.

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man is arrested in Lafayette County for sexual battery. Deputies received a walk-in complaint on May 22 and investigators were called to investigate the alleged incident. Investigators were able to establish probable cause for an arrest warrant for 27-year-old Elijah Joseph Wells of Oxford. After the arrest warrant was issued, the suspect was taken…

Inmate at Union County Jail found dead in cell

Sheriff Jimmy Edwards says 36-year-old Kenneth Gerald Bennett of Blue Springs was found dead in his cell by a detention officer of apparent suicide.

UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An inmate at the Union County Jail was found dead in his cell Saturday, June 1, around 4 p.m. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards says 36-year-old Kenneth Gerald Bennett of Blue Springs was found dead by a detention officer of an apparent suicide. Bennett was being held for charges of commercial burglary and grand larceny. The Mississippi…