OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – An Oxford man is facing multiple charges after the department took a walk-in report regarding money being taken from a vulnerable adult. Over the span of 10 months, around $10,000 was Cashapped out of the reporting parties account. 35-year-old Demarius Dontae Carothers was arrested and charged with Exploitation of a Vulnerable Person. Carothers was also found…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Narcotics Unit, also known as the STING Unit, has dealt local drug dealers another setback. Several are indicted this week in various counts related to drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms. In February the STING Unit began an investigation into a group of people suspected of obtaining and distributing methamphetamine. Agents also…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Fire and Rescue responded to an early morning house fire. The fire took place at 1614 7th Avenue North. A person living in the home was injured and taken to Baptist Hospital for treatment to burns to his left hand. Columbus Fire Chief Duane Hughes says the fire is believed to have started around 4…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Kenzall Guyton turned himself in to the Columbus Police Department Sunday morning in connection with the shooting incident that occurred on November 22, which left Benjamin Lowe injured. He is charged with conspiracy to commit a crime-felony. Guyton’s surrender follows ongoing investigations into the case where Lowe sustained serious injuries. CPD continues to seek the public’s…
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – The Clay County jail hosted the annual Pearlie Westbrooks Thanksgiving dinner in West Point. This dinner was for the inmates of the Clay County jail. The late Pearlie Westbrooks hosted the dinner for over 30 years. Her daughter Terrilyn Murray stepped in to fill her shoes last year after her mother’s passing. Murray says this…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Thanksgiving is a time for family and community to come together. A centerpiece of that celebration is, of course, Turkey. That’s why the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office partnered up with the Community Benefit Committee to host their fifth annual turkey giveaway at the Bankfirst Yards Sportsplex for Lowndes County families in need. Lowndes County Sheriff, Eddie…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Free clothes, shoes, and even jewelry for people of all ages, that’s what the Columbus Housing Authority offered for the community. “Instead of people focusing on having to buy clothes, having to buy jackets, pants, shirts, long sleeves, and things like that,” said Julia Chavez, Free Clothing Giveaway Organizer. “This is the time of the year when…
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Aberdeen man is arrested and charged with Felony Fleeing and Possession of Stolen Property. Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 21-year-old Jaqualon Markese Crawford Friday at his home without incident. Crawford had outstanding warrants in Monroe County stemming from an incident earlier this month where he fled from Deputies in a Stolen Camaro. The Camaro…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A man wanted in connection with a Columbus shooting earlier this week is in custody. Martez Meeks turned himself in on Friday, Nov. 22. He will remain in the Lowndes County jail until bond is set. He is charged with 12 counts of Aggravated Assault Manifest Extreme Indifference to Life. You may recall one person was…
CRAWFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Officials responded to a fatal house fire in Crawford on Saturday morning. Lowndes County Fire Coordinator Neal Austin says the call came in around 8:30 a.m. on James Hairston Road. Units arrived and witnesses on the scene said someone was inside. 72-year-old Lloyd Hairston died as a result of the fire. Hairston lived in the home…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – We have updates on a Friday afternoon shooting in East Columbus. Around noon on Nov. 22, officers were called to Baptist Memorial Hospital for a gunshot victim. 25-year-old Benjamin Lowe had two gunshot wounds—one to the face and another to the arm. The Columbus Police Department arrested 18-year-old Jakorey Gibbs of Columbus. Gibbs is charged with…
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Before a screening of the movie “Choctaw Code Talkers” the Chickasaw Honor Guard presented the colors, displaying the flags representing the United States and the Chickasaw Nation.
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A license plate reader and a bad driver help Tupelo police find two stolen vehicles.