The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office isn’t releasing much information on the case at this time but did say that the case began after a sexual assault was reported on May 29 by Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
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…
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…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – With the summer here and pools reopening, it is important to remember to stay safe around the water. The CDC reports there are rising numbers of drowning deaths in the U.S. CPR, which is cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be an emergency life-saving procedure. The CDC reports nearly 5,000 people have died due to drowning in the U.S….
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – The Aberdeen community was brought together in the fight against gun violence. “The Funeral is Cancelled” event recently made a stop in West Point. Delores Badie was inspired to help bring the event to her town after seeing the impact it had in West Point. “It may not be as severe here in Aberdeen but one…
ALABAMA (WCBI) – Starting this Summer, if you’re driving through Alabama with your phone in your hand, you could be ticketed. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will begin enforcing Alabama’s New Hands-Free Law on Saturday, June 15. The law applies to any portable wireless device that is used to initiate or receive communication, information, or data. The first conviction fine…
LAFAYETTE CO., Miss. (WCBI) – Lafayette County deputies arrest a man for assaulting a female. Twenty-seven-year-old Dakota Bowen of Oxford was all smiles when he was booked into custody for the assault. Deputies say they were called to the Tula community for a domestic incident. When they arrived it was determined that Bowen was the aggressor. He was also in…
AMORY, MISS. (WCBI) – Members of the part-time academy at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office observed Memorial Day by doing a workout that honors a medal of honor recipient. Cadets, along with deputies from the sheriff’s office met at 15 29 Gym in Amory for the Murph workout. That workout is named after Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, the first service…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Diners at Tupelo’s Harvey’s restaurant got a special treat Tuesday, as local celebrities became waiters, for the kids at St Jude. The annual St Jude Celebrity Wait Night brought out big crowds. Diners were waited on by celebrities such as Will Kollmeyer, Andrew and Taylor Brown, the high school track standouts, and Jett Johnson. All tips…
CORINTH, Miss. (WCBI) – Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi and the Corinth Police Department need your help locating 41-year-old Steven James McDaniel. McDaniel has a warrant for unarmed carjacking. If anyone has any information please call Crime Stoppers of North East Mississippi at 800-773-TIPS. You can also download the P3 Tips App and leave an anonymous tip. Crime Stoppers will…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Summer is here and the Columbus Lowndes Public Library reading program has begun. Throughout June and July, the library will be hosting a variety of events to get the community reading. From children to adults, there are events for every age in the Summer Library Program in hopes of fostering a love of reading in the…
ACKERMAN, Miss. (WCBI) –The rain didn’t stop the Choctaw Cruisers from having their car show for charity. The annual classic car show was held at Main Street in Ackerman. There were trophies for participants in the show as well as vendors for attendees. The president of the Choctaw Cruisers said there were around 40 cars that were involved in the…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- Some ran, some walked, but everyone supported the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Tupelo. For the first time, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit hosted a 5k run to help raise money for the facility. N.I.C.U. nurse manager Jessica Fears, and 5k run organizer Callie Craig said this was the best way to encourage people to support the…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A longtime 911 dispatcher in Lee County is retiring. Joe Banik worked the night shift and dispatched calls to officers during his fifteen years of service. Banik says he has enjoyed helping deputies and officers as they answer calls. Dispatchers play a key role in helping officers do their jobs, and Banik says it takes a…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Jeep crashed into a Columbus house early Saturday morning on June 1. The incident took place on 19th Street North. A Columbus PD spokesperson says an officer tried to pull the vehicle over for a traffic violation. The vehicle did not stop. CPD later got a call about a Jeep that had crashed into a…
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Arrests have been made in a shooting that happened on Fox Street on May 24th. On May 31, Louisville PD investigators, Deputies of the Winston County Sheriff’s Department, and the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office arrested 16-year-old Teriyon Jadaine McNeal. He is arrested for alleged Aggravated Assault. McNeal is being charged as an adult. Police Chief Sean…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man wanted for shooting two people is now in jail. Malachi Clay is charged with aggravated assault. A CPD spokesman says Clay was arrested in Lee County and brought to the Lowndes County jail. Clay and 24-year-old Dustin Wells are accused of shooting two men on 15th Street South last month. Wells was charged…
Charlottesville, VA (WCBI)- Virginia topped Mississippi State 5-4 and Bobby Whalen was the hero for the Cavaliers as his fielder’s choice walk-off punched their ticket to the winner’s bracket. Virginia third baseman Eric Becker carried the Cavaliers with four RBIs. Virginia struck first in the second when Becker hit an RBI triple to give them a 2-0 lead. Mississippi State…
The woman accused of taking flowers from graves in Monroe County is now in jail. 50-year-old Becky Reeves was charged with two counts of petit larceny.
If you were out on the lakes and the rivers over the Memorial Day holiday, you probably saw officers with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
New images were released in a deadly Macon shooting. Macon police released these pictures of the car Demetris Harris Jr. was in when he was shot.
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker said the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 would give money to meet dredging requirements along the waterway’s locks and dams.
With money in hand, the Columbus City Council has to decide its priorities for the Terry Brown Amphitheater.
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