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Escaped Mississippi inmate barricaded inside Chicago restaurant, police say
An escaped Mississippi inmate is barricaded inside a restaurant in Chicago and engaged in a standoff with the U.S. Marshals Office, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Joshua Zimmerman, who walked out of a county courthouse in DeSoto, Mississippi, on June 14, is inside the restaurant alone, said...
DeSoto Co. DA says newly-convicted child porn offender was similarly investigated in Memphis but never prosecuted
HERNANDO, Miss. (WMC) - DeSoto County prosecutors announced that a Memphis native was convicted of child pornography charges Tuesday. Antonio Alston Jr., 21, was the subject of a similar investigation in Memphis, but DeSoto County prosecutors say he was never arrested or prosecuted. “Pedophilia and the individuals who commit such...
UPDATE: Zimmerman captured at Chicago restaurant
Aug. 21, 2024 – The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department released a statement at 8 a.m. this morning stating that Joshua Zimmerman had been captured and is in custody after barricading himself overnight inside a near west side Chicago restaurant. ABC7 Television in Chicago reports he was led out of the Seafood Junction restaurant near the United Center about 7:35 a.m. Wednesday morning in handcuffs.
Escaped DeSoto County inmate in custody after 14-hour standoff in Chicago
DESOTO COUNTY, Tenn. - An escaped DeSoto County inmate accused of murder was taken into custody after a 14-hour long standoff inside a Chicago restaurant, officials said. CNN reported just after 7:45 a.m. that Joshua Zimmerman was in custody. The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) confirmed this. DSCO's Chief Deputy Justin Smith told FOX13 his department was informed of the standoff around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
A Mississippi inmate who escaped and barricaded himself in a Chicago restaurant near the DNC has been captured, officials say
(CNN) — Authorities have captured Joshua Zimmerman, a Mississippi inmate who escaped two months ago and barricaded himself in a Chicago restaurant Tuesday, the US Marshals Service said Wednesday. No other details were immediately released about Zimmerman’s capture, whether he was armed or if anyone was injured. Zimmerman...
Man convicted of child porn charges in DeSoto County
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man was convicted on child pornography charges in DeSoto County, Mississippi, according to the District Attorney’s office. Antonio Alston, Jr., 21, was found guilty Monday, Desoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said. The prosecution presented evidence proving that Alston was in possession of four files containing sexually explicit images of […]
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