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Man arrested for domestic violence, drug possession in Port Gibson
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Port Gibson police arrested a man on domestic violence and drug charges. According to police, Samario Good was arrested on October 17, 2024. He was arrested for felony possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and weapon possession by a convicted felon. Investigators said the arrest came after an officer […]
Lincoln County Jail docket: Brookhaven woman charged with assault causing injury
Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 14-16, 2024: Jakobe D. Kelly, 09/22/2003, 100 Eastview No. 1 — arrested, charged with simple assault domestic violence, by Brookhaven Police Department. Walter Montreal Owens, 01/16/1992, 825 Turner St. — arrested on indictment, by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Jaionna N. Smith, 08/31/2004, 702 East Independence St. — arrested, charged […] The post Lincoln County Jail docket: Brookhaven woman charged with assault causing injury appeared first on Daily Leader.
Car fire extinguished by Volunteer Firefighters
NEW SIGHT — A car fire on Mandy Loop NW Thursday was knocked down before it could spread to a nearby mobile home. Dark smoke was showing before units got on scene and was visible from Brookway Boulevard. A call of a car on fire in a yard was dispatched around 11:33 a.m. Volunteer firefighters […] The post Car fire extinguished by Volunteer Firefighters appeared first on Daily Leader.
Man killed in Lincoln County crash after car hits trees
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A man was killed during a single-vehicle crash in Lincoln County. The crash occurred on Interstate 55 just before 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said a 1998 Ford Explorer was traveling north on I-55 when the vehicle left the road, overturned and […]
Electrical fire closes Popeyes
BROOKHAVEN — Popeyes may be closed for business until electrical damage caused by a fire Thursday morning can be fixed. Power was subsequently out on Brookway Boulevard at a couple of stoplights and nearby businesses. Brookhaven Fire Department Chief Jeff Ainsworth said the electrical fire started in a heating unit at the restaurant. Popeyes is […] The post Electrical fire closes Popeyes appeared first on Daily Leader.
Merit Health murder suspect David Reed to be placed in state hospital. See judge's remarks
A Hinds County judge Thursday ordered the man accused of assaulting and murdering 51-year-old Wendy Gilbreath at Merit Health Central in Jackson to be placed in the state hospital in an attempt to restore his competency. On March 5, Gilbreath, a 51-year-old Texan was passing through the Jackson area and stopped at Merit...