Lawrence County, AL

Mississippi State

Claiborne County, MS

UPI News

Two inmates held on murder charges are back behind bars Saturday after they escaped from a Mississippi jail.

2 Mississippi inmates captured after escape from jail

Clarke County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Alabama State

ABC News

Alabama executed Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, on Thursday evening by lethal injection. Gavin was convicted in the March 1998 murder of William Clayton Jr.

Inmate executed by lethal injection for 1998 murder of delivery driver

Kansas State

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National Weather Force

Multiple rounds of severe storms are anticipated as a disturbance moves through an unstable airmass across portions of the central Plains and the Mississippi Valley from this afternoon through the overnight hours. These storms will be capable of producing very large hail, destructive gusty winds, and isolated tornadoes if conditions align. For detailed information on timing, impacts, and more, refer below.

Damaging Winds, Very Large Hail & Tornadoes Possible; Central Plains/Mississippi Valley ; June 28th

Booneville, MS

Written with A.I. assistance. In a coordinated operation on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, at approximately 7:00 P.M., the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, in conjunction with the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department, conducted a search warrant at a residence situated on Martin Luther King Drive in Booneville. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department, the raid targeted suspected illegal drug activities.

Booneville Residence Raided for Drug Manufacturing

Tennessee State

Knoxville, TN

The man suspected of murdering his 18-year-old girlfriend has been arrested in Tennessee. On Wednesday, July 24, the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) announced the arrest of 20-year-old Juan Carlos Diaz Perez via a press release. Diaz Perez was previously wanted in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Suceli Perez,...

Man Arrested for Murder of 18-Year-Old Girlfriend in Tennessee

Sacramento County, CA

Law & Crime

Mandiko Kwadzo killed his girlfriend as she was driving with her 4 young kids, leaving them to die after she crashed into a river in California.
The post ‘I saw little hands trying to poke out’: Man killed driving girlfriend in front of 4 young kids, leaving them to die after car crashed into river first appeared on Law & Crime.

'I saw little hands trying to poke out': Man killed driving girlfriend in front of 4 young kids, leaving them to die after car crashed into river

Mobile County, AL

Alabama Now

An Alabama man was arrested Thursday morning in Mississippi after prosecutors said he broke into an elderly woman’s house and attempted to rape her before a neighbor heard her cries for help and came to her aid. Elvis Dewayne Henderson was indicted by the December 2023 Mobile County Grand...

Alabama man charged with trying to rape elderly woman

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Oklahoma State

Execution of Richard Rojem Jr. Richard Rojem Jr., 66, was executed on June 27 for the 1985 kidnapping, rape, and murder of his ex-stepdaughter, Layla Cummings, who was seven years old at the time. As Oklahoma’s longest-serving death row inmate, Rojem received a lethal three-drug injection at 10:16 a.m. at the state prison.

Oklahoma: Death row inmate’s final meal could give you a heart attack

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Shafaq Khan died within weeks of being found unresponsive at HMP Hindley near Wigan.

Prison officer 'sniggered' at sick inmate warning

Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat. “I saw guys...

Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South

The Independent

Alabama executed a man who was convicted for the 1998 murder of a delivery driver who was pulling money out of an ATM machine. Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, died by lethal injection on Thursday evening. His last words were: “I love my family.” His time of death was 6.32pm CT.Last week, Alabama agreed not to conduct a post-execution autopsy of Gavin on religious grounds. Gavin is Muslim, and said the autopsy would violate his religious convictions, NBC News reported. He filed a lawsuit ahead of his execution to ensure the state would not conduct the autopsy. The state ultimately agreed...

Alabama executes death row inmate who sued to prevent post-execution autopsy

Bibb County, AL

CBS News

An Alabama man is accused of killing his wife along with four children between the ages of 2 and 9 in a Thursday night shooting that shocked the rural central community where they lived.Brandon Allan Kendrick II, 32, was arrested on five counts of capital murder for the death of his wife, Kelse Kendrick, and four children in Bibb County, court records show. The victims were all shot in the head with a handgun, according to a document filed with the arrest warrant.Sheriff Jody Wade said that Brandon Kendrick was the father of two of the children, and the other...

Alabama man accused of killing wife, 4 young kids is arrested

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

The government has announced emergency measures to deal with prison overcrowding in England and Wales. These include early release for some prisoners when they have served 40% of their sentence. The first people are likely to be released under the scheme in September. Which prisoners will be released?. Prisoners who...

Which prisoners will be released from jail early?

Dothan, AL

Oxygen

On August 1, 1999, 17-year-old best friends J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett were found fatally shot in the trunk of Beasley’s Mazda. Six hours earlier, the girls from Dothan, Alabama, were reported missing after getting lost on the way to a party. The car was found along a secluded stretch of road in the town of Ozark.

DNA Match Reveals Alabama Minister Killed Two 17-Year-Old Girls in 1999

Jackson, MS

JACKSON, Miss. - In a decisive move today, State Auditor Shad White announced the arrest of Lacosta Lee, a contracted probation officer affiliated with Court Programs, Inc (CPI), on charges of embezzlement. Special Agents from the State Auditor’s Office took Lee into custody following allegations that she misappropriated funds intended for court-ordered fines and fees.

Probation Officer Arrested in Embezzlement Case

FOX54 News

NewsBreak

Lawrence County inmate hops razor wire, escapes custody

MOULTON, Ala. — The following is a message sent to FOX54 from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 27. The Lawrence County...

Lawrence County inmate hops razor wire, escapes custody

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