Leakesville
CRIME & SAFETY
Leakesville ironworker killed in Tennessee motel shooting; Mobile County man arrested
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An ironworker from Alabama is accused of killing another ironworker from Mississippi while the two were working on a job in Tennessee. News 5’s Chad Petri spoke with Aslam Wilson’s wife via Zoom on Monday morning. “My husband was so trusting and so loving,” Latosha Wilson said. “And everybody knew he […]
Mississippi man arrested in weekend fatal shooting that took life of Alabama man
The suspect wanted in the killing of an Alabama man at a Mississippi bar is now in custody. WDAM in Hattiesburg reports that Jaylen Mayfield, 24, turned himself in at the Waynesboro Police Department on Monday afternoon. Mayfield is wanted in the shooting death of Brandon Cartwright, 24, of Fruitdale,...
Murder suspect surrenders to police
A local man is in custody and charged with murder after a Saturday. morning incident left a Fruitdale, Ala., man dead. Jaylen Keonta Mayfield, a 24-year-old black male, turned himself into. authorities Monday afternoon. An arrest warrant had been issued for him. on the murder charge earlier in the day....
Two Arrested in Joint Drug Operation in Lucedale
In a collaborative effort involving the George County Sheriff’s Office, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and the Lucedale Police Department, two individuals have been arrested on drug charges, with more arrests pending. 45-year-old Kendrick Booker, of Lucedale, was arrested for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and is being held...
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