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CRIME & SAFETY
Newton County Sheriff’s Department makes arrest in drug bust
NEWTON, Miss. (WTOK) - Newton County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday an arrest was made in Newton after a search warrant was executed on Monday. Kadedra Robinson was arrested and charged with three counts of drug trafficking and one count of felony child neglect for a child being present while drugs were being sold, manufactured or possessed.
Newton Police Department investigates Monday overnight shooting
NEWTON, Miss. (WTOK) - Newton Police Department has confirmed to News 11 that they are actively investigating a shooting that occurred on the 100 block of Pine Street around 12:30AM Monday night. As officers arrived on the scene, they located more than 30 shell casings but were unable to locate...
Man surrenders to authorities for shooting in head
A Decatur man surrendered to Philadelphia Police in the shooting of a man involved with his ex-lover. The man, Cassidy Sanchez Johnson, 43, turned himself in to police on Monday in the Saturday morning shooting on Donald Avenue, Police Chief Eric Lyons said. Johnson faces charges of breaking and entering...
Mississippi man killed in Texas helicopter crash
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Jackson, Mississippi, man was killed during a helicopter crash in Texas. Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said they responded to the crash near County Road 2048 in Newton County on Friday, August 23. They were notified just before 1:30 p.m....
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