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CRIME & SAFETY
Alabama man charged with trying to rape elderly woman
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...
70-year-old Mississippi man arrested on cocaine trafficking charge in Florida
A 70-year-old Mississippi man was arrested for cocaine trafficking and possession of drug equipment in Florida. The arrest occurred during a traffic stop conducted by a deputy from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRCSO) on July 10. Johnson was driving a 2021 Chevy Malibu registered in Mississippi when he was pulled over for a traffic violation.
Third inmate in a month dies at Mississippi correctional facility
An inmate was found dead in his cell at a Mississippi Correctional facility — the third death at the facility in the month of July. Authorities reported Friday that an inmate was found dead inside his cell at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, located approximately 90 miles east of the state capital, Jackson.
Goon Squad suit: Judge rejects summary judgment requests
Www.youtube.com – WJTV 12 News – 2024-07-27 10:03:24. SUMMARY: A federal civil suit against Rankin County government and Sheriff Brian Bailey will proceed, while the city of Richland has been dismissed from the case. Plaintiffs Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker allege they were beaten and tortured in January 2023 by five deputies and a Richland police officer during a raid by a so-called “goon squad.” Judge Daniel Jordan denied dismissal requests for the county, the sheriff, and former deputy Jeffrey Middleton, but granted Richland's request, allowing plaintiffs time to amend their complaint.
3 face murder charges in Mississippi for Southern student who disappeared before custody hearing
WOODVILLE, Miss. — A trio—including an ex-girlfriend—who allegedly plotted to kill a former Southern University sophomore found shot dead, now face murder charges in western Mississippi, the Wilkinson County Sheriff said Friday. Derek Terrell Hollins Jr., 21, Calajia Jack, 20, and Allyah Martin, 21, each face first-degree...
Mississippi Supreme Court denies appeal from man convicted of killing Clinton woman
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied an appeal from a death row inmate. James Cobb Hutto III was convicted in the 2010 slaying of 81-year-old Ethel Winstead-Simpson, of Clinton. Hutto, who Hinds County prosecutors said has a background as a fighter, hit, kicked and stomped Simpson to death before tossing her body into a grain container at a pig farm in Edwards.
Judge refuses to dismiss Rankin County sheriff from lawsuit filed by ‘Goon Squad’ victims
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judgedenied a request from Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey to dismiss a $400 million lawsuit filed by two men abused at the hands of a group of deputies known as “The Goon Squad.”. Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker were tortured, humiliated, beaten and...
Mississippi teen wanted for fatal shooting captured in Texas
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) – A 15-year-old wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in Mississippi was captured in Texas. Brookhaven police said Christian Collins was apprehended by agents with the U.S. Marshal’s Service in his mother’s apartment in San Marcos, Texas, on Friday, July 26. Collins has...
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