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Man dies at Jackson gas station after being shot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after an argument led to a fatal shooting. Detective Tommie Brown said two men got into an argument on Medgar Evers Boulevard around 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 3. Brown said the victim, a 20-year-old man, was inside a vehicle at the time of the fight and […]
VPD holds swearing-in ceremony for 4 new officers
The Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) on Wednesday swore in four new officers during a special ceremony at the Robert M. Walker Building. Taking the oath of office were officers Joshua Wilson, Dedric Lane, Ephraim Drake and Tszuante Green.
Madison Police Department Addresses Rumors Swirling around Fatal Bus Accident
In the early afternoon on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, Madison Police Department released a statement addressing rumors that have begun circulating regarding the tragic bus accident that led to the death of an eight year old child.
22 Year Old Jackson Man Arrested in Sexual Extortion Scheme
A twenty-two year old man from Jackson was arrested on Friday, October 4, in a sexual extortion scheme that involved more than forty victims. Multime victims were minors. According to Darkhorse Press, a nine-count indictment was unsealed this week, revealing that a sex extortion scheme had been operated by Marquez Cameron Jones Weston, with crimes allegedly committed from July 2023 to February 2024. In this operation, he reportedly engaged in activities like cyberstalking, interstate threats, extortion, attempted productions of child pornography, and transportation of child pornography over the internet. Several of the at least 47 female women identified in the sexually explicit and nude images Weston extorted were minors. More of the female victims were unidentified. Weston also extorted money from these women.
Combating the problem: Community meeting held to address rash of shootings
Two shootings in three days at a home on the outskirts of Vicksburg’s Fostoria neighborhood – as well as a third incident of gunfire in nearby Marcus Bottom during the same timeframe – prompted residents to organize a community meeting Wednesday night at Oak Hall Bed and Breakfast. Attended by members of the Vicksburg Police […]