Mississippi crime

MACON, Miss. (WCBI) — The Macon Police Department has arrested a local man in connection with a credit card fraud and personal identity theft case. According to a statement released …

PEARL, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) — A former Pearl Police Department officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing from a deceased couple. Christopher Taylor Lofton, 30, pleaded …

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) — A Jackson high school coach and teacher has been arrested in Rankin County on serious drug trafficking charges. Robert Landers, who serves as a health …

JACKSON, Miss. — Verneshia Cody, owner of TDK Accounting and Tax Services, was arrested for allegedly submitting fraudulent documents to the Mississippi Department of Health to obtain funds for personal …

WEST POINT, Miss. — Authorities have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with a large copper theft investigation in Clay County. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that Stephen …

WEST POINT, Miss. – A grand jury has indicted Tyler Brooks in connection with a deadly mass shooting in Clay County that occurred in 2024. Sheriff Eddie Scott confirmed on …

WEST POINT, Miss. – Three people have been arrested in connection with the theft of $46,000 worth of copper from a Tennessee Valley Authority facility in Clay County, according to …

HEIDELBERG, Miss. — Authorities have arrested four Bay Springs teenagers in connection with the Homecoming Night shooting at Heidelberg High School that left two people dead. Jasper County Sheriff Randy …

HERNANDO, Miss. — A former youth pastor who admitted to sexually abusing a teenage church member has avoided prison time, instead receiving three years of house arrest and seven years …

LELAND, Miss. — Three people have been arrested on capital murder charges, and a fourth on attempted murder, following a mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, that left six people dead …