RANKIN COUNTY, MS (Ben Caxton) — Alex Deaton who led police on a nationwide chase has been arrested. The 28-year-old Deaton was taken into custody after a high-speed chase ended in a wreck on I-70 near Dorrance, Kansas. He had been wanted on charges of murdering his girlfriend, Heather…
RANKIN COUNTY, MS (Ben Caxton) — Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said in a Facebook post late last night that murder suspect, 28-year-old Alex Bridges Deaton, has been spotted near Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has abandoned the white GMC Acadia and has carjacked a couple. The couple was able…
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Severe thunderstorms will be possible ahead of a cold front moving across the Delta today. Damaging winds and hail will be the primary concern but a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. Storms should be exiting areas along the Mississippi River by noontime…
RAYMOND, MS (Ben Caxton) — Some prisoners in the Hinds County Detention Center will not be receiving their expected packages thanks to the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department. A transportation officer spotted throwing a bag over the security fence at the facility early Sunday morning. The bag containing contraband was apparently…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — The family of Heather Robinson, whom police believe was killed by Alex Deaton, issued a statement yesterday saying their lives have been “forever changed”. They thanked law enforcement for their efforts and asked for privacy while they prepare to lay their daughter to rest. PriorityOne…
BLUE SPRINGS, MS (Ben Caxton) — “I saw this man hanging upside down in the tree butt naked.” said Union County resident Jerry Feathers, last week. Apparently, there was no cause for alarm. The man dangling from the tree told authorities he was just out looking for his dog….
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Accused murderer Leonard Stevenson Jr. made an appearance in court in Greenville Monday afternoon. In the hearing Municipal Court Judge Bennie Richard set Stevenson’s at $2,000,000. That’s $1 million each for the murder charges pending against him in the stabbing deaths of Billy Smiley…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — One Mississippi Democrat has not given up hope for passing a bill authorizing a Mississippi State Lottery this year. Rep. Jay Hughes of Oxford announced on the floor yesterday afternoon that he plans to file a suspension resolution to introduce a lottery bill. The…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — A busy day continued for the Jackson police yesterday. In addition to the nationwide manhunt underway for a suspect in multiple murders, a trio of accused murderers was either captured or turned themselves in to Police. 30-year-old Joshua Thomas was arrested Monday morning by…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — “Something inside him appears to have snapped.” So said Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey when asked about Alex Bridges Deaton who is the subject of a nationwide manhunt in connection with two deaths and a drive-by shooting in Central Mississippi. In a press conference,…
