JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) – A Neshoba County Circuit Court jury convicted Justyn Schlegel in 2017 of second-degree murder in the death of his cellmate, Rexdale Henry. The trial court sentenced Schlegel to serve forty years in prison. Schlegel appealed the sentence and conviction, claiming his rights were violated and there were…
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Eddie and Terry Franklin are both charged with impersonating an officer by the Kentucky State Police. The trooper reports that when he approached the car that Terry Franklin handed him a Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department badge and told the trooper that his brother gave it…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) –A spokesperson for District Attorney Amy Weirich says investigators determined the shooting was justified. According to police, the victim was pumping gas at Kroger Fuel Center near Poplar and Kirby when he noticed someone stole his key fob. Police say he walked toward the store to ask…
BRAXTON, Miss. (WJTV) – According to deputies, they received a call about the accident around 11:00 a.m. on September 24. A man had driven off the road and hit a tree on Potter Road in Braxton. The caller reported that the man was entrapped and had been there since around midnight….
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)–Police said Fredrica Bronson, Jr., held a woman at gunpoint and stole her vehicle in the 700 block of Glencross Drive. Shortly afterwards, officers captured Brunson and recovered the vehicle.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The shooting happened in the 3500 block of Rainey Road just before 11:00 Wednesday night. Police said this was a domestic-related shooting. The victim was taken to the hospital, where she was listed in critical condition. There are no charges pending at this time.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi attorney, Michael D. Herrin, has filed a federal lawsuit against Governor Tate Reeves in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Herrin, who is based in Batesville, is suing to have all 59 COVID-19 executive orders issued by the governor declared…
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Think of the In God We Trust flag as the candidate and Mississippi’s business leaders are now working to organize a campaign of sorts. “Making sure people understand that, ‘Hey, the vote is on November 3 and this particular event is at the very bottom of…
BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) – The Brandon business owner was arrested after several victims came forward. Jamie L. Sullivan was taken into custody Tuesday. The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department investigators say there may be more victims. “It’s devastating to me that there are any people here in this world that would do…
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Twenty-four deaths and more than 500 cases were reported Wednesday as the in-state total nears 95,000 cases since March. A statewide mask mandate remains in place through the end of September. Reeves urged Mississippians to get a flu vaccine this year. Health officials have warned against the…
