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Former Columbus firefighter pleads guilty in child porn case
OXFORD (AP) – A former Columbus firefighter has pleaded guilty to federal charges in a child pornography investigation. Multiple news outlets report 32-year-old Tyler Lofton entered a guilty plea last...
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Lee County escapee captured in Oxford
GOLIDAY By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Nearly three months after escaping from the Lee County Work Center, a Verona man is back in police custody. Montecuz Montez Goliday, 23, was arrested...
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Man arrested over gunshot-like sounds near base stays jailed
BARIA By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – A man charged in incidents initially reported as gunshots fired near a Mississippi military base remains jailed and could be returned to prison. Perry...
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Lafayette hosts active-shooter drill
By Errol Castens Daily Journal OXFORD – Real adrenaline and real tears flowed along with pretend blood in a staged active-shooter scenario on Monday at Lafayette Lower Elementary School. “You’re...
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Amory PD makes felony arrests
Monroe Journal The Amory Police Department reported several felony arrests from the past few days. • Marty Ford, 25, of Amory, was arrested on Friday and charged with photographing secretly for lewd...
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Charge: 2 Mississippi residents aimed to join Islamic State
By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – Two Mississippi residents have been arrested on charges that they were trying to travel abroad to join the Islamic State militant group. A criminal charge filed...
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Tupelo residents charged with Lee County burglaries
GRISSOM LIRA-DIAZ Daily Journal TUPELO – The Lee County Sheriff’s Department has charged a Tupelo man and woman with a string of burglaries that stretched beyond the county line. Justin Alexander...
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Pontotoc murder conviction upheld
BROWN By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A Pontotoc man will not get a new trial in the 1999 murder of a woman and her unborn child. Eric Brown argued that his fundamental rights were violated...
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Grenada man charged with Oxford burglary
LIDDELL OXFORD – Police have charged a former car wash employee with stealing from the business. Oxford Police arrested Jonathan Matthew Liddell, 28, of Grenada on Monday, charging him with grand...
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Tupelo man charged with aggravated domestic violence
SLOAN TUPELO – Tupelo Police arrested and charged Spencer Sloan, 30, in connection with a domestic violence incident last week. Tupelo detective Matthew Wiginton said Sloan choked his girlfriend during...
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Robbery leads to arrest of three men
CRUMP SYKES GRIFFIN TUPELO – A Monday night armed robbery sent three men to jail Tuesday morning. Tupelo Police detective Paul Hendrix said three men lured their victim to a house on Mercer Street late...
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Grenada man charged with Oxford burglary
OXFORD – Police have charged a former car wash employee with stealing from the business. Oxford Police arrested Jonathan Matthew Liddell, 28, of Grenada on Monday, charging him with grand larceny....
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Tupelo man charged with domestic violence
TUPELO – Tupelo Police arrested and charged Spencer Sloan, 30, in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident last week. Tupelo detective Matthew Wiginton said Sloan allegedly choked his...
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Robbery leads to arrest of three men
TUPELO – A Monday night armed robbery sent three men to jail Tuesday morning. Tupelo Police detective Paul Hendrix said three men allegedly lured their victim to a house on Mercer Street late Monday...
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Georgia man gets life in killing of wife, four others
LAGRANGE, Ga. – A judge has sentenced a Georgia man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife, three of her family members and a family friend to spend the rest of his life in prison.Thomas J. Lee pleaded...
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Ohio murder suspect captured near Starkville
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man wanted in connection with the alleged murder of four people in Ohio was apprehended by U.S. Marshals on Wednesday morning in rural Oktibbeha County. Marshals say the suspect was...
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Corinth man charged with sexual battery
TRIPLETT Daily Journal JACKSON – A Corinth man was arrested Wednesday and charged with the sexual battery of a vulnerable person. According to Attorney General Jim Hood, officials with the Attorney...
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Supreme Court removes Rickey Thompson from bench
THOMPSON By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Thursday afternoon around 3, the Mississippi Supreme Court closed the door on Rickey Thompson’s 12-year judicial career. The Supreme Court refused to...
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Tishomingo County man pleads to sexual assault
Daily Journal IUKA – A Belmont man will spend the next five decades in prisons after pleading guilty in circuit Court Thursday. Jay William McCalpin, 38, pleaded guilty to sexual battery and fondling....
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Corinth man charged with sexual battery
JACKSON – A Corinth man was arrested Wednesday and charged with the sexual battery of a vulnerable person. According to Attorney General Jim Hood, officials with the Attorney General’s Office Medicaid...
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