Crime

Andrew Prudhomme’s murder case is among the hundreds, possibly thousands, waiting for its day in court and for state medical examiners to process evidence.

The historic National Guard Armory on the state fairgrounds will be gaining some purpose once again. But this time, as a Crime Command Center.

According to police, several 911 calls came in around 2 p.m. on Thursday saying a woman had “repeatedly and forcibly” thrown her baby on the road.

A man came to the aid of a woman being robbed on Canal Street and stabbed her attacker multiple times, police say.

It happened in the early morning hours Thursday, according to what they told Jackson police officers.

The Vicksburg Daily News reports that Charles Dudley-White, 40 ran from police after a traffic stop.

An increasing number of teens are finding themselves on the other end of the barrel as well.

On Wednesday, the defense got to put on its case.

The former Hotel O near Highway 80 and Ellis Avenue has been the site of several fires and is now being occupied by the homeless.

An accused murderer is on the run in Woodville, Mississippi.

James Lavelle Walley pleaded guilty in court Monday, May 9, to multiple counts of sexual battery.

It was unknown what prompted the shooting.

“(Robert) Harvey held a gun to the victim’s head, threatened to kill her, hit her multiple times in the face with the gun, and strangled her to the point of nearly passing out,” District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said.

He’s accused of killing 8-year-old Jayda and 49-year-old Erica Brewer.

A man was shot and killed at a gas station in Tchula on Monday.

The alleged crime happened on May 6 when police in McComb responded to the emergency room in reference to the sexual assault of a minor.

Police are looking for Keith Nutall, 35.

Yazoo City has found its new police chief.

Security concerns were raised at Jackson Public Schools after a Murrah High School student was held at gunpoint last week during an attempted robbery.

Harrison County Deputy Coroner Witney Valles identified the boy as 13-year-old Channon Wilson.

A man is in custody, charged with stealing a police car during a disturbance on I-20 in Rankin County on Monday.

Davis, who was 45 years old, was shot and killed Sunday in Clinton. His accused killer, William Edwards, was in court Thursday.

She testified about Jurayah’s condition when they last saw and interacted with her.

A Richmond mother is behind bars after police say she tossed her infant out of a third-floor window.

Pike County Sheriff’s Office arrested seven people after a search warrant was done at a home on Dogwood Lane.

Demetris Harris is facing charges of first-degree rape, aggravated kidnapping, and possession of a firearm in a gun-free zone.

Demetris Harris, 19, is facing charges of first-degree rape, aggravated kidnapping, and possession of a firearm in a gun-free zone.

While on the stand, she pointed out that her 14-month-old did receive injuries before while in the care of T’Kia Bevily and her husband Morris Bevily, who’s Jurayah’s father.

Speaking from his jail cell, Demario Wilson denied shooting and killing his girlfriend, Lakiya Garrett.

Police say that the suspect took the victim around 8 a.m. in the area of North Oak Street and West Dakota Street and the incident was reported to campus police at 10:52 a.m.