Crime

Harmontown Man Charged with Molesting Teen

On Dec. 4, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of County Road 514 for a report of a sexual...

Starkville Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme Involving $6M in COVID-Relief Fraud

A Starkville man pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program of...

Oxford Man Arrested for Credit Card Fraud

Investigators with the Oxford Police Department took a report of a stolen credit card being used at a business in the 2200 block of...

Taylor Man Charged With Sexual Battery

On Sunday, the Oxford Police Department took a walk-in report regarding a sexual assault that occurred over the weekend. After investigation, Adam Michael Prewett,...

MBI Looking for Information Regarding Mudbug Festival Shooting

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is seeking information concerning the shooting that occurred on Saturday at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. Information could include names, videos,...

Oxford Man Arrested, Charged With Murder After Allegedly Shooting Woman

An Oxford man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was shot to death early Friday morning. Justin Maurice Morris, 33, of...

Oxford Man Charged with Possession of a Weapon as a Felon

An Oxford man was arrested recently after officers found a weapon in his possession during a trespassing incident. According to the Oxford Police Department, on...

Oxford Man Charged With Having Weapon While Being a Felon

A local man faces several charges after being pulled over for not having taillights. On April 22, an Oxford police officer pulled over a vehicle...

Man Found Passed Out in Car Faces Fourth DUI Charge, Other Felony Charges

A Taylor man was arrested Monday after being found asleep behind the wheel on Highway 7. According to reports, the Oxford Police Department was dispatched...

More than 700 Arrested in Joint Law Enforcement Operation in N. Miss

A month-long joint federal, state and local law enforcement initiative organized in response to an increase in violent crime in the area has resulted...

State Accepts Guilty Pleas from Nancy and Zach New in Welfare Case

By Julia James Mississippi Today The state accepted the guilty pleas of Nancy and Zach New in Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal on Tuesday — a move...