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  • Published on 00:41 GMT

    Man sentenced to 30 years in fatal shooting of Marine veteran in South Jackson

    JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A 32-year-old man will serve 30 years in prison for the 2024 fatal shooting of a Marine veteran in South Jackson. Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II said Treylin Sojourner pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder …

    Source: WLBT - Mississippi - Pending
  • Published on May 7, 2026

    Lincoln County Jail docket: Brookhaven man charged with strong arm robbery

    Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Sunday, April 27-May 3, 2026: • Franklin Wayne Blount, 09/10/1997, 1077 Pittman Road, Summit — arrested on Mississippi Department of Corrections warrant, by MDOC. • Dolores Kuriger, 02/17/1959, 1113 Well …

    Source: The Daily Leader - Mississippi - Center-right
  • Published on May 9, 2026

    ‘She was a godsend’: Former inmate recounts how MAGCOR mentor changed his life

    Patrick Medina works for the city of Pearl as a mechanic, where he was recently recognized as employee of the month. He has even started his own side business, where he works on small engines and lawnmowers. Medina’s path to success was not simple, though …

    Source: SuperTalkFM News - Mississippi - Right-wing
  • Published on May 9, 2026

    DYNAMIC DUNCES GUILTY OF ARSON

    On Wednesday morning in the Jones County Circuit Court in Laurel, Sebastian Keith Ainsworth, 20, of Ellisville, pleaded guilty to arson in the destruction of a 135-year-old house in downtown Ellisville. On April 12, 2025, in the late hours of a warm and …

    Source: Laurel Leader-Call - Mississippi - Right-wing
  • Published on May 8, 2026

    Man receives sentence in 2024 shooting death of girlfriend

    HOLMES CO., Miss. (WLBT) - A Holmes County man received his sentence in the 2024 shooting death of his girlfriend. According to officials, on May 28, 2024, Tyler Williams shot and killed his girlfriend, Robreecus Kitchens, after an altercation turned …

    Source: WLBT - Mississippi - Pending
  • Published on May 7, 2026

    Holmes County man gets 40 years for girlfriend’s murder

    HOLMES COUNTY- In Holmes County, a man has been sentenced for the 2024 shooting death of his girlfriend.  District Attorney Akillie Malone Oliver announced Thursday that Tyler Williams pleaded guilty earlier this week to second-degree murder.  Witnesses …

    Source: The Delta News - Mississippi - Pending
  • Published on May 1, 2026

    Delta In a Minute 5-1

    WALNUT GROVE, MISSISSIPPI - The Mississippi Department of Corrections says inmates in the barber program at Walnut Grove Correctional Facility have completed the requirements to become licensed barbers. According to MDOC, members of the facility’s Barber …

    Source: The Delta News - Mississippi - Pending
  • Published on Apr 30, 2026

    Walnut Grove inmates complete barber training, earn state licenses

    WALNUT GROVE – The Mississippi Department of Corrections says inmates in the barber program at Walnut Grove Correctional Facility have completed the requirements to become licensed barbers. Source: MS Dept of corrections According to MDOC, members of the …

    Source: Darkhorse Press - Mississippi - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Exclusive: The Only Woman on Death Row in Mississippi Alleges New Civil Rights Violations in Confinement

    Rogelio V. Solis/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Lisa Jo Chamberlin, who spoke to a Mississippi reporter in January about her experiences as the only woman on the …

    Source: Mother Jones - Left-wing
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Gulfport man sentenced for attempted kidnapping, assault in Waveland

    A Gulfport man was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week after pleading guilty to assault and attempted kidnapping in an October 2023 incident. District Attorney Crosby Parker announced Tuesday that Elijah Anthony Dunomes, age 35, pled guilty to one …

    Source: Sea Coast Echo - Mississippi - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Bay man gets maximum sentence for sex crime

    District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Jontae Raymone Green, age 44, of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, pled guilty to one count of Touching of a Child for Lustful Purposes during the April court term. "Circuit Court Judge Larry Bourgeois …

    Source: Sea Coast Echo - Mississippi - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 6, 2026

    New inmate litter removal program underway in Covington County

    COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - State inmates are helping keep Covington County free of litter. A new inmate litter removal program is underway in that county. It’s the result of a partnership that includes Covington County, the Mississippi Department of …

    Source: WDAM - Mississippi - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Booking summary April 27 – May 3

    Damon Eugene Bailey, 47, 115 Antoinette Dr., Picayune. Arrested by Contempt of Court-Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Chancery Courts and County Courts-F,  simple domestic violence, attempts by physical menace to put another in fear or imminent …

    Source: Picayune Item - Mississippi - Center-right
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Brookhaven man’s appeal on drug conviction denied

    Published 3:08 pm Tuesday, May 5, 2026 The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Brookhaven man on charges of felony drug possession. Pierre Thomas Jr., 33, was tried in the 14th District Circuit Court, Lincoln County, in September …

    Source: The Daily Leader - Mississippi - Center-right
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Man gets 40 years for killing food delivery driver in Jackson

    JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a food delivery driver in Belhaven. Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II said Tuesday that Darren Shannon pleaded guilty to …

    Source: WDAM - Mississippi - Neutral
  • Published on May 4, 2026

    Man arrested after attempting to flee officers

    Published 6:00 pm Monday, May 4, 2026 Semaj Hall was arrested by the Pearl River County Criminal Justice Center on Tuesday, April 28, after attempting to flee the facility. Hall arrived at the justice center around noon to turn himself in on an indictment …

    Source: Picayune Item - Mississippi - Center-right
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Tupelo man sentenced to 12 years to serve for fentanyl trafficking

    TUPELO – A Tupelo man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl, according to the First Circuit District Attorney’s Office. The district attorney’s office said Alderius Rashad Morrow entered the guilty plea …

    Source: Darkhorse Press - Mississippi - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 23, 2026

    Lincoln County Jail docket: 2 arrested on domestic violence charges

    Lincoln County Jail docket, Monday-Sunday, April 13-19, 2026: • Blaine Dylan Hammac, 03/17/1989, 2707 Jolly Trail, Ruth — arrested, charged with auto burglary, Mississippi Department of Corrections warrant, burglary/breaking an entering …

    Source: The Daily Leader - Mississippi - Center-right
  • Published on Apr 23, 2026

    Midday update on WLBT+

    JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On Wednesday, April 22, WLBT’s CJ LeMaster brought the midday update on WLBT+. Several inmates were injured at a Mississippi Department of Corrections facility in Rankin County. On Wednesday, a MDOC representative stated that they …

    Source: WLBT - Mississippi - Pending

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