A Starkville man is behind bars after he allegedly fired a weapon into an occupied Rockhill Road home.
Agents with the U.S. Marshal Task Force and Starkville Police Department arrested Clayton L. Carr, 22, Tuesday, in connection with the shooting, which took place at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday.
No injuries were reported in a SPD release.
Carr was booked in Oktibbeha County Jail with bond set at $5,000.
His initial appearance in Starkville Municipal Court is scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
Another local man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed another person on Pilcher Street Sunday.
SPD charged Tyrone Sherman, 40, with aggravated assault in connection with the north Starkville incident.
SPD Public Information Officer Brandon Lovelady said the stabbing victim was hospitalized and was last reported in stable condition.
Pilcher Street is located near Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School.
Sherman was booked in Oktibbeha County Jail with bond set at $10,000. His initial court appearance is also scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
Arrest made in Sportsplex burglary
In an unrelated case, an 18-year-old man was arrested in connection to a burglary at the Starkville Sportsplex.
Earl L. Sudduth, of Starkville, was charged with commercial burglary stemming from a Thursday night break-in at the home of the Starkville Parks and Recreation Department, located at 405 Lynn Lane.
He is being held in Oktibbeha County Jail on $5,000 bond. Sudduth will appear in court today at 2 p.m.
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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