Palmer Home sexual battery case continued because of juror shortage
A former Palmer Home house parent accused of sexually assaulting twin 8-year-olds girls in 2006 has had his trial postponed after not enough people showed up for jury duty.
Oktibbeha jury to be seated for retrial of Chambers murder
A major criminal trial will now at least include a jury from Oktibbeha County after an order filed Thursday in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Mississippi man appeals judge’s ruling clearing prosecutor
A man accused of killing a Mississippi woman by setting her on fire is appealing a judge’s ruling clearing a prosecutor of misconduct, saying the judge used the wrong legal standard.
Judge won’t sanction prosecutor over inmate tampering claim
A Mississippi judge on Monday denied an attempt to throw a prosecutor off a murder case in which a man is accused of setting a woman on fire.
Defense lawyer: Prosecutor tried to coach false testimony
The defense attorney for a man charged with killing a Mississippi woman by setting her on fire says a district attorney sought false testimony from an unrelated defendant in exchange for leniency.
Ex-Columbus HS teacher found guilty of soliciting student for sex
A former Columbus High School chorus teacher will spend seven years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, following a guilty verdict in a child exploitation case this week.
Retrial set for September in burned woman case
The retrial of a man charged with killing a Mississippi woman by setting her on fire has been delayed.
Extended stays: Local inmate incarceration times an indicator of state-wide problem
Omar Beard has been in the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center since March 2012.
Lawyers differ on what Orlando club shooter’s widow knew
If jurors in a federal trial in Florida believe government prosecutors, the wife of the man who carried out one of the U.S.’s biggest mass shootings gave a “green light” to her husband when he wanted to execute his terrorist-inspired attack.
Man gets 40 years for killing cousin
A Columbus murder defendant will spend the next 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder.
Murder trial set to begin today
The trial for a man accused of first-degree murder is slated to begin today.
Sexual assault, armed robbery defendant guilty on all counts
A Lowndes County jury has found the defendant in a sexual battery case guilty of robbing a local convenience store at gunpoint, forcing the two employees on duty into a back room, sexually assaulting them and then driving one to West Point in February 2015.
Kidnapping victim ‘too terrified’ to flee
The victim in a kidnapping, armed robbery and sexual battery case told a Lowndes County jury Wednesday that when Autravious Gaston kidnapped her at gunpoint and drove her to West Point three years ago, her only goal was survival.
Trial for Sprint Mart robbery, kidnapping suspect to begin
The trial for a man accused of holding up a Sprint Mart, kidnapping and assaulting two employees begins this week.
Second murder trial ends in hung jury
The second trial of a man accused of capital murder in the shooting death of his disabled cousin ended in a hung jury Thursday.
New trial begins for man accused of killing disabled cousin
A man accused of capital murder in the death of his disabled cousin will stand trial this week for the second time.
‘Very unusual’ mistrial in woman’s burning death
The jury in the tense murder trial of a Mississippi man charged with setting a 19-year-old friend on fire and leaving her to die handed a bailiff a note: They have reached a verdict.
What followed was confusion.
Third West Point Huddle House beating defendant gets five years
A Clay County man convicted of beating a Marine in West Point three years ago will spend five years in prison.
Investigator: Man charged with burning woman changed story
A man charged with fatally burning a 19-year-old Mississippi woman acknowledged that he was with her on the evening she was set on fire after repeatedly denying it during interrogations, an investigator said Friday.
Agent: Man charged with setting woman on fire offered alibi
A man charged with burning to death a Mississippi woman told an FBI agent he was miles away buying a debit card when she was set on fire.