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Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
April 19, 2018
Two suspects spent the weekend in jail after they were arrested and charged in connection with a shed burglary in the Northbend community Friday ... Neshoba County Sheriff Tommy Waddell said that the two were arrested Friday around 3 p.m. after his department received a call from a man who said heÃâà...
WTOK
April 11, 2018
Some might call the shooting "bold," because the house is located right across the street from the Neshoba County jail. In all, investigators say it appears that at least ten shots from a handgun were fired at the house. "We did recover some casings from the scene," says Philadelphia Police Chief Grant MyersÃâà...
HottyToddy.com
April 11, 2018
“If a member of our tribe went off the reservation, abused her child, or if she was out there and she abused her husband, she would go to jail in Neshoba County,” Anderson said. So when someone who is not a member of the tribe commits a crime on reservation lands, why shouldn't that person be similarlyÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
April 4, 2018
The Nashoba County Jail may see a significant increase in the number of video surveillance cameras in operation in the near future. The Neshoba County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve issuing a request for proposals for a new surveillance video system for the jail during their regularlyÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
March 29, 2018
A Neshoba County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday morning after a jury found him guilty of statutory rape involving a 14-year-old child. ... pregnant over a period of about four months of encounters and lost the baby after nine weeks, witnesses testified in Neshoba County Circuit Court.
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
March 28, 2018
COUNTY JAIL DOCKET. Wednesday, March 28, 2018 6:00 PM. • Freddie Charles Arnold, 62, of 111 Ridgeway Drive of Ridgeland, hold for other agency • Samantha Barrett, 27, of 10010 Road 2618, probation violation • Vivian Ben, 53, of 116 Ball Park Cove, driving under the influence- 1st offense, no insurance
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
March 28, 2018
A Neshoba County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday morning after a jury found him guilty of statutory rape involving a 14-year-old child. ... pregnant over a period of about four months of encounters and lost the baby after nine weeks, witnesses testified in Neshoba County Circuit Court.
Meridian Star
March 22, 2018
Edgar Ray Killen leaves the Neshoba County Court House in Philadelphia, Miss. on June 20, 2005. ... His prison record, obtained from the Mississippi Department of Corrections via a public records request by the Southern Poverty Law Center, depicts an aging man who remained defiant and racist until hisÃâà...
Southern Poverty Law Center
March 21, 2018
As the civil rights movement heated up, Killen, a sawmill owner and Baptist preacher, worked as a recruiter for the Klan in Neshoba County, about 90 minutes east of Jackson. He was also a staunch segregationist — views he would hold his entire life. In the summer of 1964, civil rights workers descendedÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
March 21, 2018
COUNTY JAIL DOCKET. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 6:00 PM. The county jail docket as of Monday morning: • Kalisha Allen, 26, of 10301 Road 773, public drunk • Matthew Allen, 24, of 10301 Road 773, public drunk • Larry Glen Anderson, 55, of 11410 Highway 486, failure to appear, public drunk, failure to pay
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
March 21, 2018
During the investigation, Sheriff's deputies tracked the credit card being used at one of the casinos at Pearl River and also found numerous charges in the city and in Meridian, Waddell said. We immediately notified both city's Police departments, he said. Taylor remains in the Neshoba County Jail and has aÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
March 14, 2018
The former director of Happiness Hill Christian Home for girls on Deemer Road and his wife pleaded guilty to embezzlement in Neshoba County Circuit Court and received a suspended sentence. Jack High, 70, of 11901 Road ... The Highs were each sentenced to three years in prison. The sentences wereÃâà...
WTOK
March 12, 2018
(WTOK) - A mother, father and grandmother have been charged with child molestation in Neshoba County. Mother, Teresa Hooley is charged with lustful touching and condoning child ... The victim is now in DHS custody. The three are being held at the Neshoba County jail. Their bonds have not been set.
Meridian Star
March 11, 2018
Growing up in Neshoba County, 8th Circuit Court Judge Christopher Collins watched an important person in his life struggle with mental illness. .... Eventually, Ellis said he hoped correctional officers in local jails would be trained to recognize the signs of a possible mental illness and refer them forÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
February 21, 2018
COUNTY JAIL DOCKET. Wednesday, February 21, 2018 6:00 PM. The county jail docket as of Monday: • John Robert Anderson, 30, of 1057 Hugh Mitchell Road, Conehatta, public drunk, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. • Joel Armstrong, 26, of 1977 Tuck Wilkes Road, Noxapater, hold for other agency, failure toÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
February 21, 2018
Jail escapee has long record with law. Wednesday, February 21, 2018 6:00 PM. A Neshoba County man who is accused of stealing a car from a Union nursing home in December was back in jail Tuesday after escaping from the exercise yard. Joshua Alan Andrews, 25, of 10910 Highway 485, escaped the custody ofÃâà...
WTOK
February 20, 2018
(WTOK) - A Philadelphia man, who was the center of a nationwide manhunt, could be brought back to Neshoba County to face charges next month. Alex Deaton was indicted last year ... could be ready for pretty quickly." Deaton could spend the rest of his life in prison if he's convicted of first- degree murder.
WTOK
February 20, 2018
His jailhouse clothes were found in the woods off Gum Street. The sheriff says he believes Andrews had someone pick him up. Sheriff Waddell does not believe he is still in Neshoba County. He was serving time for grand larceny. If you have any information on Andrews whereabouts, contact the sheriff'sÃâà...
WTOK
February 20, 2018
A Neshoba County Jail escapee is now back in custody. Sheriff Tommy Waddell says Josh Andrews was found in Attala County late Monday night and was transported back to the Neshoba County Jail around midnight. PREVIOUS: Neshoba county authorities are searching for a man who escaped fromÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
February 14, 2018
Alex Deaton, 29, was indicted by a Neshoba County grand jury for first-degree murder in the death of Brenda Pinter, 69, as she arrived to clean Dixon Baptist Church that afternoon. Her body was found inside ... If convicted of first degree murder, Kilgore said Deaton would face life in prison. Deaton's case isÃâà...
WTVA
February 13, 2018
Deaton also faces a first-degree murder charge in Neshoba County, and he was indicted in Rankin County for shooting and wounding a jogger near ... He pleaded guilty in July to attempted first-degree murder and aggravated robbery there, and was sentenced in October to nearly 13 years in prison.
WAPT Jackson
February 12, 2018
Alex Deaton, 29, was booked Friday into the Rankin County Jail. ... Deaton is accused of stealing Robinson's SUV and then driving to Neshoba County, where he is facing charges in connection with the shooting death of Brenda Pinter ... If convicted in Mississippi, Deaton could be sentenced to life in prison.
Meridian Star
January 14, 2018
A Philadelphia man who authorities said escaped from the Neshoba County courthouse Friday is back in jail. Edward Bragg Jr., 26, was found at a home on County Road 2641 in the Sandtown Community around 3 p.m. Sunday, according to Neshoba County Sheriff Tommy Waddell. The homeownerÃâà...
Meridian Star
January 13, 2018
Neshoba County authorities continue to search for a Philadelphia man who jumped from a second-story courthouse bathroom Friday after being indicted for murder. Edward Bragg Jr., 26, was out on bond when he appeared at the Neshoba County Courthouse to learn of his indictment in the death of JamieÃâà...
Jackson Free Press
November 13, 2017
#PHILADELPHIA, Miss.—On Thursday, more than two years after activist Rexdale Henry of the Choctaw tribe of Native Americans turned up dead in a Neshoba County Jail cell, a jury found Justyn Schlegel, a fellow inmate, guilty of murder. Although the trial ended before the Veterans Day recess, both theÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
December 31, 1999
The vigil, hosted by The River ministry, was in front of the Neshoba County Courthouse. Mike Jernigan, pastor of Sardis Baptist Church, talked about his son T. J. who ... “I said to myself, 'Dear Lord, just let him be in jail,'” Jernigan said. He recalled how the officers asked if he had a son named T. J. When heÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
December 31, 1999
The former director of Happiness Hill Christian Home for girls on Deemer Road and his wife pleaded guilty to embezzlement in Neshoba County Circuit Court and received a suspended sentence. Jack High, 70, of 11901 Road ... The Highs were each sentenced to three years in prison. The sentences wereÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
December 31, 1999
... Protective Services in Neshoba County. The investigation remains ongoing. “We feel like we have a strong case against the three accused individuals and have sent it on the District Attorney's office to be presented to a grand jury,” Sheriff Tommy Waddell said. All three remain in the Neshoba County Jail.
Mississippi News Now
December 31, 1999
... this more often," said Neshoba County Sheriff Tommy Waddell. "We've had several cases come through the Neshoba Count Sheriff's Department. It's just sad when kids are living in the condition they're living in." The mother, father and grandmother are being held at the Neshoba County Jail with bond setÃâà...
WTOK
December 31, 1999
"The go over anything that deals with jail security, medical emergencies, transporting and how to do proper searches. It's a thorough training on every aspect of their profession,” McCarter explains. Two of the graduates will be working in Neshoba County, the others at the Lauderdale County DetentionÃâà...
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
December 31, 1999
A man was sentenced to 25 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to multiple indictments in Neshoba County Circuit Court. Charles Ray Goss Jr., 39, 408 south Decatur St., Union, pleaded guilty to burglary of a dwelling house and received a 15-year sentence. He was also fined $5,000.
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