[gtxvideo vid="loAhEnLB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/loAhEnLB.jpg" vtitle="Merriweather Arrest”] WEST JACKSON -- WBBJ was on scene Monday afternoon as a wanted man was taken into custody in west Jackson. U.S. Marshals tell us they and Jackson police arrested fugitive James Merriweather just…
[gtxvideo vid="C3B7GoMZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/C3B7GoMZ.jpg" vtitle="Weakly Narcotics Arrests”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Five suspects have been arrested and charged with selling narcotics. Brian Roney and Robert Hickman were arrested and charged with the sale of marijuana. Aaron Jones and Phyllis…
[gtxvideo vid="jbfz96Vg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jbfz96Vg.jpg" vtitle="Batchelor In Court”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man wanted by Jackson police and U.S. Marshals was back before a judge Monday. Malik Batchelor was officially charged in a Dec. 15 aggravated robbery. Batchelor is accused…
[gtxvideo vid="om5Xbfq0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/om5Xbfq0.jpg" vtitle="Tate Property Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man blames a relapse on crack after his arrest on a count of stealing a woman's Jeep. James Tate Jr. was charged Monday with theft over $1,000.…
[gtxvideo vid="3soYt3mA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3soYt3mA.jpg" vtitle="Noonan Facebook”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Monday in Jackson City Court on charges of harassing a woman on social media before going to her apartment and attacking her. Netanya Noonan, also known as…
[gtxvideo vid="VcnNPINQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VcnNPINQ.jpg" vtitle="John Christie Update 630”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A trial date has been set for the man accused of killing his wife with a deadly mix of heroine and a muscle relaxer. John Christie faces a…
[gtxvideo vid="uyKYID8P" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uyKYID8P.jpg" vtitle="North Jackson Shooting Update 630”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have identified the suspected gunman in a Friday shooting in North Jackson that sent one man to the hospital. Kirby Ross, 22, is wanted by police…
[gtxvideo vid="FEJyE9tI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FEJyE9tI.jpg" vtitle="Mock DUI Crash”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- The deadly risks of driving while drinking or using drugs were laid bare Monday for Jackson students. Local law enforcement and first responders staged a mock impaired-driving crash in…
[gtxvideo vid="LMEQu8vZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LMEQu8vZ.jpg" vtitle="Chester Bus Crash”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn.-- A bus crash in Chester County sent three people to the hospital Monday, including two children. A Chester County school bus overturned landing on its side in a ditch.…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- RIFA and a local pet organization have teamed up to make sure no pets have empty food bowls. While local food banks in West Tennessee say their goal is to help struggling families put food on…
[gtxvideo vid="cDzwJvDh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cDzwJvDh.jpg" vtitle="Church Fire Folo”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- One of three churches at the center of a possible serial arson attack held its first church service Sunday since the fire. Members of the historic Trinity United…
[gtxvideo vid="CwhKSkf5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CwhKSkf5.jpg" vtitle="East Jackson Shots Fired”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police responded to a fight in East Jackson Sunday night, and then are called to the scene again after reports of shots fired. Eyewitnesses said they heard several…
[gtxvideo vid="bGIrW9l3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bGIrW9l3.jpg" vtitle="Stolen Puppies Update”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A victim of a strange home burglary spoke for the first time with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News saying he fears he'll never get his dogs back. It wasn't…
[gtxvideo vid="xgIcIu6D" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xgIcIu6D.jpg" vtitle="Weathercast 10pm 011015”] JACKSON, Tenn -- Saturday night, the sound of music filled First Baptist Church in Jackson as the Jackson Symphony played through their half mark in its 54th season, according to officials. Organizers…
[gtxvideo vid="YQJ2HGO0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YQJ2HGO0.jpg" vtitle="Lane Pipe Bursts PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn -- Firefighters said they responded to multiple calls in the city, Saturday, on reports of burst pipes. Battalion Chief Johnny Brantley said they've been called out for between 2…
