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No Indictment in Child Porn Investigation

A former Jackson County Sheriff's Department employee assigned to the Internet technology department is no longer facing felony charges of possession of child pornography Court records show a grand jury determined there was insufficient evidence to indict Jeffrey Trehern on…

Final Suspect Sentenced in Oil Spill Fraud

The final defendant in a family's scheme to defraud the government of oil spill recovery money must repay $21,000 and serve four months under house arrest along with three years of probation. 29-year-old Sonya Renee Williams, of Gulfport, also must…

Former Officers Plead Guilty to Bribery

Federal court records say two former Jackson police officers intend to plead guilty in a bribery case. Court filings say Monyette Quintel Jefferson and Terence Dale Jenkins are scheduled for change of plea hearings on Oct. 17 in U.S. District…

Man Wanted for Criminal Trespassing, Maybe More

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson police released pictures, Tuesday, of a man they believed tried to break into a home late last week. Investigators think the man tried to break into a home in the…

Bells Teacher Named Educator of the Month

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Bells Elementary School teacher Darlene Palmer has been chosen as the Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Month for October. Palmer, who is now in her 20th year of teaching, says she loves teaching kindergarten because of…

Stalking Victim Talks About Suspects Arrest

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Jackson police arrested a man who they believe has an apparent foot fetish for allegedly stalking one of his neighbors and sneaking into her apartment, Monday. Jackson police arrested Donald Morrow, 50,…

Money Bag Heist from BP Station

This video is no longer available. LEXINGTON, Tenn. - Police are looking for a bold thief who was caught on camera stealing a bag full of cash. According to the report, a clerk at the BP Major Market in Lexington…

Jackson Police Investigate Laptop Theft and Shots Fired

JACKSON, Tenn. - According to Jackson Police a man was shot at after refusing to give up his laptop in the LANA area. The man wasn't injured in the shooting. The incident happened when the 38-year-old man was walking down…

Police: Man Repeatedly Asked to See Woman's Feet

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson police arrested Donald Morrow, 50, of Jackson, with trespassing and stalking. On Sept. 21, police were contacted by a 41-year-old woman living in an apartment building in the 200 block…

Deputies Seize Thirty-One Pounds of Pot

Harrison County deputies have arrested two Gretna, La., men in a traffic stop after finding them travelling with thirty-one pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of fifty-thousand dollars, and nine-thousand dollars in cash. Sheriff Melvin Brisolara says the…

Former Mayor Must Live with Plea Deal from Katrina Fraud

The U.S. Attorney's Office is asking that a federal judge dismiss former Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr's motion to vacate his guilty plea to theft of FEMA funds. Prosecutors say Warr agreed not to seek post-conviction relief when he pleaded guilty…

Man Charged with Smuggling Chinese Immigrants

A naturalized U.S. citizen has been charged in Mississippi with transporting two illegal Chinese immigrants who came to the U.S. through Mexico. A criminal complaint in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Miss., said the illegal immigrants went from China to…

Mother and Daughter Guilty in Bank Robbery

A mother and daughter have pleaded guilty in the armed robbery of a Gulfport bank. Authorities say in a news release that 58-year-old Evie Mearlene Herrin and 30-year-old Amelia Darci Crew, both of Cleveland, Texas, pleaded guilty Monday. Court papers…

KY Prepares for 'Active' Forest Fire Season

The Kentucky Division of Forestry is gearing up for a potentially bad wildfire season. A lack of rain during the summer months coupled with strong spring storms and tornadoes that knocked down trees have left Kentucky's forests littered with fuel…

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