Category Archives: WJTV
Four teens plead guilty in 2020 murder of Biloxi teen
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Four teenagers, who were charged in the February 2020 murder of a Biloxi 16-year-old, were sentenced on Tuesday, May 2. WXXV reported Jasmine Kelley, Jarvis Cook, Willow Blackmo...
May 04, 2023
Fourth Hinds County escapee captured in Copiah County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The fourth detainee, who escaped from the Hinds County Detention Center in April, has been captured. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Corey Harrison was arrested by d...
May 04, 2023
Mississippi man charged with threatening to kill US Senator
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has denied bond for a Mississippi man who the FBI said threatened to kill U.S. Senator Roger Wicker on April 26. William Carl Sappington, 58, is charged with threa...
May 03, 2023
Jackson grocery store to close at end of May
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson neighbors will have to find another alternative for grocery shopping because one popular store will shut down. Food Depot on Northside Drive will close its doors at the...
May 03, 2023
Gov. Tate Reeves launches re-election campaign
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) officially launched his re-election campaign Wednesday afternoon in Rankin County. Reeves touted Mississippi's historically low unemploymen...
May 03, 2023
Reward offered for man wanted in Biloxi Spring Break shooting
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force announced a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man who allegedly shot five peopl...
May 03, 2023
Police capture suspect in deadly shooting at Atlanta medical facility
ATLANTA (NEXSTAR) - Police say they have apprehended a man who allegedly opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one woman and injuring four others Wednesday aftern...
May 03, 2023
Waveland assistant police chief, wife arrested in Stone County
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Waveland assistant police chief and his wife were arrested in Stone County on simple assault charges. The Sun Herald reported Phillip Pavolini and his wife, Cynthia, w...
May 03, 2023
Jackson Mahomes arrested, charged with sexual battery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) -- Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been charged with sexual battery following accusations he forced himself on a restaurant ...
May 03, 2023
Jackson police arrest man for kidnapping
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 53-year-old man on a kidnapping charge. Tori Bowie, Mississippi native and Olympic sprinter, dies at 32 Police said Michael Rutland was arrested on Tu...
May 03, 2023