Category Archives: WJTV
Talk show host, former politician Jerry Springer dies at 79: Reports
(NEXSTAR) - Jerry Springer, the legendary talk show host and former mayor and news anchor, has died, according to a statement from his family shared with multiple outlets. He was 79. Springer passed a...
Apr 27, 2023
Man killed in shooting on Old Spanish Trail in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Wednesday night. The shooting happened on Old Spanish Trail. Hinds County escapee dies after Leake County house...
Apr 27, 2023
Tougaloo president responds to petition calling for her removal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Tougaloo College's president spoke out about a petition to remove her from her office. The petition by the Tougaloo Alumni Coalition said the school's administration is failing...
Apr 26, 2023
Jackson attorney faces charges after shooting intruder
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson attorney has been charged with aggravated assault after he said he shot an intruder on his property. On April 17, Bradley Wellborn was alerted by neighbors that someo...
Apr 26, 2023
Escaped Hinds County detainee spotted in Texas
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said one of the escaped detainees was spotted in Spring Valley, Texas. Jones said surveillance video showed Jerry Raynes at a service stat...
Apr 26, 2023
Former Jackson police officer indicted for selling gun to convicted felon
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal grand jury in Jackson indicted a former Jackson police officer for selling a firearm to a convicted felon. According to court documents, Torrence D. Mayfield, 51, has...
Apr 26, 2023
Lawsuit filed against four Jackson police officers in death of Keith Murriel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A lawsuit has been filed against four current and former Jackson police officers in connection to the death of 41-year-old Keith Murriel. Murriel died on December 31, 2022. Inv...
Apr 26, 2023
Attorney: More remains of Rasheem Carter found
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An attorney for the family of Rasheem Carter said the family was notified that a third set of remains contained a DNA match to Carter. According to Attorney Ben Crump, official...
Apr 26, 2023
Former Natchez Mayor Butch Brown dies
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A longtime, former Natchez mayor has died. 'We know that God has the upper hand': D'Lo church members react to murder of pastor According to the Natchez Democrat, Butch Brown s...
Apr 26, 2023
Canton man sentenced for 2021 shooting on I-55
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Canton man was sentenced for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection to a shooting that happened on Interstate 55 in Madison County. U.S. Attorney Darren L...
Apr 26, 2023