Category Archives: WJTV
5 inmates under investigation for fire at Warren County Jail
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Five inmates are under investigation after a mattress was set on fire at the Warren County Jail. The incident happened on Tuesday, May 10. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pa...
May 11, 2022
Judge rules JPS confidential information policy is unconstitutional
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Judge Jess Dickinson recently ruled that several Jackson Public School District (JPS) staff policies were unconstitutional. Dickinson ordered permanent injunctions to stop JPS ...
May 11, 2022
Gun found in student's bag at Kosciusko Junior High
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - Kosciusko school officials said a gun was found in a student's bag at Kosciusko Junior High on Tuesday, May 10. According to Breezy News, the student's parent notified the pr...
May 11, 2022
Crystal Springs pastor recognized for work to stop youth violence
Pastor Jarrod Dixon talks about receiving a Congressional Record from Congressman Bennie Thompson for his work to engage the youth and stop violence in Crystal Springs.
May 11, 2022
Mississippi sailor accounted for from World War II
LIBERTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Navy Seaman 1st Class John R. Melton, 23, of Liberty, Mississippi, was accounted for on February 1, 2021. Officials ...
May 11, 2022
Pearl man sentenced to 20 years for aggravated domestic violence
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Pearl man was sentenced to 20 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) for felony aggravated domestic violence. Edward R. Harvey was found guilty by a ...
May 11, 2022
Man wanted for shooting girlfriend in Woodville
WOODVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Police in Woodville are searching for a murder suspect. Jacory Carr, 24, is considered armed and dangerous. Police said he shot his girlfriend on Tuesday, May 10 and later fi...
May 11, 2022
Coroner determines Vicky White's cause of death
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) -- New details have been released following the death investigation of Vicky White, the Alabama corrections officer who helped an inmate escape. The manhunt for Vicky White and...
May 11, 2022
Florida mom makes children drink bleach, blames voodoo curse: sheriff
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A Florida sheriff said that his deputies took a mother into custody after she said she forced her children to drink bleach and killed one of them by choking her. Osceola County Sh...
May 11, 2022
Escaped inmate Casey White back in Alabama
(NewsNation) - Escaped inmate Casey White is now back in Alabama. The capital murder suspect and former fugitive was appearing in a special court hearing. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleto...
May 11, 2022