Category Archives: WJTV
All four suspects arrested in connection to fatal carjacking, NOPD confirms
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - On Tuesday, March 22, the NOPD provided an update on the case of Linda Frickey, a woman who was fatally dismembered after a Mid-City carjacking on Monday afternoon. Hours after th...
Mar 22, 2022
Marion County woman enters plea agreement over SNAP fraud
MARION COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Marion County woman, who was charged with SNAP fraud, entered into a plea agreement. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) announced Shayla Cartier, 29, e...
Mar 22, 2022
NOPD releases footage of suspects wanted in fatal carjacking that horrifically killed elderly woman
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The New Orleans Police Department released video surveillance footage of four possible suspects wanted in connection with a gruesome carjacking in Mid-City on Monday that left a 7...
Mar 22, 2022
Jackson mayor declares local emergency due to severe weather
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, March 21, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba declared a local emergency for the city ahead of the possible severe weather on Tuesday, March 22. The National Weather Ser...
Mar 22, 2022
Vicksburg teen sentenced to 40 years for murder
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A local judge sentenced Vicksburg teen, Kemond Jones, to 40 years in prison in connection to a homicide. Jones was convicted of first degree murder for the death of 18-year-old...
Mar 21, 2022
Biloxi man sentenced to life for triple homicide at Jackson pawn shop
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Biloxi man was sentenced to three life sentences for discharging a firearm during the commission of a robbery that killed three people in December 2016. Joshua Michael Garcia...
Mar 21, 2022
Judge hears arguments in Jackson garbage collection case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorneys for Jackson City Council, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba and several garbage collection agencies made their arguments to a judge. Earlier this month, the mayor filed...
Mar 21, 2022
Hearing held on fired Hinds County assistant principal
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A hearing was held on Monday, March 21 for an assistant principal who was fired over reading a children's book to students. The Hinds County School District argued Toby Pr...
Mar 21, 2022
Visually impaired neighbors call for improved JTRAN services
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The visually impaired citizens in Jackson said they rely on the handy-lift bus using the service daily. However, they said the JTRAN buses are not preforming to their previous ...
Mar 21, 2022
Billy Ray Turner found guilty in Lorenzen Wright's murder
UPDATE: Billy Ray Turner has been found guilty on all charges, including first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and attempted first-degree murder. MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- One week after the Billy...
Mar 21, 2022