Category Archives: WJTV
Man arrested after 1 killed, 3 hurt in Forrest County shooting
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A 23-year-old man was arrested after one person was killed and three others were injured after a shooting in Forrest County. Forrest County deputies said 23-year-old Mon...
Nov 02, 2023
Two Jackson men sentenced in timber fraud scheme
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Jackson lawyer and a former Jackson lobbyist were sentenced for conspiracy to defraud investors in a timber deed investment scheme. On October 31, 2023, former lawyer ...
Nov 02, 2023
Two arrested for Lauderdale County drug distribution operation
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 39-year-old man and a 35-year-old women were arrested after an investigation into a drug distribution operation in Lauderdale County. On Thursday, October 26, multi...
Nov 02, 2023
Man sentenced for killing Natchez woman in 2021
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has been sentenced for killing the mother of his daughter in Natchez. The Natchez Democrat reported Devonte Jackson was sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the Missis...
Nov 02, 2023
Jackson family appears on Family Feud
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One local Jackson family had the opportunity to compete on the popular game show Family Feud. The Jones sisters said the experience was amazing. "It was definitely a pleasure f...
Nov 02, 2023
Flora man found guilty for January 2023 homicide
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 22-year-old Flora man was found guilty in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in early 2023. Madison County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Ja...
Nov 02, 2023
Dad killed in front of his children while passing shootout at Tennessee restaurant
MEMPHIS Tenn. (WREG) -- A Memphis father was killed in front of his young children over the weekend while driving past a shootout outside a restaurant, according to authorities. The parents of 31-year...
Nov 02, 2023
Former IT manager at DeSoto County Sheriff's Department charged after child porn investigation
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WREG) --- The IT manager of the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department was fired and charged after a child pornography investigation. A child pornography investigation led the DeSoto...
Nov 02, 2023
Only debate of Mississippi governor’s race brings insults and interruptions from Reeves and Presley
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley insulted and spoke over each other several times Wednesday night in their only debate of a ...
Nov 02, 2023
Attorney says van der Sloot's confession about Natalee Holloway's murder was 'chilling'
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Natalee Holloway's parents gathered in a room at an Alabama jail on Oct. 3 to watch the man long-suspected in their daughter's 2005 disappearance describe how he killed her. Fo...
Nov 01, 2023