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Oxford man charged with having a gun while being a felon

An Oxford man was arrested recently for allegedly having a gun while being a convicted felon. According to ...

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Man arrested for intimidating a witness, domestic violence

A Lafayette County man was charged with a felony for intimidating a witness after being charged with domestic ...

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Oxford man charged with robbery, aggravated assault after hotel shooting

The Oxford Police Department has arrested one individual in connection with a recent robbery and shooting at a ...

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Judge sentences Alexandria Griste to 20 years in prison

After being found guilty on Friday of imperfect self-defense manslaughter in the shooting death of her boyfriend, Circuit ...

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Jury finds Griste guilty of imperfect self-defense manslaughter

After deliberating for three hours, a jury found Alexandria Griste guilty of imperfect self-defense manslaughter on Friday in ...

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Prosecution rests in Griste murder trial; Closing arguments Friday morning

The prosecution rested its case today in the murder trial against Alexandria Griste who is charged with first-degree ...

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Medical Examiner testimony, Griste post-arrest interview heard during second day of trial

The state continued to call witnesses Wednesday in its case against Alexandria Griste who is on trial this ...

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Trial begins for Oxford woman charged with killing boyfriend

The trial of an Oxford woman accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend in June 2022 began Tuesday at ...

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Man to spend life in prison for possession of child porn

Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the recent sentencing of Jimmie Ray Fields of Lucedale, who will spend the ...

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Water Valley man charged with felony malicious mischief

On Oct. 3, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report that John David Parks, 51, ...

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OPD arrests Sardis woman for rental car theft

The Oxford Police Department received a report on Oct. 4 regarding an unreturned rental vehicle from Enterprise Rental ...

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OPD charges Tupelo man with molesting a child

A Tupelo man faces several charges for allegedly molesting a minor in Oxford. On May 17, the Oxford ...

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Two men arrested for multiple vehicle thefts

Two Oxford men face multiple charges of vehicle theft. According to the Oxford Police Department, on Sept. 24, ...

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Cleveland man charged with felonies by OPD

On Oct. 1, the Oxford Police Department responded to a disturbance call in the 600 block of McElroy ...

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Water Valley man charged with gun possession as a felon

The Oxford Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Sept. 28 on Highway 30. After a subsequent search, ...

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LCSO Investigator to attend FBI National Academy

Lafayette County Investigator Joe Quarles is the first deputy from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office to be selected ...

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Two charged after raid on CBD stores in Oxford

Two CBD store owners thus far have been arrested and charged with the sale of a controlled substance ...

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Escaped inmate caught in Lafayette County

An escaped inmate from Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility was caught in Lafayette County Wednesday evening. According to ...

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UM Vice Chancellor indicted on animal cruelty charges

Updated at 3:46 p.m. with attorney statement The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Mississippi ...

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Oxford woman charged with child deprivation

On Sept. 4, the Oxford Police Department was contacted by the Southaven Police Department for a reported case ...

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Two arrested after scam victim reports suspicious phone calls

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office recently teamed up with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to arrest two Georgia men ...

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OPD arrests Tupelo man for stolen gun, paraphernalia

A Tupelo man was arrested in Oxford for allegedly having a stolen gun. According to the Oxford Police ...

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