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UPD responds to unconfirmed bomb threat at the Pavilion
University of Mississippi police responded to an unconfirmed bomb threat Tuesday, the second this month. At about 1:40…
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Local man arrested after Cash App thefts
In September, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a theft complaint on CR 145. A…
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Man charged with statutory rape
On Nov. 11, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit received a report regarding an inappropriate relationship between…
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Oxford man charged with fraud
On Nov. 6, an officer with the Oxford Police Department responded to an apartment complex following a report…
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Two Thaxton men face felony charges for theft
Two Thaxton men were arrested recently for allegedly stealing $6,500 from an individual. On Oct. 25, the Lafayette…
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Jay Lee declared legally dead by Circuit Court
While the trial for the man accused of killing Jimmie “Jay” Lee nears, Lee has finally been declared…
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Oxford man arrested for first-degree murder
Update: The victim has been identified by the Lafayette County Coroner’s Office as Angela Cohan James, 53, who…
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Oxford man arrested on child porn charge
A detective with the Oxford Police Department was given a tip on Oct. 25 and subsequently executed several…
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OPD makes arrest in drive by shooting incident
The Oxford Police Department arrested Timothy Hervey, 20, of Oxford, in connection with a drive-by shooting incident that…
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UPD responds to unconfirmed bomb threat
The University Police Department responded to an unconfirmed bomb threat on campus late Saturday night. At about 11…
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Hernando man caught with reported stolen items
A detective from the Oxford Police Department responded to a gas station on Highway 7 South on Oct.…
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Woman arrested after child tests positive for drugs
The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit received a report on Oct. 25 from Lafayette County Child Protective…
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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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