CRIME & SAFETY
Laurel man sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison on drug charge
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A Laurel man was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in federal prison Thursday for possession with intent to distribute a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Danny Ray Cole, 46, was sentenced to 70 months after pleading guilty on Dec. 12, 2023, to possession...
Award-winning Mississippi teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with students
PETAL, Miss. — An award-winning Mississippi school teacher has been accused of inappropriate conduct with students. Tyler Shows, 34, turned himself in to the Petal Police Department on Thursday. The former fifth-grade teacher is charged with two felony counts of touching a child for lustful purposes and one misdemeanor charge of dissemination of sexually explicit material to a minor.
Single-vehicle accident ties up section of Interstate 59 late Wednesday afternoon
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - An accident involving a tractor trailer tied up traffic in the southbound lanes on a section of Interstate 59 for about 90 minutes late Wednesday afternoon. A Hattiesburg Police Department Facebook post warned of the mishap that happened near Mile Marker 66 on I-59 about 3:35...
Laurel man arrested for weapon possesion at Jones College Monday
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A Laurel man was arrested on Monday for having a weapon on the Jones College campus, an official said. According to a statement from JC Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Dr. Finee’ Ruffin, campus police arrested 20-year-old Jaymar Sampson for possession of a firearm on campus.
Suspect with outstanding warrants for burglary, grand larceny in Jasper Co. in custody
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A suspect who had outstanding warrants in Jasper County is now in custody. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, 26-year-old Johnathan Lukas McDonald, 26 of Ellisville had outstanding warrants for burglary and grand larceny. McDonald is believed to have been involved in several...
SCAM ALERT: HPD warning of false officer scam calls
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg Police Department is warning the public aware of an ongoing scam soliciting money from individuals. A scam caller is reportedly posing as various HPD officers, claiming the call recipient has an active warrant for their arrest then asking for payment over the phone or through Western Union or Green Dot.
HPD: Seminary man arrested in connection to auto burglary incident
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A Seminary man has been arrested in connection to an auto burglary incident in Hattiesburg. According to a Facebook post form the Hattiesburg Police Department, 22-year-old Johnathan L. Runnels was arrested and charged for the auto burglary incident that occurred in the 400 block of South 10th Avenue on Sunday, April 14.
Hattiesburg man arrested after residence raid
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A 31-year-old Hattiesburg man was arrested Thursday on a felony drug charge following a home search. Hattiesburg Police Department officers arrested Gregory Fluker after executing a search warrant on a residence on Grace Avenue. Fluker, who was wanted wanted on felony charges, was charged with one...
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