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Lawyer: Postpone murder trial
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Wed,11/05/25-2:00AM , 5273 Reads
A lawyer representing a Leflore County man accused of murder has requested that his client’s trial be postponed and that he receive a mental evaluation after discovering that his client has allegedly not received treatment for the last three years while incarcerated at the Leflore County Jail.
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Man pleads guilty in fatal ’21 shooting
Wed,11/05/25-2:00AM , 17486 Reads
A Sidon man charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Denarius Weatherall, now 28, was sentenced to 30 years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with 25 years to serve in custody and the remaining five years on supervised probation upon his release.
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Crime report for 10/31-11/4
Tue,11/04/25-10:03PM , 1457 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Antoinette Wilson, 49, 231612 County Road 518, DUI, driving without insurance and a suspended license.
Joseph Corley, 41, 806 Jefferson Road, disturbing the peace, jailed.
Edward Burt, 33, 1430 Evans Road, Bolton, possession of a controlled substance, jailed.
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- Photo by Ruthie Robison, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
At a press conference held Thursday in Oxford are U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner of the Northern District of Mississippi, center, Deputy Director Andrew Bailey of the FBI, right, and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the FBI Jackson Field Office.

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20 arrested in drug conspiracy takedown
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Sat,11/01/25-2:00AM , 3378 Reads
OXFORD — A former Greenwood police officer and Mississippi Highway Patrolman based in Greenwood are among those who were arrested by the FBI early Thursday morning after a years-long public corruption investigation in the Mississippi Delta.
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