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3rd man sentenced for fatal shooting
Sat,11/01/25-2:00AM , 11193 Reads
A third man has pleaded guilty in the 2022 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Johnny Cage.
Terry Williams Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday in Leflore County Circuit Court for his involvement in the death of Cage, according to a release from the office of District Attorney Dewayne Richardson.
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Crime report for 10/28-10/31
Fri,10/31/25-9:22PM , 1635 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Vanessa Horne, 40, 1516 County Road 316, driving without a license or insurance, expired tag, possession of paraphernalia, jailed.
Frederick Johnson, 27, 1019 Lincoln Ave., Cleveland, felony shoplifting, jailed.
Christy King, 35, 422 St. Charles St., failure to appear, jailed.
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FBI arrests 2 Mississippi sheriffs, 14 other Delta law enforcement officers in drug conspiracy takedown
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,10/31/25-4:12PM , 532 Reads 6,614 Statewide
U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner called the alleged actions of the officer a “monumental betrayal of the public’s trust.”
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20 arrested in Mississippi Delta drug conspiracy takedown
Thu,10/30/25-6:16PM , 7332 Reads
The FBI announced Thursday the indictment and arrest of 20 individuals — including two law enforcement officers from the Greenwood area — in a sweeping public corruption investigation centered on the Mississippi Delta region.
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