by Associated Press Published: May 21,2013
Tags: crime, district attorney, election, election law, invedstigator, investigate, investigation, law, law enforcement, legal, poll, vote, voter, Voting, voting law
CANTON — Complaints about alleged irregularities in Canton elections have prompted the Madison County district attorney’s office to start collecting information in anticipation of an official investigation. District Attorney Michael Guest tells The Clarion-Ledger seven people have contacted his office about alleged voting irregularities in the May 7 Democratic primary. Guest says he wants to [...] [...]
Anthony Gibson is the new chief of police in Shaw. The former police chief of Rosedale and Drew he has been involved with law enforcement since 1994 and graduated from Delta State University in 2005 with a criminal justice degree. He also studied grant writing at Jackson State University. [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 16,2013
Tags: cab, law enforcement, police, public safety, regulation, taxi, transportation, travel, traveling public, vehicle for hire, violation
VICKSBURG — The Public Transportation Board is reviewing a proposal from the Vicksburg police department for penalizing companies offering vehicles for hire for violations of the local cab ordinance. The Vicksburg Post reports the transportation board got a first look at the proposal this week and will review it again June 11. “This came about [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 9,2013
Tags: attorney, crime, elected official, gay, homocide, homosexual, investigate, investigation, investigator, law, law enforcement, lawyer, mayor, mayoral candidate, murder, politician, Politics, public official
CLARKSDALE — Relatives of a slain Mississippi mayoral candidate are renewing their push for a federal investigation amid their complaints that local officials are withholding information about the case. Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco McMillian’s nude and battered body was found Feb. 27 near a Mississippi River levee. The case drew national attention after his campaign [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — A fire gutted the Frat House bar early yesterday but authorities say there were no injuries. The Hattiesburg American reports no one was in the bar on South 37th Avenue when the fire was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Fire Investigator Geneva Morgan says the building was a total loss. No one was [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 5,2013
Tags: elected official, law enforcement, lawmaker, legislator, poison, politician, Politics, public official, ricin, security, Senator
TUPELO — The security team of Capitol Police assigned U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is no longer keeping tabs on him outside his Tupelo home or when he travels. The security was ordered for the Mississippi Republican after a letter containing ricin and addressed to his office was intercepted. Wicker told a Tupelo civic club Friday [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 2,2013
Tags: board, build, builder, building, contractor, home, home repair, house, law enforcement, residence, severe weather, state agency, storm, Weather
JACKSON — Following a series of recent storms, the Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office (MSAGO) are joining forces to send a message to crooked contractors that bad business won’t be tolerated in the Magnolia State and violators will be prosecuted. “Mississippi has been hit hard by storms in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 1,2013
Tags: automaker, defense, federal agency, law enforcement, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, pawn shop, retail, sherrif
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, has selected three Mississippi employers as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the DoD’s highest honor for employers that provide extraordinary support to their Guard and Reserve employees. This [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 1,2013
Tags: crime, elected official, investigation, judge, law, law enforcement, legal, letter, mail, poison, Politicians, post, Post Office, President, public official, ricin, Senator
TUPELO — When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn’t take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase in one of the letters often used by a 45-year-old Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: “I am KC and I approve this message.” Curtis was soon arrested [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 30,2013
Tags: attempted assassination, investigation, judge, law enforcement, letter, mail, poison, politician, Politics, President, ricin, Senator, terror, terrorism, terrorist
CORINTH — Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office about repairing or replacing the man’s house after an intensive search left it uninhabitable. Christi McCoy, an attorney for Kevin Curtis, a 45-year-old [...] [...]
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