Greenwood, MS- On January 29, 2019, Leflore Count Judge Margaret Carey-McCray accepted Dantrell Berry’s plea of guilty to the lesser included charge of Second Degree Murder. Berry was originally indicted on April 12, 2016, for the charge of Capital Murder. Officers with the Greenwood Police Department responded to a call that a body had been found with a gunshot wound …
SANDERS SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY
Eugene Sanders entered a plea of guilty to the charge of Receiving Stolen Property on Monday morning in the Circuit Court of Washington County, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Sanders plea came on the eve of trial, which was set to begin this week before Judge Richard Smith. Sanders charge stems from the sale of an heirloom sterling …
BROWN RECEIVES 20 YEAR SENTENCE FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Bryan Brown, 32, pled guilty Thursday morning in Washington County Circuit Court to the 2016 shooting death of 26 year-old Kendall Lee, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. With the case set for trial before Judge Richard Smith this week, Brown instead chose to plead guilty for his involvement in Kendall Lee’s death on Nelson Street in Greenville. Kendall …
DOUBLE QUICK ARMED ROBBER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS
Greenville, MS—Keion Diggins pled guilty Monday afternoon in Washington County Circuit Court to three (3) charges of Armed Robbery, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. With all three cases set for trial before Judge Carol White-Richard this week, Diggins instead chose to plead guilty to the charges brought against him. The cases against Diggins stem from three armed robberies …
CLEVELAND SENTENCED ON MURDER AND TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS OFFENSES
Greenville, MS- Judge Carol White-Richard sentenced Merrick Cleveland to twenty-five years in prison on the charges of second degree murder and trafficking marijuana on January 14, 2019 in the Circuit Court of Washington County. Cleveland entered a guilty plea to these two offenses which occurred in September of 2015 in Greenville. On September 10, 2015 officers with the Greenville Police …
CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED ON DRUG AND FIREARMS CHARGES
Greenville, MS—Tony Phillips pled guilty Monday afternoon in the Circuit Court of Washington County to the two (2) separate charges of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. With the firearms charge set for trial this week and the drug possession charge recently indicted by a …
Habitual Burglar Sentenced To Maximum Penalty
Greenville, MS—Kenneth Johnson pled guilty Monday afternoon in Washington County Circuit Court to two indictments charging Business Burglary, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. With both indictments pending on the Court’s docket and one scheduled for trial Monday, Johnson instead pled guilty before Circuit Judge Margaret Carey-McCray. Johnson’s cases stemmed from two indictments handed down by the April 2018 …