HARRIS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR ITTA BENA MURDER

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS – Jadarius Harris, 23 yoa, of Itta Bena was convicted of Second-Degree Murder in Leflore County Circuit Court following his guilty plea on Monday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On July 11, 2020, deputies of the Leflore County Sheriff’s assisted Itta Bena Police in the area of George Street in Itta Bena, MS. Deputies found Cordarious Williams, …

Chillious Receives a 40 Year Sentence for Sex Crimes Against a Child

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS – This week in Circuit Court, Brian Chillious, 45 yoa, pled guilty to a total of forty years with the Mississippi Department of Correction for a series of child sex crimes that took place in Washington County.  Chillious pled guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery, Human Trafficking, Kidnapping, and to the Production of Child Pornography for a …

Ellison Lafayette Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS – With a jury pool drawn from across Washington County and ready to hear his case, Ellison Lafayette, 32 yoa, chose to plead guilty to causing the death of William Taylor, 51 yoa. Circuit Judge Richard Smith accepted Lafayette’s guilty plea to the charge of Manslaughter and withheld sentencing until a later date. Manslaughter carries a maximum sentence …

BERDELL WILLIS, III SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS – Berdell Willis, III, 22 yoa, of Greenville, was sentenced following his May 2022 guilty plea to the charge of Second Degree Murder in the November 2017 murder of Darrell Lafayette, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today.  Two days before Thanksgiving in 2017, officers of the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to Fairview Avenue where emergency medical personnel …

HURT SENTENCED TO MAXIMUM FOR CRIMES

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS— Romeo Hurt of Greenville pled guilty to Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm by Felon, and Possession of Narcotic Contraband in Washington County on Thursday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today.   Hurt was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in August of 2021 following law enforcement response to an incident that occurred in …

HIGH SPEED CHASE OF BURGLAR ENDS IN 20 YEAR SENTENCE

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS—Marquellus Davis (21). of Greenwood was convicted of two house burglaries and one count of possession of a controlled substance in three separate cases in Leflore County following his guilty pleas on Monday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On September 15, 2021, an officer with the Greenwood Police Department observed a small black car traveling at a high …

LANDING GUNMAN PLEADS GUILTY

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS – District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today that that on January 9, 2023, Sammionte Kent of Greenwood pled guilty to two counts of Aggravated Assault, Possession of Marijuana with a Firearm Enhancement, and Felony Fleeing in front of Leflore County Circuit Judge Carol White-Richard.            On May 7, 2020, Kent led Leflore County Sheriff Department deputies on a high-speed …

FORMER BOYFRIEND SENTENCED FOR MURDER

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenwood, MS – Roy Williams, Jr., 39 yoa, of Greenwood was convicted of Second-Degree Murder in Leflore County Circuit Court following his guilty plea on Monday of this week, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On Thursday July 31, 2019, deputies of the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene of a shooting at the intersection of Coleman and …

REGENCY INN MURDERER BROUGHT TO JUSTICE

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Greenwood, MS – District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today that Sean Massey, 46 yoa, of Greenwood was convicted of Second Degree Murder in Leflore County following his guilty plea in front of Circuit Judge Carol White-Richard on January 9, 2023. On May 27, 2021, patrol officers with the Greenwood Police Department responded to the Regency Inn in Greenwood in reference …

REPEAT ROBBER RECEIVES 20 YEAR SENTENCE

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS— John Jenkins, 36, of Greenville was convicted of Armed Robbery and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon in Washington County following his guilty pleas on Tuesday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today.   On Friday, November 12, 2021, officers of the Greenville Police Department were called to the Double Quick gas station and convenience store located on …