Greenville, MS— Wilbur Smith, 41, of Greenville was convicted for a pair of Armed Robberies committed four days apart, Attempted Murder, and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon in Washington County following his guilty plea in May, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. In September of 2023, officers of the Greenville Police Department were called to a local package …
DAWTON WHATLEY RECEIVES CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE
Greenville, MS— Dawton Whatley, 20, of Greenville was convicted of Grand Larceny and Aggravated Domestic Violence in Washington County following his guilty plea in May, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. In March of 2023, Whatley was charged with Grand Larceny following the Greenville Police Department’s investigation into stolen equipment which revealed that he had taken over $1000 worth of …
JURY CONVICTS ALLEN FOR DOUBLE MURDER & ATTEMPTED MURDER
District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced this week that Quamane Allen, aka OhGee 2Treys, was found Guilty on May 8, 2025, by a jury in Washington County Circuit Court for two (2) counts of Second Degree Murder and one (1) count of Attempted Murder. The trial stemmed from the 2021 slayings of Cameron Washington and Keynan Thomas, and the shooting …
DARIUS SIMS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR THE SHOOTING DEATH OF STEPBROTHER JOHNNY CAGE
Greenwood, MS – Darius Sims pled guilty on August 14, 2025, in front of Leflore County Circuit Court Judge Carol White-Richard for his involvement in the shooting death of Johnny Cage. Sims was originally indicted by the Leflore County Grand Jury for Conspiracy and Capital Murder and chose to plead guilty to the lesser-included offense of Second-Degree Murder as well …
LEXUS JAMES CONVICTED OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Indianola, MS— Lexus James, 34 years of age, of Indianola, was convicted of First Degree Murder last Thursday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On September 19, 2019, Indianola Police Department officers were called to the intersection of Bates Avenue and Walker Street just after 6:30 in the evening in response to a shot person. Upon their arrival, IPD officers …
COLEMAN SENTENCED FOR MARTIN’S MURDER
Greenville, MS—Geremy Coleman, 28, of Greenville, MS, pled guilty to Second Degree Murder for the killing of Lamarcus Martin on Monday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. In the early morning around 2 a.m. on August 4, 2022, witnesses scurried in fear as a gunman fired multiple shots near the corner of E. Union Street and N. 6th Street, just …
ZENAS TILLIS SENTENCED TO PRISON
Greenville, MS—Zenas Tillis, 37, of Greenville, MS, pled guilty to Possession of a Weapon by Felon on last Monday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Around 03:50 a.m. on September 18, 2022, the Greenville Police Department and Greenville Fire Department were dispatched to the local hospital. Upon arrival, they found a black male later identified as Zenas Tillis standing in …
CLEMONS SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
Greenville, MS— Demarcus Clemons of Greenville pled guilty to Sexual Battery in Washington County last week, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Clemons was charged with the crime in 2021 following a report made to the Greenville Police Department by a Children’s Advocacy Center in south Mississippi. The center relayed that the victim made the initial disclosure to her …
MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON AFTER ADMITTING TO SEXUALLY ABUSING FAMILY MEMBER
Greenville, MS—Rocky Hales, 62, of Greenville, MS, pled guilty to three counts of Sexual Battery and two counts of Fondling on Monday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. In the Spring of 2013, Hales moved into the house with his daughter-in-law after his wife passed away. Hales was often left to supervise his grandchildren while his daughter-in-law was away from …
TAYLOR SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS
Greenville, MS— Joshua Taylor of Greenville pled guilty to Conspiracy, Robbery, and, Aggravated Assault in Washington County last week, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Taylor was charged with Conspiracy and Robbery following the Greenville Police Department’s investigation of an incident reported in the 800 block of Riveria Circle where Taylor and two other accomplices threatened a citizen before taking …