Greenwood, MS – On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, James Leahman, a/k/a “Red”, was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of Donald Spells, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Leahman was found guilty on August 8, 2025, by a jury in Leflore County Circuit Court convicting him of both First-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a …
Greenwood, MS – Jakeldris Hunt of Sidon, was sentenced on October 13, 2025, in connection with the murder of John Arias Brown, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. On the night of December 30, 2021, John Arias Brown was gunned down outside Country Manor Apartments in Sidon, MS. Investigators with the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department arrived and discovered multiple …
Greenwood, MS – District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today that James Cason was found guilty earlier this week by a jury to the charges of Capital Murder and Conspiracy in Leflore County Circuit Court. After a two-and-a-half-day trial, the Leflore County jury found James Cason guilty of Conspiracy and Capital Murder for his role in the shooting that caused …
Greenwood, MS – District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today that on August 18, 2025, Lavorris Gilbert pled guilty in front of Leflore County Circuit Court Senior Judge Ashley Hines to the January 2024 murder of his longtime girlfriend Jessica McClain. The April 2024 Leflore County Grand Jury indicted Gilbert for First Degree Murder with a Firearm enhancement for McClain’s …
Greenwood, MS – Jamari Granderson and Degray Leach, each of Sidon, were sentenced on August 4th, 2025, in connection with the murder of John Arias Brown, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. On the night of December 30, 2021, John Arias Brown was gunned down outside Country Manor Apartments in Sidon, MS. Investigators with the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department …
Greenville, MS— Ariana Jones, 28, of Greenville pled guilty to Second Degree Murder for the January 2023 killing of Willie Green, in Washington County last week, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. In late January of 2023, officers of the Greenville Police Department responded to South Cornell Street in reference to a vehicle striking a pedestrian. They arrived to find …
Greenwood, MS – James Leahman, a/k/a “Red”, was found guilty on August 8, 2025, by a jury in Leflore County Circuit Court convicting him in both counts of the indictment after less than an hour of deliberations, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On the day before Thanksgiving in 2019 at approximately 7:45 in the morning, officers of the Greenwood …
Greenville, MS— Dewayne Hemphill of Greenville pled guilty to multiple Aggravated Assaults, in Washington County on Thursday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Hemphill’s earliest charge stemmed from the Greenville Police Department’s response and investigation into what started as a domestic incident but turned violent for everyone involved. In March of 2023, multiple emergency calls were made to GPD in …
Indianola, MS- Derace Walls of Drew, Mississippi pled guilty to Rape at the Sunflower County Courthouse on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Walls was charged with the crime in 2023 following a report made to the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Department by the victim. After deputies and investigators observed several bruises to her face and …
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 …
