District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced this week that Stephen B. Williams, Jr. of Itta Bena, Mississippi, pled guilty to two counts of first degree murder and was sentenced by Leflore Circuit Judge Ashley Hines to serve two consecutive life sentences for the March 16, 2020 slayings of 49 year old Jacqueline Taylor and 58 year old Freddie Mask in …
Indianola, MS—Lonnie Butler, 33, of Clarksdale was found Guilty of First Degree Murder with a Firearm Enhancement and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon in Sunflower County following a three-day jury trial, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. During the trial, the State put before the jury evidence that on the evening of November 21, 2011, Butler shot …
Greenville, MS—John Scates, Jr., 49, of Greenville was found Guilty of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm Enhancement in Washington County following a two-day jury trial, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. The State presented evidence to the jury at the trial that during the early evening of October 19, 2017, the victim, Henry Bates traveled to Scates’ place of business, …
Greenville, MS—Jonathan Driver of Etta, MS, was convicted of Second Degree Murder and Attempted Murder in Washington County following his guilty pleas on Monday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. With his trial scheduled to take place in July, Driver pled guilty at the deadline Monday morning. Witnesses set to appear at the pending trial would have provided testimony that …
Greenville, MS- District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced this week that Willie Pam pled guilty Monday, May 10th, in Washington County Circuit Court to the charges of Second Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon. With the case set for trial before Judge Carol White-Richard, Pam entered a plea of guilty to the charges brought against him. …
Greenville, MS— District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today that Henry Ransom pled guilty Monday, April 19th, in Washington County Circuit Court to the charge of Sexual Battery. With the case set for trial this week before Circuit Judge Richard Smith, Ransom chose instead to plead guilty to the charge brought against him. Ransom was sentenced to 18 years with …
Greenville, MS— Lonnie Nalls was sentenced to life in prison following his convictions by a Washington County jury earlier this month for Attempted Murder and being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Following testimony presented by the District Attorney’s Office that showed that Nalls was a violent habitual criminal pursuant to state …
Greenville, MS—Norris Smith, Jr., 23, of Greenville was convicted of Second Degree Murder in Washington County following a guilty plea, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Testimony at the previously pending trial would have revealed that on the night of September 26, 2018, officers of the Greenville Police Department were called to a shooting with a possible victim in …
Greenville, MS- Frankie Cannon pled guilty in the Circuit Court of Washington County to two felony sex crimes on Monday morning District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced. The 52 year old Cannon entered his guilty plea to the crimes of Sexual Battery of a Child and to Fondling a Child for Lustful Purposes for crimes that he committed against a …
Greenville, MS—Alexander Hamel was remanded to the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections following a sentencing hearing on the 5th of April, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On August 6, 2019, a local resident contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to report a burglary of his automobile. Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene and began to …
