Greenville, MS – In Washington County Circuit Court, Christopher Franks, 36 yoa, Trudy Ponder, 38 yoa, and Parker Huddleston 26 yoa, pled guilty to killing Thomas McIntosh, 32 yoa, in December of 2014, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. The family of Thomas McIntosh, whose remains were found in a Washington County field in April of 2015, will have closure …
Repeat Burglary Defendants sentenced to the Maximum Sentence
Greenville, MS – In Greenville, Maurice Carr and Jeremy Hurt pled guilty and were sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court in separate cases, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Maurice Carr, 50 yoa, pled guilty recently in Washington County Circuit Court to one count of Auto Burglary. Carr was sentenced in early January for breaking in a vehicle at the …
Jackie Jackson sentenced to 40 years
Greenville, MS –Washington County resident Jackie Jackson, pled guilty to Second Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, and Jail Escape in Washington County Circuit Court, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Richardson said, “Jackie Jackson was set for trial this week for his January 9, 2016 Armed Robbery charge, but instead he pled guilty before Judge Hines on today.” Jackie Jackson …
Repeat Drug Offender Sentenced to 25 YEARS
Greenville, MS—Roy Merrill, aka “Roy Epps,” pled guilty Thursday afternoon in Washington County Circuit Court to five counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Set to go to trial, Merrill instead pled guilty before Circuit Judge Margaret Carey-McCray. All but one of Merrill’s charges stemmed from two indictments handed down by …
Trinard Maxon found Guilty of Second Degree Murder and Firearm Enhancement
Greenville, MS – In Washington County Circuit Court, Trinard Maxon, 30 yoa, was found guilty after two days of testimony for the shooting death of Byron Hall, Jr. 23 yoa at the time of his death, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Maxon had been indicted by a Washington County grand jury for the charges of First Degree Murder and …
DA’s Worthless Check Unit Collects $21,955 for Washington County
Greenville, MS- District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today that the Worthless Check Unit delivered $21,955.78 to Washington County Tax Collector Patricia Lee. The almost $22,000 represents money collected from bad check writers by the DA’s Worthless Check Unit. Lee thanked the District Attorney’s Office and the Worthless Check Unit for collecting the funds. “The Worthless Check Unit provides a …
JURY FINDS LORENZO SHEAD, JR. GUILTY OF FONDLING
Greenville, MS—Lorenzo Shead, Jr. was found guilty of Fondling in Washington County Circuit Court, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. After twenty-five minutes of deliberations, a Washington Count jury announced the verdict in open court at 5:55 on yesterday. Following two days of testimony, Shead was convicted of Fondling. The teary-eyed victim detailed to the jury how she was awakened …
Habitual Drug Offender sentenced to 30 years
Greenwood, MS – In LeFlore County Circuit Court, Jerence Jones, 38 yoa, pled guilty to multiple counts of possessing narcotics with intent to distribute, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Jones had a long history in LeFlore County of being a drug offender. At the time of his conviction, Jerence Jones was charged as a Habitual Offender with convictions dating …
Generio Harris convicted for Valentine’s Day Murder
Greenwood, MS – In LeFlore County Circuit Court, Generio Harris, 25 yoa, pled guilty to killing his then girlfried Kajta Allen, 22 yoa, on February 14, 2016, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On Valentine’s Day of 2016, Greenwood Police Department officers responded to South Avenue in reference to a female being shot. Allen was located some time later with …
Michael Holland sentenced to 130 years in prison
Greenwood, MS- Michael Holland, the last defendant to be sentenced in the 2015 Highway shooting near Itta Bena was sentenced today, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced. Michael Holland, Armond Jones, Sedrick Buchanan, and James McClung were each indicted by the Leflore County Grand Jury during the July 2016 term of court for one count of First Degree Murder and …