Greenwood, MS: In Leflore County Circuit Court, Greenville native, Isiah Hall, pled guilty to thirteen (13) counts of automobile burglary and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Hall was indicted for the fourteen (14) different charges as a Habitual Offender by the January 2018 grand jury. The Leflore County Sheriff’s Department thoroughly investigated reports of …
Second Killer Convicted in Northland Village Slaying
Greenville, MS—Clifton Dean of Greenville was convicted by a Washington County Jury following a two-day trial, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. In the midnight hour of March 30, 2012, officers of the Greenville Police Department responded to the Northland Village Apartment Complex in reference to shots being fired and a possible wounded person on scene. Upon arrival, bystanders immediately …
Lorenza Brooks sentenced to 30 years for 2nd Degree Murder
Greenwood, MS – In Leflore County Circuit Court, Lorenza Brooks, 19 yoa, pled guilty to killing Dalvin Pacley, 22 yoa, on June 29, 2016, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On June 29, 2016, Deputies with the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to Rainey Alley in Itta Bena, MS where they were informed by witnesses that Dalvin Pacley had …
Lanelson Spells pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
Greenwood, MS – In Leflore Circuit Court, Lanelson Spells, 26 yoa, pled guilty for the shooting death of Larry Stephens, 21 yoa at the time of his death, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Spells had been indicted by the April 2017 Leflore County grand jury for the charge of First Degree Murder that stemmed from the August 25, 2016 …
Three sentenced in the Death of Louisiana Man
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 …