Greenville, MS— District Attorney Dewayne Richardson, in collaboration with U.S. Attorney for the Northern District, Clay Joyner, announced today the swearing in of two Assistant District Attorneys as federal prosecutors. This partnership will effectively identify and prosecute violent criminals in the Mississippi Delta Region. ADAs Austin Frye and Kaylon McCou appeared before Chief Judge Debra M. Brown in the U.S. …
Greenville, MS—Xan McClendon, Jr., aka Nicholas Savage, 24, of Greenville, pled guilty to Second Degree Murder, two charges of Jail Escape, and Aggravated Assault on Tuesday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On or about December 21, 2020, four days before Christmas, a family member found William “Billy” Rochelle, a seventy (70) year old man, unresponsive in his home lying …
Greenville, MS— District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced this week that John Polk (37) was convicted at trial on a multi-count indictment charging him with five (5) counts of Sexual Battery against a child under 14. Following a three-day trial before Judge Richard Smith in the Washington County Circuit Courtroom, the jury deliberated just over an hour before returning Guilty …
Greenville, MS—Clemell Bogan, Jr. was sentenced to Life Imprisonment on Thursday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced. Bogan, Jr. was convicted of First Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault earlier this month after a three-day jury trial in Washington County. His indictment arose from the March 2020 shooting death of Michael Harvey in Leland. Another victim with Harvey was targeted but was …
Greenville, MS— Jeremiah Hair., 37 yoa, of Greenville was sentenced to thirty years following his guilty plea today, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced. In May of 2021, officers of the Greenville Police Department were called to Delta Regional Medical Center in reference to a missing child. Upon their arrival, they made contact with the victim’s mother and hospital security who …
Greenville, MS – District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced this week that Charlie Johnson was convicted of the killing of Greenville man, Timothy Lewis. With trial set to begin on May 21, 2024, before Judge Richard Smith in the Circuit Court of Washington County, Johnson chose instead to plead guilty to the charge brought against him. Johnson pled guilty to …
Greenville, MS— Clemell Bogan, Jr., 23, of Greenville was convicted of First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault on Wednesday of this week, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Officers of the Leland Police Department along with emergency medical personnel were dispatched to Hutson Street on March 17, 2020 around 3:30 in the afternoon in response to a shooting victim found lying …
Greenwood, MS— Jaekwon Huff, 21, of Greenwood was convicted of Second-Degree Murder yesterday afternoon, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Huff’s trial was scheduled to begin on Tuesday of this week, but the court only qualified the potential jurors as one of the witnesses to Huff’s case was killed in Greenwood on Monday night. The case still went forward this …
Greenville, MS— Deshunrick Mayes was sentenced on Wednesday following his conviction of Second Degree Murder and two (2) counts of Attempted Murder in February of this year, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. A Washington County trial jury returned three guilty verdicts against Mayes in February following a three-day jury trial in Washington County Circuit Court. At trial, witnesses testified …
Greenville, MS – At last week’s annual meeting of the Mississippi Prosecutors Association, Assistant District Attorney Takiyah Perkins was awarded Prosecutor of the Year for 2024, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. The MPA is a state-wide organization, made up of all the district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, the attorney general and all assistant attorney generals, as well as all …
