Greenville, MS—Michael Stephney, Sr., 54, of Greenville, was found Guilty of Second Degree Murder and Attempted Murder in April following a three-day trial in Washington County Circuit Court, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Just before the noon hour on November 3, 2018, officers of the Greenville Police Department were called to the then Delta Regional Medical Center in response …
Greenville, MS— Lonnell Moore, Sr., 47, of Hollandale, was sentenced to forty years following his guilty pleas in April, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Moore was charged in the August 2021 shooting death of Jermaine Summage in Arcola, Mississippi. An investigation into the shooting was initiated by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office following calls for emergency assistance just outside …
Greenville, MS—Terrick Wright, Jr., of Greenville, was sentenced to Life on Tuesday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Wright, Jr. was convicted of Capital Murder in November following a three-day jury trial in Washington County. His indictment arose from facts and circumstances occurring on September 16, 2019, when officers of the Greenville Police Department observed a cargo truck speed into …
Greenville, MS— Delvecchio Potts, 45 yoa, of Hollandale was convicted of Aggravated Assault following his plea of guilty on Monday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On the 9th day of January, 2020, Greenville Police Department officers responded to what they believed to be a traffic accident when a concerned citizen flagged down the first responding officer who arrived on …
Indianola, MS- Randolyn Faint, 35 yoa, of Indianola was convicted of two (2) counts of Second Degree Murder in Sunflower County Circuit Court following his guilty pleas on Monday, of this week before Judge Richard Smith. On Sunday, September 6, 2020, officers with the Indianola Police Department responded to Pershing Avenue where two victims were shot inside of a home. …
Indianola, MS- Christopher Marshall, 27 yoa, was convicted of three (3) counts of Aggravated DUI in Sunflower County Circuit Court following his guilty pleas on Monday, of this week. Around 8:45 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2018, first responders of Sunflower County responded to a two-vehicle crash site at the intersection of Highway 82 and Heathman Road, where a Toyota …
Greenville, MS — In Washington County Circuit Court, Ellison Lafayette was sentenced by Judge Richard Smith to a total of twenty (20) years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections following an earlier guilty plea to the 2019 killing of a local Greenville man. Lafayette pled guilty on January 17, 2023. Evidence presented proved that Lafayette entered into Taylor’s home and …
Greenwood, MS – Jadarius Harris, 23 yoa, of Itta Bena was convicted of Second-Degree Murder in Leflore County Circuit Court following his guilty plea on Monday, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On July 11, 2020, deputies of the Leflore County Sheriff’s assisted Itta Bena Police in the area of George Street in Itta Bena, MS. Deputies found Cordarious Williams, …
Greenville, MS – This week in Circuit Court, Brian Chillious, 45 yoa, pled guilty to a total of forty years with the Mississippi Department of Correction for a series of child sex crimes that took place in Washington County. Chillious pled guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery, Human Trafficking, Kidnapping, and to the Production of Child Pornography for a …
Greenville, MS – With a jury pool drawn from across Washington County and ready to hear his case, Ellison Lafayette, 32 yoa, chose to plead guilty to causing the death of William Taylor, 51 yoa. Circuit Judge Richard Smith accepted Lafayette’s guilty plea to the charge of Manslaughter and withheld sentencing until a later date. Manslaughter carries a maximum sentence …
