ROBINSON SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FATAL DUI CRASH

Dewayne RichardsonMississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS— Alvin Robinson, 38, of Hollandale, was sentenced to prison following the entry of his guilty plea on Tuesday, May 30th, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Robinson’s indictment for Aggravated DUI resulted from an investigation by the Greenville Police Department that was initiated when an alert and concerned citizen observed the victim, Reginald Hudson, lying in a grassy …

MCBRIDE CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER

Dewayne RichardsonMississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS – District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced this week that Benitez McBride was convicted of the killing of Greenville man, Austin McBride. On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Benitez McBride admitted his role in Austin’s death and apologized for his involvement to the victim’s family.  Benitez McBride pled guilty to Manslaughter and was sentenced to the maximum penalty of …

SMITH CONVICTED OF MURDER

Dewayne RichardsonMississippi Delta DA 4th District

Greenville, MS – District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced this week that Anthony Smith was convicted of the killing of Greenville man, Taurus Dandridge.  With trial set to begin on May 24, 2023, before Judge Richard Smith in the Circuit Court of Washington County, Smith chose instead to plead guilty to the charge brought against him. Smith, a habitual criminal, …

JURY CONVICTS MICHAEL STEPHNEY, SR. IN FATAL SHOOTING

Dewayne RichardsonMississippi Delta DA 4th District

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 …

MOORE, SR. TO SERVE 35 YEARS IN ARCOLA KILLING

Dewayne RichardsonMississippi Delta DA 4th District

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 …

TERRICK WRIGHT, JR. SENTENCED

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

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 …

POTTS SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS FOR SHOOTING

Dewayne RichardsonMississippi Delta DA 4th District

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 …

RANDOLYN FAINT SENTENCED FOR DOUBLE HOMICIDE

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

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.  …

MARSHALL GIVEN 20 YEAR SENTENCE FOR DEADLY DUI

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

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 …

LAFAYETTE SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN 2019 DEATH

Dewayne RichardsonBreaking News, Mississippi Delta DA 4th District

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 …