Greenwood, MS – District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today that after a three-day trial Tyrell Stigler was found guilty on August 26, 2026 by a Lafayette County jury of the First-Degree Murder of William McGee and the First-Degree Murder of Larry Montgomery. After three hours of deliberations, The Lafayette County jury announced their verdicts in open court. Leflore County …
Greenwood, MS – Marko Hunter, 49 yoa, of Greenwood, MS, pled guilty and was sentenced on one count of Second-Degree Murder and two counts of aggravated assault, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On September 16, 2024 at approximately 10:24 p.m., officers on patrol with the Greenwood Police Department were flagged down by a concerned citizen who reported that several …
Greenville, MS – Kemontae Wedlow, 20, of Greenville, pled guilty to Armed Robbery, Armed Carjacking, and Aggravated Assault, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. Wedlow was charged with Armed Robbery and Armed Carjacking following an investigation by the Leland Police Department into an incident reported in the 400 block of Broad Street in 2023. During the incident, Wedlow physically …
Greenwood, MS – Demetrius Davis was found guilty on August 5, 2026, by a jury in Leflore County Circuit Court convicting him on all three counts of the indictment to include firearm enhancements, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On August 15, 2020 at approximately 10:25 p.m., Bernard Nichols was shot on Taft Street in Greenwood while driving his blue …
Greenville, MS – District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced that during this term of court Jeremiah Coleman was convicted at trial on an indictment charging him with the illegal possession of a cell phone while Coleman was an inmate at the Washington County Regional Correctional Facility. Following a one-day trial before Judge Ashley Hines in the Washington County Circuit Courtroom, …
Greenwood, MS – Miranda Hunt of Greenwood, was sentenced on Friday, February 6th after having previously pled guilty to Aggravated Assault on January 6th, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. On May 29, 2021, officers were dispatched to 2400 Highway 82 (Scott Petroleum) where it was reported that a female was shot by another female on the premises. Marnesha …
Greenwood, MS – Nequaisha Lawrence of Greenwood, was sentenced on Thursday, February 5th in connection with the murder of Joachima Ross, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. On July 20, 2022, Joachima Ross was invited by Nequaisha Lawrence to her home at 108 East Percy Street in Greenwood. After an argument between the two ensued, Lawrence stabbed Ross once …
Greenville, MS— Dwayne Hemphill, 21, of Greenville pled guilty yesterday to the May 2023 homicide of Earnest “Ladd” Davis in Washington County Circuit Court today, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced. On the morning of May 20, 2023, officers of the Greenville Police Department responded to the 800 block of Walthall Street in reference to a shot person. They arrived to …
Indianola, MS—Alfonso Waller, Jr., of Belzoni, was convicted on Friday, November 14, 2025 by a Sunflower County Jury following a three-day trial, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. On December 13, 2019, around 8:00 am a resident of the Royal Oaks Apartment discovered the body of 28-year-old Travis Shaw in the ditch in front of the apartment complex. Officers of …
Greenwood, MS – Denarius Weatherall of Sidon, was sentenced on Monday, November 3, 2025, in connection with the murder of Jimmy Prophett, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today. On Saturday, May 8, 2021, Jimmy Prophett was shot in his mother-in-law’s backyard after an argument between he and Weatherall’s brother. Witnesses at the scene recalled Denarius Weatherall appearing at the …
