Greenville man gets 15 year sentence for shooting

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Greenville, MS – District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today that Luther E. Johnson pled guilty yesterday to the charges of Aggravated Assault and Shooting into a Dwelling. Following his plea Circuit Judge Ashley Hines sentenced him to serve 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. In April of this year a Washington County Grand Jury returned …

Howard Hayes sentenced to 12 years

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Greenwood, MS – Howard Hayes pled guilty before Judge Margaret Carey-McCray for committing the crimes of Business Burglary and Grand Larceny as a Habitual Offender in Leflore County Circuit Court, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Prior to being convicted this week, Hayes had at least two prior convictions for Burglary in Leflore County. In this case, Hayes was indicted …

McClungs receive 25 year sentence for House Burglary

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Greenwood, MS – Leflore County defendants Darrell and Frederick McClung pled guilty to committing multiple House Burglaries in Leflore County Circuit Court, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Richardson said, “The McClung brothers were scheduled to stand trial for their crimes on Tuesday of this week but instead they pled guilty before Judge Ashley Hines.” Both defendants had been indicted …

Ezra Parker sentenced to 35 years for 2nd Degree Murder

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Greenville, MS – In Washington County Circuit Court, Ezra Parker, 22 yoa, pled guilty to killing Arthur Lee Edwards in 2012, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today.  On April 14, 2012, officers with the Greenville Police Department responded to 1317 South Delesseps where Arthur Lee Edwards was found deceased.  Arthur Lee Edwards died as a result of a stab wound …

Two Lefore County Men receive 20 year sentences for Armed Robbery

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Greenwood, MS – In Greenwood, Joe Nathan III and Michael Garrett were sentenced to 20 years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections by Judge Ashley Hines, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. In July 2014, Joe Nathan III and Michael Garrett committed a series of Armed Robberies in Leflore County. On July 7, 2014 they robbed the Triple Stop on …

Defendants involved In Min Sang Robbery Convicted

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Greenville, MS – In Greenville, Three of the five defendants charged with robbing the Min Sang Grocery Store have been sentenced to serve time in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Recently in Washington County Circuit Court Elton Harper, Richy Chillis, and Richard Bell were all scheduled to go to trial for the January 2014 …

Lazavious Smith sentenced to 20 years for House Burglaries and Car Theft

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Greenville, MS – Washington County resident Lazavious Smith pled guilty to several House Burglaries in Washington County Circuit Court, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today. Richardson said, “Smith was scheduled to be tried in open court starting at 8:30 Tuesday morning, but instead he pled guilty.”  Lazavious Smith had been arrested and charged by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department for …

Jury finds Kevin Boston Guilty of Capital Murder

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Greenville, MS – In Washington County Circuit Court, a jury found Kevin Boston guilty of Capital Murder for killing Willie Dean, III on the grounds of Trigg Elementary School, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today.  Boston had recently been indicted by a Washington County grand jury in January 2015 for the charge of Capital Murder. The trial began on Monday, …

Marvin Titus sentenced to Life plus 10 years

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Greenville, MS – In Washington County Circuit Court, Marvin Titus, 44 yoa, was sentenced today following his May 20, 2015 conviction, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced.  Titus had been indicted by a Washington County grand jury for the charge of Murder as a Habitual Offender that stemmed from the January 18, 2013 shooting of Christopher Walls. After an hour and …

Murray and Johnson plead Guilty to Killing Lawrence “Shine’ Thornton

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Greenville, MS – In Washington County Circuit Court, Geblonski Murray and Edward Johnson pled guilty to killing Lawrence “Shine” Thornton, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson announced today.  Both men had been indicted by a Washington County grand jury for Capital Murder and other charges stemming from crimes committed between October 17 and 18, 2013. On Tuesday, both Murray and Johnson pled …