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“If you commit violent crime in DeSoto County, you’re getting real prison time.” – District Attorney Matthew Barton

Man charged with murder in Alcorn State University shooting

The MBI confirmed that the case remains an open investigation.

Freedom of thought and speech is unique and precious. We need not take for granted a right that so few have in this world.

A fugitive whose dramatic escape from the DeSoto County Courthouse last year made national headlines has been sentenced.

Kirkwood was accused of shooting Keon Kirk Jr.

Tabor was arrested on March 22 when a child was found dead inside a home on Bridgewater Drive.

Zimmerman was being held on robbery and attempted murder charges in Southaven and was at the courthouse for a hearing when he escaped on June 14.

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult

Govan awaits trial in shooting death in September.

Tucker was accused of killing his father in an alcohol-induced rage on Sept. 5, 2021 by stabbing him in the abdomen and neck.