Zimmerman sentenced to over 50 years after escape and crime spree
A fugitive whose dramatic escape from the DeSoto County Courthouse last year made national headlines has been sentenced.
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Olive Branch man sentenced for assault and threatening officer
Both cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Ben Weathers with support from the Hernando and Olive Branch Police Departments.
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Man sentenced for shooting woman after sex refusal
The case was investigated by the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department and prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Ben Weathers.
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Man sentenced for exploiting North Mississippi boy
Project Safe Childhood nationwide combats the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Hernando Dollar General burglar sentenced
This case was investigated by Hernando Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Gordon Shaw.
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Sentencing for possession of a machine gun
He was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals following sentencing.
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Olive Branch woman sentenced, ordered to pay millions after PPP fraud scheme
“The sentence imposed today should send a message to those responsible for pandemic fraud that we will continue to work alongside our law enforcement partners to ensure justice is served.”
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Marshall County couple sentenced for COVID PPP fraud
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was a COVID-19 pandemic relief program administered by the Small Business Administration.
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Grenada County man sentenced in OCDETF drug trafficking case
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Clyde McGee prosecuted the case.
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Sentencing for drug trafficking and firearms possession as a convicted felon
This case was investigated by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Office, Cleveland Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
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