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September 23, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a second suspect after a body was found in Richland Creek. Chief Joseph Wade said officers are searching for Jordan Thurmond in connection to the death of 29-year-old Dan Belton. Deputy Chief Tyrone Buckley said police arrested 26-year-old Justin Thurmond in connection to this case. Officer [...]
September 23, 2023
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police arrested a driver after discovering 24 pounds of cocaine inside a Freightliner. On September 21, police stopped a 2014 Freightliner for careless driving on Interstate 55. According to investigators, officers became suspicious of additional criminal activity. A K9 officer alerted officers to the presence of drugs. During a search [...]
September 23, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a second suspect after a body was found in Richland Creek. Captain Abraham Thompson said Jordan Thurmond, 21, was arrested just after 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 23 on East Pascagoula Street in Jackson. He was charged with murder. Officer Sam Brown said 29-year-old Dan Belton’s body was [...]
September 23, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A second suspect was arrested after a man was killed and a 10-month-old child was kidnapped on Wednesday, August 30. Captain Abraham Thompson said Keyonte Charleston, 21, was arrested just after 10:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22 on East Pascagoula Street. Charleston was charged with capital murder, kidnapping, burglary of an occupied dwelling, [...]
September 23, 2023
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September 22, 2023
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A drought and low water levels are affecting travel for cargo ships and river boat tours making stops on the Mississippi River. Water levels for the Mississippi River in Vicksburg are 10 to 15-feet lower than normal, and barges are stuck in low areas. Richie McComas, Navigation and Dredging Program Manager [...]
September 22, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson is expected to bring in a lot of money this upcoming weekend thanks to Jackson State's first home football game of the season. "We're looking at an estimated $3.473 million, an economic estimated impact," said Yolanda Clay-Moore with Visit Jackson. Clay-Moore said morale is at an all-time [...]
September 22, 2023
Editor's Note: Jackson police released a correction to the name of one of the suspects. The following story has been updated. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for three suspects, including a 17-year-old, after a man was killed and a 10-month-old child was kidnapped on Wednesday, August 30. The shooting happened around 9:30 [...]
September 22, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Supreme Court released their long-awaited decision on the constitutionality of House Bill 1020. The court ruled that while the Mississippi Legislature is allowed to create separate inferior courts, such as the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) court, the appointment of judges violates the Mississippi Constitution. Writing for the majority, [...]
September 21, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Deputy Fire Chief Cleotha Sanders said over the course of this week, there have been back-to-back fires in Jackson. On Wednesday, three structure fires happened within a block of each other. The fire began on Adelle Court and Sidway Street when two abandoned homes caught fire. The cause of the fires [...]