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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, the state rested its case after calling 16 witnesses to the stand in the retrial of the woman accused of causing a Hinds County crash that killed a mother and her six-month-old son. Beth Ann White is accused of causing the crash that killed Allison Conaway and her six-month-old son, Alex. Conaway’s [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly killing his mother in Jackson. Detective Tommie Brown said 43-year-old Michael Grayer was arrested around 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. The body of 68-year-old Charlean Grayer was discovered inside a home in the 100 block of Stokes Robertson Road on Tuesday, [...]

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was injured during an officer-involved shooting in Monroe County. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) responded to the incident that occurred on Monday, April 29. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said Monroe County deputies were responding to a call [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An overturned vehicle caused traffic to backup on an interstate in Jackson. The crash happened on Interstate 20 West on Monday, April 29. One man, who helped pull one person out of the vehicle, said two occupants were inside the car. The witness said one person was thrown from the vehicle, [...]

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The man who was wanted for allegedly killing two people outside of a Natchez night club last year has been captured. The Natchez Democrat reported Jamionte Davis, 24, was captured in Harrison County, Texas, by the U.S. Marshal's Service. He has been charged with two counts of murder and three counts [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson police officer and another driver were injured during a crash on Monday, April 29. The crash happened at the intersection of North State Street and Court Street. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said Capitol police responded to the scene. According to Martin, [...]

D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Two women accused of shoplifting across the southeast have been captured in Mississippi. D'Iberville police said Cristina Pantelica, 37, and Alandro Badanac, 19, were arrested and charged with felony shoplifting. The two were both born in Romania and claim residency in Houston, Texas, according to authorities. Police said the received a [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A third suspect has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting at a Utica club. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Anthony Brown, 48, was arrested on Monday evening. He was charged with murder and three counts of aggravated assault following his release from medical treatment at the University [...]

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - A Flowood man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for possession of abusive child pornography materials. Timothy Daniel Steele, also known as Timothy Daniel Gantenbein, was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release. According to court documents, the 26-year-old possessed thousands of images and videos of [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Opening statements began on Tuesday, April 30 in the retrial of the woman accused of causing a Hinds County crash that killed a mother and her six-month-old son. The state argued that Beth Ann White's blood alcohol content level was three times the legal limit. The defense argued whether White was under [...]