Hattiesburg City Council candidate arrested on warrant for false pretenses Ken Chambers was booked into the Forrest County Jail on a felony warrant for false pretenses. (Source: Forrest County Jail) By WDAM Staff | March 8, 2021 at 9:25 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 9:39 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Forrest County Sheriffâs Office arrested a candidate for Hattiesburg City Council Monday evening.
Kentrell Deonta Chambers, 34, was booked into the Forrest County Jail on a felony warrant for false pretenses around 7:20 p.m.
Chambers is running as a Democratic candidate for Ward 1 councilman in the upcoming municipal elections.
WDAM has reached out to Chambersâ campaign for comment.
A man running for a seat on Hattiesburg City Council was arrested Monday and charged on a court-ordered warrant for false pretense.
Kentrell Ken Chambers, 34, was booked into Forrest County Jail. No bond had been set as of Tuesday morning.
According to an indictment filed in September, Chambers is accused of defrauding Latasha Walters by accessing her bank account by using CashApp and pretending to be Walters without her permission, allegedly stealing more than $500 from her account in March 2019.
Chambers, a Democrat, is seeking the Ward 1 seat, once again challenging incumbent Jeffrey George, who was first elected in 2017, when both men ran previously.
Indictment: Hattiesburg City Council candidate used Cash App to take money Ken Chambers was booked into the Forrest County Jail on a felony warrant for false pretenses. (Source: Forrest County Jail) By WDAM Staff | March 9, 2021 at 10:53 AM CST - Updated March 9 at 10:58 AM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A candidate running for a seat on the Hattiesburg City Council is accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from a woman using the peer-to-peer payment service Cash App, according to an indictment filed in Forrest County Circuit Court.
Kentrell Deonta Chambers, 34, was booked into the Forrest County Jail on a felony warrant for false pretenses Monday night.
Hattiesburg resident challenges council candidateâs qualifications to run The municipal primary is set for April 6. (Source: WDAM) By Luke Smith | March 2, 2021 at 6:39 PM CST - Updated March 2 at 8:32 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A Democratic candidateâs qualifications to run for Hattiesburg City Council in the April primary are being challenged by a resident of the ward he seeks to represent.
Joseph Lanford filed the petition in Forrest County Circuit Court on Friday challenging the Democratic Executive Committee of Hattiesburgâs decision that Bradly James Pope Parker is a qualified candidate for Ward 4 councilman.
Lanford, a Ward 4 resident, alleges Parker has not been a resident of Hattiesburg for two years immediately preceding the primary election date in accordance with a Mississippi law passed in 2019 that went into effect in 2020.
Hattiesburg announces upgrade along Gordonâs Creek
Project seeded by $1.4 million Transportation Alternatives Program grant
Hattiesburg announces upgrade along Gordonâs Creek By WDAM Staff | February 25, 2021 at 4:40 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 5:38 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) â One of the main gateways into downtown Hattiesburg is about to get receive an upgrade, with the first phase of the project funded by a $1.4 million federal transportation grant.
The Gordonâs Creek Commons will provide another route into the downtown area, running along the perimeter of one of Hattiesburgâs major natural resources.
âIt has long been a vision for our city to transform Gordonâs Creek from an unsightly drainage ditch to an amenity that can enhance the quality of life in neighborhoods across the city,â Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker said during the projectâs announcement Thursday.