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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials in the Jackson-metro area announced an update on "Operation Unified." The operation was announced by Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) earlier this year and aimed to go after violent criminals in the Jackson area. According to officials with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), there have been more than 600 [...]
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man has been accused of stabbing another man with a tire iron. The Natchez Democrat reported the incident happened at a home on Weir Court on Saturday, March 23. Police said 63-year-old David Mitchell got into a fight with the victim and stabbed him with the tire iron twice. [...]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a crash that killed one person and injured two others. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said the crash happened on McDowell Road on Wednesday, March 27. According to Wade, two vehicles collided head-on, killing one male. The other two victims were reported to be in critical condition. [...]
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Brandon. The incident happened on Highway 471 on Thursday, March 28. The Rankin County coroner identified the pedestrian as Roy Dale Hobsin, of Brandon. The coroner said Hobsin was trying to cross the highway when he was hit by a vehicle.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Jackson police officer, who was recently released from prison after his conviction was reversed, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi. Francis S. Springer, an attorney for Anthony Fox, filed the lawsuit in Hinds County Circuit Court on March 25, 2024. Fox, through his council, filed the [...]