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HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are still searching for the three teenagers who escaped from the Henley-Young-Patton Youth Detention Center for a second time. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said 16-year-old Robert Smith, 17-year-old Tayshon Holmes, and 15-year-old Jashon Jones escaped from the facility following a large disturbance around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, January [...]
The Adams County Sheriff said the suspect is considered "armed and dangerous."
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping, beating and raping a woman in Adams County. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said deputies were dispatched to Merit Health on Wednesday, November 22 after receiving a call about a rape victim. The victim had been reported missing to the Natchez Police Department [...]
In a state that jailed more than 800 people in need of psychiatric care in a single year, an effort to improve jail conditions fell short.
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez leaders voted to temporarily close the Truth Lounge after a fights at the business. The Natchez Democrat reported the Mayor and Board of Aldermen held a special meeting on Saturday to vote on the temporary closure. They said the lounge has become a danger to patrons and citizens. Adams County [...]