2012 – Page 32 – The Mississippi Link

4 caregivers sentenced for arranging fight at group home

Four Brookhaven caregivers have been sentenced on charges they conspired to commit abuse of a vulnerable person by arranging for one resident at a nursing home to beat up another, authorities said.

Four certified nursing assistants (CNA’s), all employees of the Lincoln Residential Center in Brookhaven, Tierra Allen, Kista Crockett, Abranese Johnson, and Monique Brown, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to abuse a vulnerable person before Judge Mike Taylor in Lincoln County Circuit Court. […]

VIDEO: Jackson Walk To End Alzheimer’s 2012 Interviews with Wagner and Anderson

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WATCH THE VIDEO: The Mississippi Link reporter Ayesha K. Mustafaa interviews attendees and participants of The Walk To End Alzeheimer’s held on September 15 2012 at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Mississippi.
Pamela Wagner representing Brandon Nursing and Rehab, and Sheila Anderson of Houston, Texas honored her Aunt Sadie. […]

VIDEO: Were you there? The Jackson Walk To End Alzeheimer’s 2012

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WATCH THE VIDEO: Were you there? This is a glance around the scene of The Walk To End Alzheimer’s at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson Mississippi on September 15 2012. Video and interviews by The Mississippi Link news media company. Recorded by The Mississippi Link reporter Ayesha K. Mustafaa… […]

Man charged with robbing and sexually assaulting pizza delivery driver

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Captain Davy Davis said a female pizza delivery driver was robbed and sexually assaulted late Friday night and her assailant is now in custody.

Davis said 27-year-old Michael Tyrone Moore Jr. called the restaurant and ordered several pizzas. When the delivery woman arrived, Moore was allegedly waiting for her armed with a knife. […]

Minister guilty in Desoto voyeurism case

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A judge in Desoto county has found a former Olive Branch Baptist minister guilty of making secret videos of women taking showers at his home.

The Commercial Appeal reports that 33-year-old Samuel Allen Nuckolls was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state prison and ordered to pay more than $80,000 in fines and restitution to victims. […]

East Carolina downs Southern Mississippi 24-14

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Shane Carden threw for 171 yards and a touchdown and East Carolina capitalized on three third-quarter turnovers to beat Southern Mississippi 24-14 Saturday in the Conference USA opener for both teams.

The Pirates (2-1) trailed 7-3 at halftime, but forced freshman quarterback Anthony Alford of Southern Mississippi (0-2) into an interception and two fumbles on three third-quarter drives, which led to three touchdowns. […]

3 accused of stealing from Chuck Berry’s home

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Three men are jailed and accused of stealing an electric guitar and other items from the suburban St. Louis home of rock `n’ roll legend Chuck Berry.

The St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department says power washers and dozens of used car batteries were also taken, along with part of a fence. […]

Nutrition fairs set for Vicksburg and Jackson

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Health screenings, cooking tips and exercise demonstrations are being offered this month at nutrition fairs in Vicksburg and Jackson.

The free events are sponsored by the National Urban League and Tyson Foods as part of a yearlong project to alleviate hunger for about 19,000 Mississippians […]

Lawler wrestled across the South

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Wrestling may be popular now, but in the 1970s, it was electric among its fans.

And nobody was more popular than Jerry “The King” Lawler.
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Coach: MSU player received money from booster

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A football coach in Tennessee said he saw Mississippi State freshman defensive back Will Redmond receive money from a booster during the recruiting process.

Byron De’Vinner, who coaches a 7-on-7 team during the summer in Nashville, Tenn., said he witnessed a “handshake” worth about $200 and that former Mississippi State assistant coach Angelo Mirando knew about the payment. […]