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Investigation continues in case of woman run over by boyfriend's truck

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Authorities said a Bolivar County woman was killed after she was hit by her boyfriend’s truck then run over by oncoming traffic.

According to Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Ben Williams Shelby Dawn Harmon, 20, died around 6:30 a.m., Oct. 20.

Reportedly, on that early Saturday morning, Harmon – a Cleveland resident – was walking on the side of Highway 61 about 4.5 miles south of Shaw when she was hit. Marks on the highway show where Harmon was struck and killed. […]

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Sex offender to pursue insanity defense

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The lawyer for a convicted sex offender says the man will pursue an insanity defense against a charge of failing to register.

A filing Thursday said Cleve Calloway Gordon has a mental disease that prevented him to know right from wrong at the time of the alleged offense, when he didn’t register from February to April. […]

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MUW rape suspect arrested

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Columbus police have arrested a man in the alleged rape of a woman on the Mississippi University for Women campus in August.

The Commercial Dispatch reports 26-year-old Jamarrell Brandon was arrested on Monday and charged with one count sexual battery. […]

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Parchman’s escaped murderer Michael Dowda captured in Macon, Ga.

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Mississippi State Penitentiary inmate Michael Dowda, who had escaped Saturday while on a maintenance work detail, has been captured in the early morning hours in Macon, Ga., according to a press release from the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Through investigations by the MDOC-Corrections Investigation Division and United States Marshal’s Service in Mississippi and Georgia, Dowda was captured in Macon at approximately 12:30 a.m. today by officers with the U.S. Marshal’s Service in Georgia.

Dowda, 48, faces extradition to Mississippi and multiple charges including escape. […]

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Teen charged with statutory rape

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A 15-year-old teen from Columbus is facing a statutory rape charge, WTVA reported.

According to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department, the unidentified teen is accused of having sex with a 12-year-old girl. […]

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JSU security guard shot to death

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A Jackson State University security guard was found dead in a city street early Saturday morning.

WLBT-TV reports 27-year-old Joseph Welch was shot five times, according to officials. Jackson police say Welch failed to show up for work at 10 p.m. Friday night. […]

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BUZZ REPORT: Mitt Romney creates a “buzz” with a timely tan at Latino event

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BUZZ REPORT: Oops! He did it again. Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney made “The Buzz” by creating more “buzz” among blogger and social media with his tanned look. Was it on purpose (for his Latino audience), i.e., to look more Latino in complexion?

Romney appeared on Univision’s “Meet the Candidate” event on Wednesday evening to talk about issues of importance to Latino voters,… […]

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Meridian bank VP going to jail for identity theft and bank fraud

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The former vice president and branch manager of a bank in Meridian has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Sharon Monroe, 57, of Lauderdale, pleaded guilty to the criminal charges against her on Feb. 3, 2012, and was sentenced this month by U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves…. […]

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Sentencing date set for supervisor guilty of stealing county funds

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For the second time this year, a Holmes County supervisor may be headed to a federal prison because of criminal wrongdoing. Norman Cobbins Jr., 61, will face a judge on Oct. 26 at 9 a.m. after pleading guilty to stealing federal funds.

Cobbins entered his plea in U.S. District Court to theft concerning programs in Holmes County that received federal funds. […]