News Briefs From Across The State
Victim shot three times in the back
Jackson police are still looking for the gunman who shot a man three times while he was standing outside a local gas station. Johnny Johnson Jr., 35, was shot three times on the parking lot of the Raja Food Mart/Shell Station at 1141 Terry Road on Aug. 15.
Jackson Police Officer Colendula Green said the incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. and Johnson was shot in the back.
Green said they have no suspects or a motive in the case. Johnson was transported to UMC Hospital where he was listed in stable condition.
Investigators are reviewing surveillance video taken from the scene to help with the investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident can call the Jackson Police Department at 601-960-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-8477.
Clinton man sentenced to 2 years in prison for bank fraud
The former assistant branch manager at a Clinton bank has been sentenced to two years in jail for forging his customers’ signatures and creating fraudulent loans. William O. Walker, 43, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to serve 24 months in federal prison and to pay restitution to Trustmark National Bank in the amount of $86,588.55.
Walker was the assistant branch manager for Trustmark.
Investigators said beginning in August, 2006, and continuing through January, 2011, Walker used the identities of Trustmark customers, as well as their certificates of deposits (CD’s) as collateral, and fraudulently forged their signatures in order to create loans in the names of the defrauded customers. He then deposited the proceeds from these loans into his personal account, cashed some of the proceeds, and used some of the proceeds to pay the previously obtained fraudulent loans he had created.
This case was investigated by the FBI.
Woman accused of insurance fraud
A Scott County resident has been arrested following an indictment for insurance fraud, Attorney General Jim Hood said. Amanda Dennis, 29, was arrested by investigators with the Insurance Fraud Unit of the Attorney General’s Office. The arrest follows an Aug. 2 indictment by the Scott County Grand Jury.
Dennis is accused of fraud following her claims involving a car accident. She was booked into the Scott County Detention Center and placed under a $5,000 bond. If convicted, she faces up to three years behind bars and up to a $5,000 fine.
“I really appreciate Scott County Sheriff Mike Lee for his assistance in locating this defendant,” said Attorney General Hood.
Lexington learning center gets $64k grant
Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) said the Community Students Learning Center in Lexington received a $64,258 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development.
The grant will be used to purchase furniture and equipment for the learning center.
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