News Briefs From Across The State
Victim was pronounced dead at scene
WTVA is reporting that a man is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck in Martintown.
Union County Medical Examiner Mark Golding said 38-year-old Rodney Moore of New Albany was walking on County Road 86 around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when he stepped out in front of the truck.
Golding says the Chevy truck was heading north toward County Road 88 when the man was struck.
Moore was pronounced dead at the scene approximately 30 minutes later.
The case is being investigated by the Union County Sheriff’s Department and the Union County Medical Examiner’s office
Disabled man dies in fire
A Warren County man, disabled since an accident more than 12 years ago, has died in a fire at his mobile home.
Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said the body of 56-year-old John Brandon Graham, was found Monday, Dec. 5 in the kitchen of his home.
Graham’s nephew, Miles White, said his uncle lost a leg in a brush-cutting accident 12 years ago and had a prosthetic leg.
Sheriff Martin Pace said the fire was reported about 4:30 a.m. and the home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
Pace said the state fire marshal’s office will assist in determining the cause of the fire.
12 apply for Natchez police chief
At least three current officers are among 12 applicants for chief of police in Natchez.
Interim Chief Danny White and Capts. Tom McGehee and Scott Frye all applied for the position.
Natchez City Clerk Donnie Holloway says he won’t release other applicants’ names because it could jeopardize their current jobs.
Mayor Jake Middleton says he wants to hire a chief by the end of January.
Mike Mullins, who retired Nov. 13, has said it took him nine months from application to appointment in 2002.
Middleton has said he doesn’t recall it taking that long, and he doubts it will take that long this time.
Mullins said in October that he would retire in June. The board of alderman asked him to leave earlier.
Parklane Academy football coach resigns
Parklane Academy football coach Bo Milton has resigned to concentrate on his duties as athletic director and middle school principal.
Milton just completed his fourth season at Parklane and finished with a 24-18 record. The Pioneers went 5-6 this season and failed to make the playoffs.
Milton said he wanted to make the move to administration. He said Parklane was looking for a full-time athletic director instead of a part-time one.
Milton said he will sit down with Headmaster Jack Henderson to decide on a possible replacement.
South Miss. charity event draws 300 bikers
An annual gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts drew more than 300 bikers to streets in southern Mississippi over the weekend.
WLOX reported that theTalons Motorcycle Association’s Annual Toy Run Extravaganza took place Sunday, Dec. 4. The event provided an opportunity for people to donate money or toys to support the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program.
The bikers raised $7,500 this year for the Salvation Army.
Suspect arrested with 66 pounds of marijuana
A Washington County judge has sided with Mississippi in a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by a man who was imprisoned on drug and gun charges.
The Mississippi Attorney General’s office said that a person must meet certain requirements, one of which is being innocent, to receive wrongful conviction compensation.
Larry Hymes was convicted in 1991 in Washington County after being arrested with 66 pounds of marijuana and sentenced to 35 years.
In 2000, a judge vacated the conviction after determining Hymes’ lawyer didn’t do a good job. The indictment was dismissed in June 2010.
Hymes then filed for wrongful conviction compensation. The court decided Hymes “went to Texas with the intent to purchase marijuana to resell in Mississippi” and wasn’t eligible for compensation.
Hattiesburg man faces federal drug charges
A Hattiesburg man is being held without bond on three separate federal drug charges.
The Hattiesburg American reports Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker recently unsealed the U.S. District Court case of Anthonie T. Felts.
Felts is under indictment for one count of conspiracy to possess more than 28 grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, one count of possession of less than 28 grams of crack cocaine with intent and one count of possession of more than 28 grams with intent to distribute.
Felts entered a not guilty plea during his Oct. 17 arraignment.
Felts is being held at the Forrest County Jail, where he awaits his trial set for this month.
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