Another teen caught with gun on school bus
A 13-year old Vicksburg teen will be charged as an adult for having a loaded gun on school property. Local news reports said that on Friday, Jan. 26, a school bus was taking children home when a parent reported that the teen had the gun.
Another teen, 17-year old Julius DeShun Mobley, also of Vicksburg, was charged with giving the teen the gun.
Reportedly, the driver was aware of the weapon on the bus, but did not alert school or law enforcement officials, WLBT said.
Although the school bus driver has not been charged, and the weapon was not discharged, the case remains under investigation.
In September 2009, a 14-year old girl from Yazoo County High School was charged for bringing a loaded gun on a school bus. The charges against the teen were later dropped.
Mississippi Valley students arrested for burglary
Six students from Mississippi Valley State University were arrested last week and charged with burglary, local news reports said. WABG reported that the students were arrested for their roles in a break-in in a room in the Stewart Hall Dormitory.
According to school officials, the break-in occurred between 11 p.m. and midnight on Jan. 16. The students allegedly kicked in the door and stole a laptop computer and an X-Box Game system. School officials told WABG that the X-Box has since been recovered.
Reportedly, two of the students, David Brown and Jarvis Holmes, are still incarcerated in Leflore County.
Grenada County plant catches fire
Investigators are looking into a late night fire that broke out at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Grenada County last Thursday. Volunteer firemen from Elliott and Gore Springs responded to the blaze off of U.S. Highway 51, which appears to have started in the rear of the plant, local news reports said.
The fire was contained within two hours and there were no reported injuries.
Georgia-Pacific, which is headquartered in Atlanta, is one the world’s leading manufacturers of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals.
On Nov. 16, Georgia Pacific, which at one time employed about 100 people, made the decision to shut down for six months due to market conditions.
A minimal staff was on duty the night of the fire.
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