Trooper Ray Hall – The Mississippi Link

Woman jumps from speeding car; driver charged

August 26, 2013 Kermit Comments Off

Long Beach police said an 18-year-old woman was seriously injured after jumping out of a moving car on Highway 90 Tuesday, Aug. 13, around 6:30 p.m.

According to Long Beach Police Chief Wayne McDowell, the victim told police she did it because the driver 22-year-old Chasity Murphy of Gulfport was driving too fast and she was afraid.

Police learned of the incident after a witness told police a vehicle opened and a woman fell out on Highway 90 and Lange Avenue in Long Beach. The driver reportedly continued driving west bound on Highway 90 without stopping, McDowell added. […]

Fire set at Warren County jail; 18 inmates moved

October 19, 2012 Kermit 0

A fire at the Warren County Jail was deliberately set, according to Sheriff Martin Pace.

Pace tells the Vicksburg Post that Monday night’s fire caused a cell block to be evacuated. Eighteen inmates were moved to Rankin County. […]

Fire set at Warren County jail; 18 inmates moved

October 18, 2012 Kermit 0

A fire at the Warren County Jail was deliberately set, according to Sheriff Martin Pace.

Pace tells the Vicksburg Post that Monday night’s fire caused a cell block to be evacuated. Eighteen inmates were moved to Rankin County. […]

Two dead after head-on collision near Tupelo

October 15, 2012 Kermit 0

WTVA is reporting that two people were killed following an accident on Highway 6 early Sunday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

Jeremy Rosamond, 27, of Ackerman, and Royce Thompson, Jr., 24, of Randolph died as a result of injuries sustained in the wreck, which took place about 12:45 a.m. Both were driving separate vehicles. […]