Crime

Harmontown Man Charged with Molesting Teen

On Dec. 4, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of County Road 514 for a report of a sexual...

Woman Charged With Felony Malicious Mischief

A woman from Raleigh was arrested recently for allegedly vandalizing a vehicle. On Nov. 9, the Oxford Police Department took a walk-in report regarding damage...

Oxford Woman Charged With Exploitation of a Vulnerable Person

On Nov. 9, detectives with the Oxford Police Department were notified about a case concerning the exploitation of a vulnerable adult. After an investigation,...

Water Valley Man Charged With Felony Shoplifting

On Sept. 29, the Oxford Police Department responded to a business in the 2500 block of Jackson Avenue for a reported shoplifting. White was...

Son of Hollywood Executive, Former Miss Mississippi Charged with Murder in Los Angeles

According to WTVA, the son of Hollywood executive Sam Haskell and former Miss Mississippi Mary Donnelly Haskell is in jail in Southern California, charged...

OPD Arrests Brookhaven Man on Sexual Battery Charge

A Brookhaven man has been charged with sexual assault that allegedly occurred in late October in Oxford. On Oct. 28, 2023, the Oxford Police Department...

Trial Date in Lee’s Murder Set for October 2024

The man accused of killing Jimmy “Jay” Lee in July 2022 has been given a trial date; however, the date is almost a year...

LCSD Responds to Active Shooter Call; Quickly Determine There is No Shooter

At approximately 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a call regarding a possible active shooter situation at County Road 518....

Oxford Man Charged With Felony False Pretense

An Oxford man faces a felony charge for writing a bad check. According to the Oxford Police Department, on Sept. 22, officers responded to a...

OPD Charges Two for Fountain Vandalism

The Oxford Police Department has arrested and charged the two women caught on video vandalizing a fountain in a local park. On Oct. 24, OPD...

Swims to Spend 38 Years in Prison for Killing Wife

David Lee Swims Jr. was sentenced Monday to spend 38 years in prison for killing his wife, Anteeatta “Tee” Archie Swims by a Lafayette...