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...

Alyssa Schnugg - December 8, 2023

Oxford Man Faces Domestic Violence Charge

An Oxford man was arrested recently and charged with felony domestic violence. On Aug. 20, the Oxford Police Department took a walk-in report regarding domestic...

Abbeville Man Faces Sexual Battery Charge

An Abbeville man has been arrested and charged with sexual battery. On Aug. 20, investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report from...

Oxford Man Charged With Child Molestation

An Oxford man was arrested recently for allegedly molesting a minor. On Aug. 17, the Oxford Police Department responded to a report of molestation....

Rankin ‘Goon Squad’ of Law Officers Admit to Hindering Prosecution in Torture Case

By Nate Rosenfield, Jerry Mitchell and Brian Howey Mississippi Today Six white former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution in their torturing of two...

Supreme Court Blocks Brett Favre’s Escape from Welfare Fraud Lawsuit

By Anna Wolfe Mississippi Today The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied former NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s attempts to escape a civil lawsuit over the Mississippi welfare...

Batesville Woman Charged With Embezzlement

On July 25, the Oxford Police Department received a report of theft at a business in the 2500 block of Jackson Avenue. After an investigation,...

Metro Narcotics Expresses Urgent Concern Regarding Overdoses, Fentanyl Danger

The Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit issued a statement Wednesday expressing concern over an increase in the number of drug overdoses locally. “These incidents have...

Oxford Man Charged With Three Felony Bad Check Charges

An Oxford man faces three bad check charges and investigators think more charges could be coming, according to the Oxford Police Department. On July 28,...

Oxford Man Charged With Several Auto Burglaries

An Oxford man faces nine felony counts of vehicle burglary, according to the Oxford Police Department. In late July, OPD took multiple reports of auto...

Oxford Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison on Drug Charge

An Oxford man was sentenced Tuesday to 80 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine. According to court documents,...