The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the accessory after the fact conviction of a man involved in a fatal confrontation in Marion County in 2014.
The court ruled Tuesday that two issues raised by Anthony Ray Abram could not be brought up on appeal because his attorney didn’t address them during his trial.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is reminding parents to use caution about what images they post online after a local man was charged with possessing child pornography.
A Columbia woman is facing one count of misdemeanor child neglect after her four children were found in her car while she shopped at Walmart Monday.
Amber Fairburn, 25, of Columbia, was arrested by Columbia police shortly before noon, according to Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Harrison.
A Marion County judge is awaiting a response from prosecutors on a motion for post conviction relief in the case of Zachary Stringer, who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of his 11-year-old brother, Justin.
Two of three suspects in a Gulfport armed robbery where an AK-47 was used to shoot the victim were caught in Columbia this week.
UPDATE: Murder suspect Ace Joe Mallard of Columbia was arrested Saturday afternoon in Florida.
A Saturday night checkpoint in eastern Marion County netted an arrest and serious drug charges for a Sandy Hook man.
A Sandy Hook man was arrested and charged with several offenses including possession of methamphetamine after an incident at a safety checkpoint last Sunday.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies are asking for the public’s help in solving a house burglary this week that included jewelry “priceless” to the owner.
Investigations Capt. Pete Williams said it happened in the 3000 block of Mississippi 44 Tuesday.
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Tuesday, July 4
