1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (179+ words) The Jackson Police Department is investigating a deadly Feb. 16 shooting that left one man dead at an apartment complex in west Jackson. Police said Precinct 1 officers were dispatched at approximately 12:30 a.m. Monday in reference to a deceased individual at the Chapel…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (222+ words) Police are searching for multiple suspects after a Feb. 12 shooting at an apartment complex in North Jackson left one person dead and another injured. The Jackson Police Department said Precinct 4 officers were dispatched Thursday to The Grove Apartments on Woodway…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (833+ words) Hinds County Circuit Judge Faye Peterson sentenced former Jackson Police Department officer'Marcus Johnson'to life in prison for the 2024 murder of Carlos Collins, a registered nurse. Peterson sentenced Johnson to life in prison for first-degree murder and 10 years for shooting into…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (127+ words) Mississippi Legislature passes bills to work with ICE and ban sanctuary cities'The Clarion-Ledger Mississippi Legislature passes bills to work with ICE and ban sanctuary cities President Donald Trump has called on states since his inauguration to align themselves with federal…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (129+ words) The Mississippi Legislature passed bills funding immigration enforcement and criminalizing illegal entry, heeding federal immigration directions. Mississippi Legislature debates bills to work with ICE and ban sanctuary cities President Donald Trump has called on states since his inauguration to align…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1211+ words) Nearly two years after former Jackson Police Department officer Marcus Johnson claimed self-defense in the brutal killing of nurse Carlos Collins, that plea remained at the center of his ongoing murder trial. Johnson, now 35, was arrested in connection to the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (548+ words) A Hinds County jury found Marcus Johnson, a former Jackson Police Department officer, guilty of first-degree murder in the 2024 death of Carlos Collins, a registered nurse. The jury also found Johnson guilty of shooting into a dwelling. The jury took…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (702+ words) Prosecutors delivered the first opening statements Feb. 10 by detailing the brutal attack they say former Jackson Police Department officer'Marcus Johnson committed in the murder of Carlos Collins. The defense countered the prosecution's claims by asserting Johnson's actions were in self-defense....

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (392+ words) Jackson Mayor John Horhn said he will put the city's next police chief up for confirmation by the Jackson City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Because the council's Feb. 24 meeting begins at 6 p.m., Horhn said the confirmation hearing will likely be held…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (124+ words) The Jackson Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was discovered Feb. 9 shot to death in the street. Public Information Officer Tommie Brown said officers were dispatched at 12:42 a.m. Monday to the 3000 block of Brown Street, where they found…...