Featured Jackson man convicted on three counts of murder
Attorney General Jim Hood has announced that a 25-year-old man from Jackson was convicted Thursday on three counts of murder. Javondus Beasley was convicted for...
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Tree lighting ceremony held for victims and survivors of violent crimes
by Camie Crowe
To remember and honor Mississippi’s crime victims, their families and loved ones, Attorney General Jim Hood hosted the 14th annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday,...
AG Hood warns of IRS scammers
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office has received new reports from Mississippi taxpayers of being contacted by impersonators claiming to work for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or federal...
Hazlehurst man to serve 10 years for possessing child porn
Attorney General Jim Hood has announced that 24-year old Nicholas Whittington was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison after being arrested back in August...
AG Jim Hood pushes for law that holds manufacturers and distributors accountable for opioid oversupply
by Sarah Ulmer
Attorney General Jim Hood joined 44 states and territories this week in calling for a repeal of a federal law which strips the DEA of...
Man indicted for embezzling bond money in development project
by Sarah Ulmer
Jackson resident W. David Watkins turned himself in to authorities Wednesday night after being indicted on two counts for embezzling bond money intended for a development project...
Two men arrested for child exploitation
by Sarah Ulmer
Two southeast Mississippi men were sentenced Tuesday in Forrest County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography and child exploitation charges, announced Attorney General...
Opioid & Heroin Drug Summit aimed at disturbing growth of addiction, death in MS
by Jared Bounds
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy are at the forefront of an effort to combat the state’s opioid...
Ridgeland man sentenced for possession of child porn
by Sarah Ulmer
RIDGELAND, Miss. – 70-year-old David L. Nelson was sentenced on charges of possession of child pornography, according to a post on Attorney General Jim Hood’s...