Featured Human skull identified as former Columbus sheriff’s son
Back in March, a skull was found in someone’s backyard in Lowndes County. A few weeks later, a second human bone believed to be from...
Tag : Lowndes County
Man breaks out of jail using paper towels and toilet paper
by Alex Paton
Lowndes County deputies are hunting for a man who escaped from jail by stuffing paper into the lock of his cell door. Marc Miley, Lowndes...
Deputy shot, suspect dead in Lowndes County
Agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, members of its Crime Scene Unit and members of the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Criminal Reconstruction Unit of investigating...
The Murder of a Father: Son and Now Another Man Charged in Collinsville Killing
by kim
COLLINSVILLE, Miss.–A father killed by his own son, is the situation deputies in Lauderdale County say they are dealing with this week after Donald Wayne...
Man and Truck Found in Lowndes County Pond, Likely an Accident
by kim
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss.–How Johnson Swoope, 74, of Crawford, ended up dead in a catfish pond in rural Lowndes County is still a mystery and authorities...
The Death of Four-Year-Old Brayden Barksdale Ruled a Homicide; Mom’s Boyfriend Accused
by kim
PHOTO: From the GoFundMe account page LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss.–The shooting death of four-year-old Brayden Barksdale about 8 a.m. Monday at his mother’s home on a...
Child Dies After Being Shot With Hunting Rifle
by kim
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss.–A child died Monday morning after being shot with a hunting rifle at his home in Lowndes County. The shooting happened about 8...
Miss. News Briefs: Boy Dies After Motorcycle Wreck, Very Old Giraffe Dies at the Zoo
by kim
COLUMBUS, Miss.–Riding a motorcycle can be dangerous business. Ask any mom if she wants her son on a bike or a hog and she’d likely...
Keeping Your Kids Safe: Enticement Charges Get Mississippi Man 19 Years
by kim
COLUMBUS, Miss.–Trying to get underage girls to meet him for sex got Kevin Ross Smith a 19-year term in federal prison. He was sentenced Wednesday....
Keeping Your Kids Safe: Judge Says No Dice to Triplett in Child Pornography Conviction
by kim
COLUMBUS, Miss.–Robert Triplett’s stepdaughter went missing in 2009 in Lowndes County, and when police were trying to find out where she was, they searched through...