Former sheriff released from court supervision
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss.- After serving 6 months of house arrest and two years under post-release supervision former Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd is free....
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Miss. News Briefs: To Catch a Would-Be Kidnapper; Philadelphia Domestic Stabbing
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GULFPORT, Miss.–If you have kids, you know that you’ve got all kinds of reasons to worry. Add one more to the list: a possible kidnapper....
Miss. News Briefs: The Byrd is the Word, Deadly Lightning, Trouble in Tupelo
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PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Some people just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Once former Jackson County sheriff Mike Byrd crossed that line, there was no going...
Looking For a New Top Cop: Davis Resigns as Moss Point Chief
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MOSS POINT, Miss.–The last day for Moss Point Chief of Police Keith Davis will be June 27, according to his resignation letter. Davis is leaving...
Britt to Take Charge as Sheriff of Jackson County
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BILOXI, Miss.–Charles Britt has been picked as the interim sheriff of Jackson County. Britt, a 25-year veteran of the Biloxi Police Department, will start the...
Corrupt Miss. Sheriff May Just Get House Arrest, Resignation Immediate
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PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Former Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd may get as little as a year and a half on house arrest in an impromptu plea deal...
The Next Move for Sheriff Byrd Still Uncertain
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PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Sheriff Mike Byrd is still the sheriff and until he is convicted of a felony can remain so, according to state law. Apparently Jackson...
Attorney: Sheriff Byrd Will Not Resign
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PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Sheriff Mike Byrd is not throwing in the towel. His attorney, Joe Sam Owen, told media Wednesday that Byrd will stay sheriff for now,...