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Mississippi Sheriff Aims to Avoid Liability from Federal Lawsuit over Torture of Black Men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a …

Man Sues Mississippi Sheriff for Ruining his Marriage

A Lamar County, Miss., man has filed an alienation of affection lawsuit against Forrest County Sheriff Billy McGee. The Hattiesburg American reports that the civil suit was filed Thursday in the Forrest County Circuit Clerk’s office by David “Mickey” Lyon, …

Mississippi Sheriff Investigating ATV Thefts

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a string of six four-wheeler thefts in the past two months. Chief Investigator John Whitaker tells The Brookhaven Daily Leader four thefts occurred in April. “We had this same problem months ago, but …

Man Charged With Theft of 1,000 Pounds of Steel

Jackson County, Miss., sheriff’s deputies have arrested 31-year-old Christopher Edward Richards, of Vancleave, and charged him with one count of grand larceny in connection with the theft of more than 1,000 pounds of steel. Deputies tell The Mississippi Press the …