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Jones County Resident Arrested for Exploitation of Vulnerable Person 27 Aug 2013 | 12:10 am
A Jones County woman has been arrested and charged with the felonious exploitation of a vulnerable person, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Lena Mae McGuire, age 51, of Ellisville, was arre...
Senatobia Man Arrested for Sexual Battery of a Vulnerable Person 21 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
A Senatobia man is facing a charge of sexual battery of a vulnerable person, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Roy Wallace Thomas, age 69, of Senatobia, was arrested Friday (August 16) by In...
Attorney General Issues Reminder to Be Wary of Slick Scams 21 Aug 2013 | 03:02 pm
Attorney General Jim Hood today reminds Mississippians to continue to be wary of slick scams which constantly circulate in new ways. Email phishing scams have been around as long as email, however, t...
Judge Gives Maximum Sentence to Man for Exposing Vulnerable Person to HIV 12 Aug 2013 | 07:23 pm
A Meridian man has been sentenced for intentionally and illegally exposing a vulnerable adult to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Circuit Judge Lester Wi...
Two Vicksburg Women Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Multiple Counts of Conspiracy & Exploitation 12 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
Two Vicksburg women have been sentenced after pleading guilty to multiple counts of conspiracy and exploitation of a vulnerable person, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Lee Martin, age 38, ...
A Water Valley Man has been Arrested and Charged with Possession of Child Pornography 7 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
A Water Valley man has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Billy Cobb, age 42, of Water Valley, was arrested yesterday by invest...
Man Ordered Back to Jail for Failure to Support His Child 6 Aug 2013 | 07:39 pm
A father who ignored a court order to pay support for his child is now in prison, Attorney General Jim Hood announced today. “This individual apparently thought he was above the law, but he knows dif...
Bank Employee Arrested for Embezzlement in Oktibbeha County 25 Jul 2013 | 07:37 pm
An Oktibbeha County bank employee has been arrested for embezzling from her employer, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Ashley Smith, 28, of Columbus was arrested today by investigators with...
Attorney General Destroys Counterfeit Goods and Disburses Seized Cash to Assisting Law Enforcement 25 Jul 2013 | 02:19 pm
Attorney General Jim Hood today destroyed $750,000 worth of counterfeit goods and dispersed seized cash from a recently closed case to assisting law enforcement agencies. The counterfeit items were d...
Attorney General joins effort asking Congress to fight prostitution and child sex trafficking 24 Jul 2013 | 10:33 pm
Attorney General Jim Hood today joined a bi-partisan national coalition of 49 Attorneys General calling on Congress to amend the law to help fight prostitution and child sex trafficking. In a letter ...
