CRIME REPORTS: Saturday, June 14, 2025
The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges ending Friday at 11 a.m.
Robert Clark Barnett, 42, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, violation of probation.
Reginald Dominique Denman, 27, of Verona, was arrested by the Verona Police Department, possession of a Schedule I drug.
Jamarion Jabez Edwards, 22, of Plantersville, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, two counts of the sale of a counterfeit substance.
Montise Shanta Edwards, 35, homeless, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, violation of post-release supervision.
Alejandro Galvez, 42, of Ripley, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff's Office, sale of methamphetamine.
John H. Hare, 88, of Fulton, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, driving under the influence fourth offense.
Felecia Leanna Harrison, 45, of Etta, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession of a Schedule II drug.
Cynthia Ann Lamb, 58, of Plantersville, was arrested by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, violation of probation.
Wendell Scott Lambert, 52, homeless, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff's Office, armed robbery, burglary of a dwelling, possession of a firearm by a felon.
Gary Dewayne Smith, 36, of Saltillo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff's Office, felony fleeing.
Joey Lenez Traylor, 40, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff's Office, possession of cocaine.
Akillus Shanta Tucker, 27, of Shannon, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, violation of probation, disorderly conduct, false ID, no seat belt.
Eddie Channing Upton, 38, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, credit card fraud.
Nathaniel Williams, 39, of Belden, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, violation of probation possession of marijuana.
Lee County Sheriff's Office
The following reports were filed Friday by the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
A County Road 2768, Baldwyn, man said a black dog has been running loose in the neighborhood for several days. He is concerned the dog will get hit by a car and that it does not have food, water and shelter. The deputy explained that there is no stray ordinance in the county.
A County Road, 1463, Nettleton man said around five months ago, he had some people doing some work around his house. He thinks one of them stole his Glock 9mm pistol and three magazines that were in a box on top of a piece of furniture. He didn't notice the gun was missing until last Saturday.
A Foster Road, Plantersville, man said he was driving down Palmetto Road when debris fell off a dump truck and shattered the driver's side window of his 2000 Chevy Malibu. He was unable to identify any markings on the truck.
A County Road 1752, Saltillo, woman heard someone outside her residence around 9:15 p.m. She said it sounded like someone was removing tin from the side. Deputies responded but found no evidence that anyone had been on the property.
Anyone with information on any of these reports is urged to call the Lee County Sheriff's Office at 841-9041, the Tupelo Police Department at 841-6491 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi at (800) 773-TIPS or download the P3 Tip App and leave an anonymous tip that way.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
New York Post
30-07-2025
- New York Post
Thief finally charged with murdering stripper who was due to testify against him years ago
A burglar has finally been charged with killing a stripper who was found beaten, shot and burnt to death the day she was scheduled to testify against him in court for robbing her at gunpoint years ago. Cudjoe Young, 29, was indicted on charges of murder, kidnapping and arson in the death of 22-year-old Mercedes Vega, an exotic dancer from Phoenix who was discovered dead in a torched car on the side of an Arizona highway in 2023, NBC News reported. 3 Mercedes Vega was found shot, beaten and badly burned on the side of the road. Facebook/Mercedes Vega Advertisement Years earlier, Vega had identified Young as a suspect of an armed robbery at her Phoenix apartment building on Oct. 12, 2020, when she was held up at gunpoint by a masked man after she got off her shift. Young was ultimately charged with armed robbery and Vega was due to testify against him in that case the day she was found dead. 3 Cudjoe Young was charged with murder more than two years after the crime. Vega was abducted from her apartment building's garage on April 16, 2023, and later found battered and burned in the backseat of a fiery Chevy Malibu on the side of the interstate before dawn the next morning, according to police. Advertisement Authorities said that bleach had been poured on her face and down her throat. Two other strippers from the club Vega worked at were also targeted for robberies by a suspect matching Young's description. He was charged with robbery in one of the cases, to which he has pleaded not guilty. In November, police arrested 22-year-old Sencere Hayes, 22, on a first-degree murder charge for the horrific killing. Advertisement 3 Mercedes Vega was scheduled to testify against her alleged killer in a robbery case. Facebook/Mercedes Vega Young is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, arson, theft and armed robbery with a deadly weapon and is being held without bond. Hayes was indicted last week on the same charges as Young plus hindering prosecution and is being held on a $4 million bond. Young's trial on the robbery charges was scheduled to begin Tuesday — but he's since fired his attorney and opted to represent himself, causing a delay. A third suspect, Jared Gray, has also been charged with murder in the case and was awaiting extradition to Arizona from Georgia, where he is being held on unrelated charges, according to jail records.
Miami Herald
27-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Man, 18, arrested in fatal shooting in University of New Mexico dorm
An 18-year-old man was arrested in the death of a 14-year-old boy and injury of a 19-year-old while playing video games at a University of New Mexico student housing complex in Albuquerque, police said. The campus reopened on Saturday, the university said in a news release. The suspect, John Fuentes, was arrested around 2:30 p.m. local time Friday in Los Lunas, 25 miles south of Albuquerque and about 13 hours after the shooting at Casas del Rio housing was taken into custody at 3 a.m. Saturday at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque. He is facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence, New Mexico State Police said. Fuentes was arrested during a traffic stop on Highway 314 in Valencia County. Several agencies, including state police, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and Albuquerque police, looked for Fuentes. Fuentes was one of four teenagers playing video games in a dorn room, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said at a news conference. According to court documents Saturday obtained by KOAT-TV, Fuentes went to the dorm parking lot in his father's vehicle. At 10:20 p.m., he met with the 14-year-old and another person, police said. A fourth person told authorities they were playing video games, and the Fuentes appeared to be on drugs. The victim was shot in the head. He said they fled through a window. Police said Fuentes first went to his car and then wound up on the first story of the housing building where he injured himself while smashing several windows. Blood stains, a stolen Glock 9mm handgun, keys and a pair of blue jeans were left on the roof, police said. Two people picked him up in a pickup around 1:40 a.m., police said. Gunfire was detected after midnight at the dormitory. At 1:36 a.m., police responded to an alarm from the dorm building. They found a broken window and what appeared to be blood, Weisler said. Police found the dead 14-year-old inside the dorm. The young teen hasn't been identified. At 2:30 a.m., a 19-year-old man arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound. The university first reported the incident at 3:27 a.m. via Lobo Alerts. Central campus had been closed 'out of an abundance of caution,' the school posted on X. For about five hours people were told to shelter in place. Late Friday, the university said the campus would reopen Saturday with all planned activities. The dormitory also reopened, the school posted on X. 'This is a tragic incident that has had a deep impact on our entire community,' Weisler said. The University of Mexico has about 22,000 students enrolled but much fewer during the summer. More than 400 students were attending new student orientation and were staying in the dormitories. 'We understand this incident may be especially distressing for new students and their families,' University President Garnett S. Stokes said in a statement. 'We want to assure everyone that we are fully committed to your safety and well-being.' Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
UPI
26-07-2025
- UPI
Man, 18, arrested in fatal shooting in University of New Mexico dorm
John Fuentes, 18, is facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery and tampering with evidence. He is in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. Photo by Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office July 26 (UPI) -- An 18-year-old man was arrested in the death of a 14-year-old boy and injury of a 19-year-old while playing video games at a University of New Mexico student housing complex in Albuquerque, police said. The campus reopened on Saturday, the university said in a news release. The suspect, John Fuentes, was arrested around 2:30 p.m. local time Friday in Los Lunas, 25 miles south of Albuquerque and about 13 hours after the shooting at Casas del Rio housing complex. Fuentes was taken into custody at 3 a.m. Saturday at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque. He is facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence, New Mexico State Police said. Fuentes was arrested during a traffic stop on Highway 314 in Valencia County. Several agencies, including state police, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and Albuquerque police, looked for Fuentes. Fuentes was one of four teenagers playing video games in a dorn room, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said at a news conference. According to court documents Saturday obtained by KOAT-TV, Fuentes went to the dorm parking lot in his father's vehicle. At 10:20 p.m., he met with the 14-year-old and another person, police said. A fourth person told authorities they were playing video games, and the Fuentes appeared to be on drugs. The victim was shot in the head. He said they fled through a window. Police said Fuentes first went to his car and then wound up on the first story of the housing building where he injured himself while smashing several windows. Blood stains, a stolen Glock 9mm handgun, keys and a pair of blue jeans were left on the roof, police said. Two people picked him up in a pickup around 1:40 a.m., police said. Gunfire was detected after midnight at the dormitory. At 1:36 a.m., police responded to an alarm from the dorm building. They found a broken window and what appeared to be blood, Weisler said. Police found the dead 14-year-old inside the dorm. The young teen hasn't been identified. At 2:30 a.m., a 19-year-old man arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound. The university first reported the incident at 3:27 a.m. via Lobo Alerts. Central campus had been closed "out of an abundance of caution," the school posted on X. For about five hours people were told to shelter in place. Late Friday, the university said the campus would reopen Saturday with all planned activities. The dormitory also reopened, the school posted on X. "This is a tragic incident that has had a deep impact on our entire community," Weisler said. The University of Mexico has about 22,000 students enrolled but much fewer during the summer. More than 400 students were attending new student orientation and were staying in the dormitories. "We understand this incident may be especially distressing for new students and their families," University President Garnett S. Stokes said in a statement. "We want to assure everyone that we are fully committed to your safety and well-being."
