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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman charged with crashing ambulance into Southaven hospital
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman accused of driving an emergency unit into a DeSoto County hospital earlier this month is now facing several charges. Kandanice Stevenson is charged with aggravated assault on police/fire/school official, felony taking of motor vehicle, malicious mischief, and disturbance of public peace. On May 7, the Southaven Police Department says Kandanice Stevenson crashed a Southaven Paramedic unit into Baptist Desoto Hospital. A spokesperson told WREG one employee received minor injuries, but no patients were injured, and emergency room operations were not affected by the crash. Earlier that day, Southaven Police confirmed that Stevenson was also involved in a vehicle crash on Goodman Road. Suspect identified in DeSoto County hospital crash: Police Corey Merrill, the General Manager for Christian Brothers Automotive, told WREG he heard the crash at the intersection on Goodman Road. 'A car traveling probably 50 miles an hour drove out of the neighborhood and sideswiped a Dodge Durango, and then she turned the corner, ran over the curb, and continued down the street,' Merrill said. The vehicle driven by Stevenson flipped into a ditch alongside Goodman Road. When paramedics arrived, Stevenson was taken to the hospital, where she was accused of crashing the ambulance into the building. Kandanice Stevenson is currently being held in jail on a $500,000 bond. She is due in court on Wednesday at 9 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested in MS for possession of child pornography
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mexican national living in Southaven, Mississippi was arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office in northern Mississipi said thursday. Adolfo Raul Vasquez-Santana, 32, allegedly downloaded and shared videos that depicted the sexual abuse of children, some who appear to be younger than 13 years old. Vasquez-Santana is illegally residing in the U.S., authorities said. Vasquez-Santana is charged with the receipt or distribution of the content by using the Internet. If he is convicted of the crime, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to 20 years in federal prison. Memphis woman killed, another injured in AR crash after high-speed chase on I-40 The U.S. Attorney's Office says that Vasquez-Santana was initially investigated by the Southaven Police Department following a tip they received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. He was arrested and charged, but before his prosecution in state court, he was released to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for removal from the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security then charged Vasquez-Santana with the federal offenses at issue in the criminal complaint. 'Possession of child sexual abuse images leads to further abuse of the most vulnerable members of our society: our children. The DOJ will do everything in our power to protect them…,' said the DOJ in a press release. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
