Breaking News
Love set to go to trial Monday
Jury summons have been sent out and everything points to go for the capital murder trial of Barry Love, according to Attala County Circuit Clerk Wanda Fancher.
The 24-year-old Kosciuskoan is set to go to trial on Monday, Feb. 1, at the Attala County Courthouse for the November 2008 shooting at Hill Brothers Logging Shop on Highway 19 North.
In addition to the capital murder charge, Love is charged with two counts of aggravated assault.
Witnesses said three black males attempted to rob the shop and began to shoot inside the building.
Jesse Earl Hill, 52, was found dead at the scene. Hill received a gunshot wound to the chest.
Donnie Elmore, 56, was shot in the leg and transported to University Medical Center in Jackson and Jimmy Cook, 42, was grazed by a bullet on his side.
Robert Landfair, 27, of Durant, pleaded guilty in Attala County Circuit Court in September to accessory after the fact to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. He will serve 10 years in prison.
Demetrius Roberson, 27, and Justin James, 22, both of Durant, are still awaiting trial dates.
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Campbell caught by law enforcement
Kent "Phil Campbell, was charged with aggravated assault after he turned himself into the Kosciusko Police Department Friday morning.
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Woman stabbed; suspect on the loose
A Kosciusko woman was stabbed mulitple times Wednesday night on Heald Street.
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Man dies in KPD custody
Mike Dodd, 51, died while in the custody of the Kosciusko Police Department on Monday.
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Durant hires Robinson as football coach
Durant High School has named former Mississippi State University football standout William 'Sleepy' Robinson as its new head football coach.
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Holmes County investigating murder, suicide
The Clarion-Ledger is reporting that Holmes County Sherrif's Department is investigating a murder-suicide that occurred on Saturday.
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Juvenile, man charged in rash of city burglaries
A juvenile and a man have been charged in the recent rash of burglaries to Kosciusko businesses on Thursday.
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Horne found not guilty of sex crime
After two days on trial and a 40-minute jury deliberation, Bryan Horne was found not guilty of forcible rape in Attala County Circuit Court on Friday. Horne was originally charged in late June 2008.
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Lawrence wins Ward 1 spot
Marvin "Pop" Lawrence was declared the unofficial winner of the Kosciusko Ward 1 alderman election just shortly before 8 p.m. tonight.
- Safe break-in nets three arrests The December burglary of Harold Nowell’s residence on Highway 14 next to Lake Inn Resort has been solved by the Attala County Sheriff’s Department.
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