Monday, May 13 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:24:04 GMT
MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of severalMore >>
A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 15:00:12 GMT
DALLAS (WFSS/CNN) – There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. Breathing in the alcohol vapors gets you buzzed fast and some say you don't ingest any emptyMore >>
There's a new trend in the bar scene that involves your favorite hard liquor and dry ice. But doctors say it's dangerous. More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:24 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:24:40 GMT
A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine.More >>
A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine.More >>
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -
It could be several months before convicted killer Michael Dowda comes back to Mississippi to face charges related to his escape. WLOX News learned Friday that Dowda is now in federal custody and faces federal weapons charges.
Dowda escaped from Parchman Penitentiary Saturday. He was captured late Monday night in Macon Georgia, sleeping in a stolen truck authorities say he had painted while on the run.
Dowda was in prison for the 1998 murder of Lynett Jarrett in Biloxi. According to court papers filed in Georgia, Dowda is now charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The documents show when he was captured Monday night, he had the two weapons stolen from property at Parchman, a Smith and Wesson .357 magnum revolver and a 38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver. Because Dowda crossed state lines with the guns, the feds have taken jurisdiction to prosecute that charge.
Dowda is scheduled to appear in federal court in Macon, Georgia Monday.
Be the first to find out about breaking news! To sign up for email alerts from the WLOX Newsroom, just enter your email address below.
Your email address will never be shared with a third party and youMore >>
Michael Dowda (Photo source: Bibb Co. Jail)
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WLOX, a Raycom Media Station. 
