Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office

Abbeville Man Arrested for Felon in Possession of a Firearm Sidney Jackson, 60 years old of Abbeville, Mississippi.

Abbeville Man Arrested for Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Oxford Police Department May 27, 2025

On May 23, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office were conducting a Driver’s License Safety...

Fight on County Road 251 in Lafayette County Leads to Arrest of Pontotoc Man Tracy Paul Goins 39 years old of Thaxton, Mississippi.

Fight on County Road 251 in Lafayette County Leads to Arrest of Pontotoc Man

Lafayette County Sheriff May 21, 2025

On May 20, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of County...

Oxford Man Arrested for Stealing Trailers on County Road 317 Charles Scott Fortenberry, 53 years old of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Man Arrested for Stealing Trailers on County Road 317

Lafayette County Sheriff May 20, 2025

On May 10, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint regarding a stolen...

Lafayette County Man Arrested for False Pretenses, Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult After Making Fraudulent Cash App Transactions Jeffery Wilkins (42 years old) of Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Jeffery Wilkins (42 years old) of Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Lafayette County Man Arrested for False Pretenses, Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult After Making Fraudulent Cash App Transactions

Lafayette County Sheriff November 18, 2024

On September 19, 2024, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office responded to a theft complaint on...

Traffic Stop Near Oxford Leads to Arrest for Weapon Possession by a Convicted Felon Darrion Morris (29 years old) of Oxford, Mississippi.

Traffic Stop Near Oxford Leads to Arrest for Weapon Possession by a Convicted Felon

Lafayette County Sheriff October 23, 2024

On October 12, 2024, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop for an...

Water Valley Man Arrested for Purposely Damaging a Vehicle on Highway 30 near Oxford John David Parks (51 years old) of Water Valley, Mississippi.

Water Valley Man Arrested for Purposely Damaging a Vehicle on Highway 30 near Oxford

Lafayette County Sheriff October 14, 2024

On October 3, 2024, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report that John David...

Oxford CBD Store Owners Arrested for Violating Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Act 2024-09-25-CBD-Arrests-SlackersSupply-HybridCBD

Oxford CBD Store Owners Arrested for Violating Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Act

TLV News September 25, 2024

Two Oxford, Mississippi CBD (cannabidiol) store owners have been arrested and charged with the sale of a...

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Conducts Sting to Arrest Scammers from Georgia 52 yr old Nasruddin Bhai Nooruddin of Atlanta, Georgia.

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Conducts Sting to Arrest Scammers from Georgia

Lafayette County Sheriff September 9, 2024

On Thursday, September 5, 2024, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office took a walk in report about a...

Oxford, Mississippi Man Arrested for Sexual Battery 29 year old Stephen Thomas Lovelady of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford, Mississippi Man Arrested for Sexual Battery

Lafayette County Sheriff August 21, 2024

On Monday, August 19, 2024, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office took a walk in report about a...

Oxford Man Dies After Vehicle Flips into Pond FatalAccident

Oxford Man Dies After Vehicle Flips into Pond

Lafayette County Sheriff August 20, 2024

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred on the...

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Responds to a Report of Animal Cruelty Near Oxford AnimalCruelty

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Responds to a Report of Animal Cruelty Near Oxford

Lafayette County Sheriff August 8, 2024

Twenty animals were rescued and ten were found deceased On Sunday, August 4, 2024, deputies of the...

Ohio Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute in Oxford, Mississippi

TLV News July 29, 2024

A Dayton, Ohio man was sentenced on Friday, July 26, 2024, to 96 months in prison for...

Oxford, Mississippi Woman Charged with Contempt of Court, Cyberstalking 35 year old Khristina Renee Hastings of Oxford, Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi Woman Charged with Contempt of Court, Cyberstalking

Oxford Police Department July 24, 2024

On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at approximately 11:43 pm, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office dispatched to Highway...

Abbeville, Mississippi Man Arrested for Felony Fleeing, DUI 4th, and Several Misdemeanor Offenses 41 year old William David Pettit of Abbeville, Mississippi.

41 year old William David Pettit of Abbeville, Mississippi.

Abbeville, Mississippi Man Arrested for Felony Fleeing, DUI 4th, and Several Misdemeanor Offenses

Lafayette County Sheriff July 24, 2024

On Sunday, July 21, 2024, at approximately 7:30 pm, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol...

Oxford, Mississippi Man Arrested for Stolen Firearms After Suspicious Person Report on County Road 119 Antavious Dukes, 21, of Oxford, Mississippi.

Antavious Dukes, 21, of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford, Mississippi Man Arrested for Stolen Firearms After Suspicious Person Report on County Road 119

Lafayette County Sheriff June 27, 2024

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at approximately 11:45 am, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a call...

Abbeville, Mississippi Man Arrested for Rape 58 year old James Allen Colton of Abbeville, Mississippi.

Abbeville, Mississippi Man Arrested for Rape

Lafayette County Sheriff June 20, 2024

On Sunday, June 16, 2024, at approximately 5:09 pm, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a call...

Oxford, Mississippi Man Charged with DUI 4th 38 year old Andrew Shane Parker of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford, Mississippi Man Charged with DUI 4th

Lafayette County Sheriff June 20, 2024

On Sunday, June 16, 2024, at approximately 1:15 pm the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a call...

Oxford, Mississippi Man Arrested for Burglaries in Old Oaks Subdivision 32 year old Robert Houston of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford, Mississippi Man Arrested for Burglaries in Old Oaks Subdivision

Lafayette County Sheriff June 20, 2024

On June 9, 2024, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a residential...

Oxford Man Arrested for Sexual Assault Cory Lemond Smith 47 years old of Oxford, Mississippi

Oxford Man Arrested for Sexual Assault

Lafayette County Sheriff June 3, 2024

On May 29, 2024, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit received notification of a reported sexual...

Oxford Man Arrested After Domestic Assault in Tula Dakota Bowen 27 years old of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Man Arrested After Domestic Assault in Tula

Lafayette County Sheriff June 1, 2024

On May 27, 2024, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tula Community for a report...

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Lynn Harrison on Oxford, Mississippi’s Oldest Restaurant The Beacon Will Close it’s doors for the final time May 10, 2025May 9, 2025
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Buttonhead on Did You Know: The Lost “Ode to Billy Joe” Lyrics are in the Ole Miss ArchivesMay 8, 2025
This song popped into my head last week, and I remember most of the lyrics but it bugged me that…
Sungreen on Ole Miss Landscaping Honored by Professional Grounds Management SocietyApril 29, 2025
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Deloris Munden on Lafayette County Master Gardeners: Confederate Rose HibiscusApril 27, 2025
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