Lafayette County Sheriff

Arrest of Hispanic Burglar in Paris, Mississippi Leads to a Hold for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Luis Ortiz-Mendez (Hispanic male, 21 years old, of Paris, Mississippi).

Luis Ortiz-Mendez (Hispanic male, 21 years old, of Paris, Mississippi).

Arrest of Hispanic Burglar in Paris, Mississippi Leads to a Hold for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Lafayette County Sheriff August 19, 2025

On August 16, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to County Road 430 for...

Two Mississippians Charged with Attempting to Escape Lafayette County Detention Center Christina Laureen Willis, 27, of Batesville, Mississippi.

Christina Laureen Willis, 27, of Batesville, Mississippi.

Two Mississippians Charged with Attempting to Escape Lafayette County Detention Center

Lafayette County Sheriff August 19, 2025

On August 14, 2025, Investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Lafayette County...

Oxford Man Arrested for Grooming an Under-age Child Steven Naron 35-year-old of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Man Arrested for Grooming an Under-age Child

Lafayette County Sheriff August 19, 2025

On August 16, 2025, Investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report regarding inappropriate messages...

Memphis Man Arrested for Cyberstalking Victim in Oxford, Mississippi Christopher Hoard (24 years old of Memphis, Tennessee)

Memphis Man Arrested for Cyberstalking Victim in Oxford, Mississippi

Lafayette County Sheriff August 14, 2025

On July 12, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of harassment. After...

Oxford Woman Arrested After Baptist Memorial Hospital Reports Neck Stabbing Rebecca McEwen (58 years old of Oxford, Mississippi)

Oxford Woman Arrested After Baptist Memorial Hospital Reports Neck Stabbing

Lafayette County Sheriff August 14, 2025

On August 9, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a domestic...

Suspicious Package Investigation in Lafayette County, Mississippi Leads to Arrest and Federal Charges Christina Laureen Willis, 27, of Batesville, Mississippi.

Suspicious Package Investigation in Lafayette County, Mississippi Leads to Arrest and Federal Charges

Lafayette County Sheriff August 5, 2025

On June 20, 2025, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious package...

Oxford Woman Charged with Burglary of an Occupied Dwelling and Family Disturbance Charlotte Still, 64 years old of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Woman Charged with Burglary of an Occupied Dwelling and Family Disturbance

Lafayette County Sheriff August 5, 2025

On August 2, 2025, investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a report regarding a disturbance...

Oxford Woman Arrested for DUI 3rd Candy Booker (black female, 45 years old of Oxford, Mississippi).

Oxford Woman Arrested for DUI 3rd

Lafayette County Sheriff June 18, 2025

On June 16, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office responded to a report of a...

Batesville Man Arrested for Grand Larceny in Lafayette County, Mississippi Bobby Griffin, 34 years old of Batesville, Mississippi

Batesville Man Arrested for Grand Larceny in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Lafayette County Sheriff June 14, 2025

On April 1, 2025, Investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office began an investigation regarding stolen property...

Pontotoc County Man Arrested for Breaking and Entering in Lafayette County Oriel Alfonso (28 years old, Hispanic male).

Pontotoc County Man Arrested for Breaking and Entering in Lafayette County

Lafayette County Sheriff June 10, 2025

On June 8, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office were dispatched to County Road 279...

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...

Belden Man in a Dodge Charger Wanted in Three States Flees and Evades Lafayette County Sheriff Deputies, But Not for Long Zequavian Lequan Knox (black male 25 years old) of Belden, Mississippi.

Zequavian Lequan Knox (black male 25 years old) of Belden, Mississippi.

Belden Man in a Dodge Charger Wanted in Three States Flees and Evades Lafayette County Sheriff Deputies, But Not for Long

Lafayette County Sheriff May 20, 2025

On May 16, 2025, a Lafayette County Sheriff Deputy, while on patrol, observed a Dodge Charger with...

Oxford Woman Arrested for Burglary and Arson of a House on County Road 105 Adrienne Brown (white female, 55 years old) of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Woman Arrested for Burglary and Arson of a House on County Road 105

Lafayette County Sheriff April 28, 2025

On April 24, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office responded to a unwanted subject on...

Oxford Felon Arrested by Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office After Disturbance on Highway 328 Timothy Wade Gray (White, male, 54 years old, of Oxford, Mississippi)

Timothy Wade Gray (White, male, 54 years old, of Oxford, Mississippi)

Oxford Felon Arrested by Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office After Disturbance on Highway 328

Lafayette County Sheriff April 3, 2025

On March 29, 202,5 Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Department received a complaint of a disturbance...

Oxford Man Arrested After Complaint Regarding Sexual Abuse of a Child Kerriun Montrell Kinds (Black, male 29 years old) of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Man Arrested After Complaint Regarding Sexual Abuse of a Child

Lafayette County Sheriff April 3, 2025

On March 27, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office received a complaint regarding sexual abuse...

Water Valley Man Arrested for Commercial Burglary on County Road 395 in Lafayette County James "Jimmy" Alger Peacock (White, Male 56 years old of Water Valley, Mississippi.)

James "Jimmy" Alger Peacock (White, Male 56 years old of Water Valley, Mississippi.)

Water Valley Man Arrested for Commercial Burglary on County Road 395 in Lafayette County

Lafayette County Sheriff March 31, 2025

On February 28, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office received a complaint of a burglary...

Lafayette County Sheriff Arrests Two Men and Two Women for Commercial Burglary on County Road 297 lafayette-county-sheriff-vehicle

Lafayette County Sheriff Arrests Two Men and Two Women for Commercial Burglary on County Road 297

Lafayette County Sheriff March 31, 2025

On March 18, 2025, Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office investigators received a burglary complaint of a recreational vehicle...

Harmontown Woman Arrested for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon Grace Marie Lutrell, 41 years old of Harmontown, Mississippi.

Harmontown Woman Arrested for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

TLV News March 31, 2025

On March 28, 2025, investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of County...

Starke T. Miller on Starke Miller: “Two Ole Miss Coeds in The Circle in 1908”March 4, 2026
Another good article! THANKS!
Starke T. Miller on Starke Miller: “The Ole Miss Lyceum Building – 1848”March 4, 2026
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Luca on EAT IN OXFORD: Tuesday, July 29, 2025: Food and Drink Options + Entertainment in Oxford, MississippiJanuary 26, 2026
Events like this in Oxford usually mean longer shifts for restaurant and bar staff, especially with live entertainment in the…
Bo Ray on Dana Criswell: “Mississippi Fair Chase Act: A Clear Move in the Wrong Direction”January 21, 2026
The damned government can find a way to insinuate itself in to every facet of a citizen’s life and then…
Laura on Dana Criswell: “Mississippi Fair Chase Act: A Clear Move in the Wrong Direction”January 21, 2026
Sounding like California more and more! I know I escaped 25 years ago. Soon there will be NO HUNTING…..One step…