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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Corinth man faces murder charge Bond set at half million; Victim shot in head after altercation thian the suspect is Domonick Thompson of Rosedale Street. He remained jailed Monday afternoon. Thompson faces charges of first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and also a current MDOC warrant for probation violation.
BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
A half million dollar bond has been set for a 34-year-old Corinth man charged with the weekend murder of another Corinth man. Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance told the Daily Corin-
He is charged with the murder of 35-year-old Donald Taylor of 1406 Allen Street. The two men were involved in an altercation just before midnight Saturday, said Dance. Just minutes after the altercation, Thompson turned a 9mm pistol on Taylor and witnesses
said the victim was shot twice, including once in the head. “The victim saw him coming,” said Dance. “He tried to hide behind a car.” It was unclear if Thompson was armed at the time of the altercation or managed to get the weapon near the shooting area,
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said the police chief. The shooting victim was found lying on the ground at the intersection of Penn and Meigg streets after police responded to gunshots fired in the area, said Dance. Police await the results of an autopsy.
Juvenile sentenced for armed robbery BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
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Instructor/Director Journey McCalister gives a tour of her new mini-theater. Set to open Tuesday, Aug. 22, Theatre Journey will be a teaching theater which will specialize in helping children from beginners to advanced learn or hone their performing skills.
Local aims to teach kids to act with confidence BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
She said she is naturally shy, but theater helped her. Now she wants to return the favor. “I am not a person who would just come up and talk to you normally,” said 22-year-old Corinth resident, Journey McCalister. Many would find this surpris-
“Theater gave me an outlet to be outgoing. I was able to be whoever I wanted to be. I could be any character. I think that has really helped me to become more comfortable in my skin and more confident.” Journey McCalister
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A Corinth youth was sentenced on Monday to serve eight years in prison without the possibility of early release in an armed robbery case. Markel Simmons, 16, entered an open guilty plea in June in two separate indictments — one for armed robbery and one for drive-by shooting. He appeared in Alcorn County Circuit Court Monday for sentencing before Judge James L. Roberts Jr. The armed robbery sentence is 25 years with 17 years suspended, leaving eight years to serve in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections day-for-day, followed by five years of probation. The robbery case involved the holdup of a 13-year-old at a residence where electronics and other items were taken in September 2016. In the drive-by shooting case, the judge imposed a suspended 30-year sentence and payment of restitution jointly with codefendants of $511.46 to a Martin Luther King Drive resident. Simmons was one of four individuals — two adults
The robbery case involved the holdup of a 13-year-old at a residence where electronics and other items were taken in September 2016. and two juveniles — arrested after shots were fired in the area of Meigg Street and Martin Luther King Drive on the evening of Aug. 15, 2015. Some people were outside in the vicinity of the gunfire, but no one was injured, according to the police report following the arrest. Two unoccupied vehicles parked on MLK Drive were struck. The court had one other sentencing Monday in a burglary of a dwelling case. Daniel Albert Rogers, 36, was sentenced to serve three years followed by five years of probation. He must pay restitution of $450 to a County Road 512 resident.
Area law enforcement arrest two on drug charges BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
An Alcorn County woman has been arrested on drug charges. Fifty-year-old Rienzi resident Wilma Huggins Robertson was apprehended by Tishomingo County Sheriff’s deputies last week. The arrest was made after deputies responded to suspicious activity in the parking lot of a volunteer fire department. A search
by law enforcement found a large amount of methamphetamine on Robertson’s person. They also discovered marijuana and paraphernalia in Robertson’s vehicle. Robertson was officially charged with felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a church. She is currently being held in the Tishomingo County Jail waiting bond to be set for Justice Court.
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vehicle had a driver’s license, deputies searched the vehicle. They discovered Dillard, the passenger, was sitting on two bags of methamphetamine. Dillard, of 110 County Road 995 in Iuka, was arrested and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Dillard remains in custody at the Tishomingo County Jail awaiting bond. Robertson
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Robertson’s address is listed as 47 County Road 447 in Rienzi. Tishomingo deputies also arrested a Iuka man. He faces drug charges, as well. Forty-two-year-old Carey Dillard was detained by law enforcement during a traffic stop on Aug. 2 on Pike Street in Iuka. Deputies noted the driver of the vehicle had failed to stop at a stop sign resulting in the traffic stop. After learning no one inside the
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