Subject who throws drugs out of car window has abandoned item
Facts In 2013, an informant advised Stone County narcotics task force that an unknown individual was offering to sell crack cocaine. The informant advised that a black male driving a white SUV would be traveling from Harrison County into Stone County. The SUV would park on the north side of a gas station on Highway […]
Crossing fog line provides Probable Cause for careless driving stop
Facts In 2013, Officer Jason Johns, Rankin County S.O., observed Kendall Martin cross over the right fog line. He pulled beside the vehicle to check for seat belt usage and then went back behind the car. He then observed the car “hit the line or get real close to it.” At this point, he stopped […]
Passenger lacks dominion and control for constructive possession in this case
Facts In 2011, Nicholas Ingram, Marvin Carver’s half-brother, planned to drive from Grenada to the coast to surprise his mother for Thanksgiving. Ingram’s and Carver’s grandmother had rented a car for Ingram to take on the trip. She then asked Carver to accompany Ingram so he would not be alone. The trip was described as […]
Refusing to sign waiver form but giving statement to police admissible
Facts In 2013, 13 year old Tanya was walking to school when Jafron Roberts choked her and forced her into his Camaro. He punched her and demanded that she have oral sex with him in the car. He then took her to an abandoned house and forced her to have intercourse. Tanya purposefully left her […]
Reckless disregard found when officer wrecked while responding to disturbance of peace without lights and sirens
Facts Around November 12, 2010, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Wavie Graham and Annie Robinson left a church service at Word of Truth Church located on Northside Drive near Flag Chapel Road. Graham and Robinson were headed directly across the street to Graham’s house after the service. Graham testified she looked both ways before crossing the […]
Subject claimed he only talked because police threatened to arrest his girlfriend
Facts In 2015, Fred Hill drove up to the home of the parents of Timothy Green and honked the horn. When the parents came outside, he told them he was going to kill Green. Hill then drove home and the father of Green followed him to find out what was wrong. Hill told the dad […]