Meridian Police Department

    The Meridian Police Department reported the following arrests between 8:44 a.m. Friday and 8:43 a.m. Monday:

    • Shoplifting – Jamie Manley, born in 1991, 4190 Main St., Meridian.

    • Shoplifting, second offense – Nehesha T. Collins, 27, 2647 St. Luke St., Meridian. Collins is also charged with petit larceny, giving false information and contempt of court.

    • Trespassing – Jamillian Benaman, born in 1990, 1712 29th Ave., Meridian.

    • Simple assault – Billy D. Wilson, born in 1971, 14 Johnson St., Meridian.

    • Simple assault – Ricardo McClellon, born in 1976, 530 James Chaney Drive, Meridian.

    • Receiving stolen property – Brett L. Clopton, born in 1982, 2316 41st St., Meridian.

    • Simple assault – Antonio A. Gatling, 39, 3109 10th St., Meridian. Gatling is also charged with disorderly conduct and destroying city property.

    • Simple assault – Jimmy Lewis Hornsby, 55, 4305 36th Ave., Meridian.

    • Simple assault – Marcus Smith, born in 1982, 604 49th Ave., Meridian.

    • Driving under the influence (DUI), first offense – Bryan A. Crooks, 21, 68 Shelton Road, Cuba, Ala. Crooks is also charged with reckless driving, driving without headlights, wrong way on a one-way street, no liability insurance, and driving without a license.

    

    Incident Reports

    The Meridian Police Department reported the following incidents from Friday to Monday:

Auto Burglaries

     • 2300 block of Front Street, Meridian.

    • 2300 block of South Frontage Road, Meridian.

    • 3200 block of 24th Avenue, Meridian.

    • 3500 block of 36th Avenue, Meridian.

Commercial Burglary

    • 1000 block of 36th Avenue, Meridian.

 

Residential Burglaries

    • 1100 block of B Street, Meridian.

    • 2300 block of 35th Avenue, Meridian.

    • 2500 block of 16th Avenue, Meridian.

    • 4500 block of Highway 39 North, Meridian.

Shootings

     Meridian police responded to 3 shots-fired calls. Officers were unable to find evidence to support the calls.

Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department

    The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests between 8:44 a.m. Friday and 8:43 a.m. Monday:

    • Domestic violence – Robert Eugene Benton, 52, 9361 Whipporwill Road, Meridian.

    • Aggravated assault – Jareigus V. Dixon, 28, 619 MLK Ave., Meridian.

    • Failure to appear (justice court), four counts – Charlene Sue Farrington, 33, 5223 Minifarm Road, Meridian.

    • Driving under the influence (DUI), other substance – Jakoby Clark Givens, 19, 203 Belmont Ave., Newton. Givens is also charged with possession of marijuana and seat-belt violation.

    • Failure to pay child support – Andre Griggs, 52, 1272 Will Wright Road, Meridian.

    • DUI, other substance – Qualincas Sintras Hayes, 33, 245 Mount Horeb Road 81, Meridian. Hayes is also charged with driving with a suspended license and violation of insurance card in vehicle law.

    • DUI, first offense – Bruce Wayne Johnson, 54, 100 Nixon Circle 35, York, Ala. Johnson is also charged with driving without a license.

    • Uttering forgery – Derricka Arlene Richey, 25, 42 Eastwyck Road, Decatur.

    • Simple assault causing bodily injury – Kenyatta T. Walker, 20, 1426 38th Ave., Meridian.

    • DUI, first offense – William Chase Wooten, 20, 10832 Byrd Doerner Road, Collinsville. Wooten is also charged with seat-belt violation and willful trespassing.

    Incident Reports

    The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department reported the following incidents from Friday to Sunday:

Burglaries

    • Newton County Road, Meridian.

    • Poplar Springs Drive, Meridian.

    • Wilkerson Loop, Meridian.

    • Northeast Lauderdale Lane, Meridian.

Theft

    • Highway 495, Meridian.

    • Woods Road, Meridian.

    • T.K. Culpepper Road, Meridian.

    • Stuckey Bridge Road, Enterprise.

    • Bronson Road, Meridian.

    

Vandalism

    • Post County Line Road, Collinsville.

Intoxicated drivers

    • Highway 19 North, Collinsville.

    • Highway 19 North and Otis Seal Road, Meridian.

    • 29th Avenue, Meridian.

Fire Runs

    The Lauderdale County Volunteer Fire Departments reported the following calls for Friday through Sunday:

    • Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA), Interstate 20 (Lost Gap)

    • Emergency Medical Service (EMS), King Road (Bailey)

    • EMS, Prisock Road (Toomsuba)

    • MVA, Highway 45 (Lauderdale)

    • Vehicle Fire (VF), North Lakeland Drive (Lost Gap)

    • EMS, Shady Pine (Toomsuba)

    • EMS, Lake Flora Drive (Lauderdale)

    • Assist, Centerhill Martin Road (Collinsville)

    • MVA, Highway 496 (Southeast)

    • EMS, Rabbit Road (Northeast)

    • Structural Fire (SF), Mayatt Road (Collinsville/Bailey/Martin)

    • EMS, Blind Brown Road (Bailey)

Ambulance Runs

    Metro Ambulance reported 28 emergency runs Monday at 3 p.m.