Law Enforcement Reports: January 20, 2016
Published 4:00 am Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Meridian Police Department
The Meridian Police Department reported the following arrests between 8:44 a.m. Monday and 8:43 a.m. Tuesday:
Misdemeanors
• Failure to pay (justice court), three counts – Charles Ray Yarbrough, 33, 3789 Dillard Road, Meridian.
• Driving under the influence (DUI), other substance – Arico Jydarius Johnson, 25, 720 26th St., Meridian. Johnson is also charged with contempt of court and switched tag/license plate.
• Disturbing the peace – Frederica Lanier, born in 1990, 1601 52nd Ave., Meridian.
• Disturbing the peace – Jacqueline Johnson, born in 1974, 1526 13th Ave., Meridian.
Incident Reports
The Meridian Police Department reported the following incidents from Monday to Tuesday:
Commercial Burglary
• 5500 block of North Frontage Road, Meridian.
Shootings
• 4800 block of 55th Place, Meridian.
• 1900 block of 26th Street, Meridian.
Meridian police responded to 2 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. Tuesday:
• Driving under the influence (DUI), first offense – Christian A. Burns, 60, 2001 25th Ave., Meridian. Burns is also charged with seat-belt violation.
• DUI, first offense – Christopher Lloyd Chandler, 43, 182 County Road 327, Enterprise. Chandler is also charged with careless driving and no liability insurance.
• DUI, first offense – Tyler Coker, 24, 10080 Road 513, Union. Coker is also charged with careless driving and possession of marijuana in a vehicle.
• Probation violation/parole – Ivory Rico Edwards, 32, 2107 14th Ave., Meridian.
• Failure to pay child support – Dentrey Jaquan Jones, 26, 2007 34th Ave., Meridian. Jones is also charged with probation violation/parole.
• DUI, other substance – Josh Dewayne Kell, 30, 6338 Graham Cemetery Road, Meridian. Kell is aslo charged with switched tag/license plate.
• Petit larceny, up to $1,000 – Johnnie James Latham, 48, 2202 Knox Road, Meridian.
• Social hosting – Dustin McDaniel, 22, 9575 Highway 45 North, Lauderdale.
• DUI, felony – Charles Dewayne Spencer, 51, 5142 Zero Road, Meridian.
• Possession of marijuana, first offense – Janero Jovata Thompson, 19, 2306 23rd St., Meridian.
• Leaving the scene of an accident – Joshua Kane Tingler, 22, 8500 Villa Ridge Road, Meridian.
• Simple assault – Vivian Latrice Watts, 26, 8972 Rasberry Road, Enterprise.
• DUI, other substance – Aaron Dijon Williams, 27, 1619 Morgan Court, Mountainview, Calif. Williams is also careless driving, driving with a suspended license, possession of marijuana in vehicle, giving false ID information and fugitive from justice.
• Possession of marijuana, first offense – Dilan Grant Williams, 18, 343 Cresent Lake Road, Meridian.
• Petit larceny, up to $1,000 – Andrew Dale Wofford, 25, 3610 Suqualena Meehan Road, Meridian. Wofford is also charged with driving with a suspended license.
Incident Reports
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department reported the following incidents from Friday to Tuesday:
Armed robbery
• Okatibbee Dam, Collinsville.
Burglaries
• Mayatt Road, Collinsville.
• Rabbit Road, Meridian.
• Highway 493, Meridian.
• Valley Road, Meridian.
Theft
• North Shore Drive, Toomsuba.
• Highway 11 and 80, Meridian.
Intoxicated driver
• Highway 39, Meridian.
• Highway 11 South and Meehan Savoy Road, Meridian.
• Highway 19 North, Meridian.
• Interstate 20, Meridian.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections reported the following arrests between 8:44 a.m. Monday and 8:43 a.m. Tuesday:
• Probation violation/parole – Theresa Carolyn Belvin, 43, 2593 County Road 672, Quitman.
Fire Runs
Meridian Fire departments reported the following runs from Friday through Monday:
• Assist, 14th Street
• Transport vehicle fire, A Street
• EMS call, 47th Avenue
• Vehicle accident, Highway 11 and 80
• Dispatched and cancelled, Highway 19 North
• False alarm, Front Street
• Dispatched and cancelled, Highway 39 North
• EMS call, Broadmoor Drive
• Vehicle accident, 22nd Avenue South
• False alarm, 27th Street
• False alarm, First Avenue East
• Dispatched and cancelled, Front Street
• Medical assist, 12th Avenue
• Cooking fire, 63rd Place
• False alarm, North Hills Street
The Lauderdale County Volunteer Fire Departments reported the following calls for Friday through Monday:
• Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Lauderdale Toomsuba Road (Toomsuba)
• EMS, Jeff Davis School Road (Southeast)
• Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) with Injuries, Interstate 20 mile marker 159 (Russell)
• MVA, Highway 19 North (Collinsville)
• Brush Fire (BF), Rollins Drive (Lauderdale)
• EMS, Wallace Corn Road (Toomsuba/Lauderdale)
• BF, Allen Swamp Road (Bailey)
• Vehicle Fire (VF), Interstate 20 (Toomsuba)
• EMS, Highway 11 and 80 (Toomsuba)
• Assist, Highway 145 (Clarkdale)
• EMS, Leroy Naylor Road (Lauderdale)
• EMS, Lizelia Road (Northeast)
• Structural Fire (SF), Old Highway Southeast (Southeast/Toomsuba/Russell)
• EMS, Bolen Long Creek Road (Southeast)
• EMS, Alice Drive (Lauderdale)
Ambulance Runs
Metro Ambulance reported 25 emergency runs Tuesday at 3 p.m.