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Hamilton sentenced to 20 years in prison

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On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 03:31 PM

Prior to a trial that was set to begin on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Parthenia Hamilton entered a guilty plea to the charge of Manslaughter at the Washington County Convention Center District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today.

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Police searching for people who stole vehicle, fled pursuit

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 1,132 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:16 AM

Local police are searching for the people involved in stealing a vehicle and evading police pursuit.
At about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, police officers were in pursuit of a stolen white Mercedes-Benz along Highway 82 East.

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20-year-old charged with capital murder for 70-year-old

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On Wed, 12/23/2020 - 06:38 PM

A 20-year-old male has been charged with capital murder for the death of a 70-year-old in Greenville this weekend.

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GPD investigates weekend homicide

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On Mon, 12/07/2020 - 11:04 AM

Local authorities are searching for the person responsible for the shooting death of a man this weekend.

At about 9 p.m. Sunday night, officers with the Greenville Police Department received a call in reference to a shooting in the 400 block of Mississippi 1 S., according to assistant police chief Michael Merchant.

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Elderly man's death investigated by GPD

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On Tue, 12/22/2020 - 11:21 AM

Local police are investigating what caused the death of an elderly man this weekend.
At 1:39 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of Oak Drive for an unresponsive person.

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Washington County murderer sentenced to 25 years

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On Fri, 11/20/2020 - 11:52 AM

David Brown pled guilty to Second Degree Murder in Washington County Circuit Court, District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson announced today.

Richardson said, “David Brown was set for trial on this week of court, but instead he pled guilty before Judge Carrol White-Richard on Monday.”

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Fredrick Pearson Jr., from left, Devonte Jones and Donnell Corbin have been handed $5 million bonds each for the shooting death of Kenneth Mason.

$5M bond handed to 3 men charged with murder

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On Fri, 10/30/2020 - 12:44 PM

The three men charged with capital murder for the shooting death of Kenneth Mason have each been handed $5 million bonds this week.

Eighteen-year-old Donnell Corbin and 20-year-old Devonte Jones, both of Greenville, and 21-year-old Fredrick Pearson Jr., of Indianola, were handed a $5 million bond each Wednesday.

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Fredrick Pearson Jr., from left, Devonte Jones and Donnell Corbin have been charged with murder.

Three charged in murder

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On Wed, 10/28/2020 - 02:25 PM

Three men have been charged with capital murder for the shooting death of Kenneth Mason.

Eighteen-year-old Donnell Corbin and 20-year-old Devonte Jones, both of Greenville, and 21-year-old Fredrick Pearson Jr., of Indianola, have been charged and are awaiting their initial court appearance this afternoon.

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3 men in custody as suspects in shooting death of local man

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On Tue, 10/27/2020 - 04:33 PM

Three men deemed as persons of interest have been taken into custody for the shooting death of one local man.

Several deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department were canvassing Tampa Drive through a traffic stop Monday afternoon as they were following leads on the death of 52-year-old Kenneth Mason.

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Deputies canvassing Tampa Drive in murder investigation

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On Mon, 10/26/2020 - 05:08 PM

Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office are activity searching for whoever may be responsible for the death of a local man who was found dead last week. On Monday afternoon, dozens of Sheriff's Deputy vehicles were on Tampa Drive.

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