CRIME * From staff reports

A Warren County jailer was arrested Monday on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.

After an investigation, Dustin Smith, 23, 1820 Hankinson Road, was accused of taking restricted items to inmates in the Warren County Jail, Pace said. He was in the Warren County Jail this morning without bond.

Smith was hired as a guard June 3 and was on probationary employment status. He was arrested on Clay Street Monday afternoon by Pace, Warren County Undersheriff Jeff Riggs, Detective Mike Traxler and an agent from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Recovered was tobacco and an ounce of marijuana, and investigators believe Smith intended to deliver the marijuana to the jail, Pace said.

“Regardless of background checks and internal audits, we’re dealing with human beings and there’s always a possibility that an employee will make a terrible decision,” Pace said. “The introduction of any contraband into a jail facility by anyone is a criminal offense, and my position is they will be arrested and prosecuted.”

City man arrested at pawn shop

A Vicksburg man was arrested at Top Dollar Pawn Shop, 3421 Washington St., Friday.

Rico Hay, 22, 6609 Mississippi 27 North, is accused of trying to sell a firearm that had been reported stolen, police crime analyst Suzan Ebeling said.

Hay was released on a $5,000 bond.

Vicksburg woman charged with prescription forgery

A Vicksburg woman was arrested at Wal-Mart SuperCenter, 2150 Iowa Blvd., Friday and charged with prescription forgery, police crime analyst Suzan Ebeling said.

Danisha Ollie, 25, 916 China St., was released on a $2,500 bond.

Vicksburg man charged in domestic violence

A Vicksburg man was arrested at 3:47 a.m. Monday at his home and charged with aggravated domestic violence, police crime analyst Suzan Ebeling said.

Eric Carson, 28, 24 Davenport Alley, was released on bond, the amount of which was unavailable.

Dryer cord, debit card among missing items

Items reported stolen in Vicksburg and Warren County since Friday include:

A specialized dryer cord valued at $1,500 was reported stolen in the 1900 block of Clay Street at 8:40 a.m. Friday.

A debit card was reported stolen from a 2001 Lincoln parked at Horizon Casino at 10:33 a.m. Friday. The owner reported 12 unauthorized charges after the theft.

Three money bags containing about $1,000 were reported stolen Monday at 3:38 a.m. from Taco Casa, 3046 Indiana Ave.

A digital camera and equipment valued at $2,800 was reported stolen Monday at 10:21 a.m. in the 3600 block of South Frontage Road.

Eight tires with rims valued at $480 were reported stolen Monday at 8:23 p.m. in the 1000 block of Sherman Avenue.

Robbery attempt reported at Kroger fuel station

Employees at the new Kroger Gas Station on Sunday night avoided a robbery attempt by locking themselves in their cars, police crime analyst Suzan Ebeling said.

The workers said they were approached by two black males, one wearing all black with a black bandana and the other wearing a red shirt and dark pants, at 10:08 p.m., just after the station on Pemberton Square Boulevard closed. Both fled on foot, the Kroger employees said.

4 charged in burglaries at Clay Street businessses

Four suspects were in custody this morning after burglaries reported Sunday night at Lee’s Body Shop, 2417 Clay St., and River City Tattoo, 2415 Clay St.

Two juveniles were charged in the theft at Lee’s. Reported stolen were an Alpine radio and face plate, two 15-inch subwoofers and two 12-inch subwoofers. They were recovered. An air conditioning testing machine valued at $300 was stolen but not recovered.

A third juvenile and Willie Rose Jr., 17, 2334 Grove St., were charged with the theft at River City Tattoo in which three tattoo guns and about 12 bottles of ink, valued at $800, were stolen.

City man charged with felony eluding

A Vicksburg man was arrested Monday at 3:24 p.m. on charges of felony eluding. He is accused of trying to flee his vehicle during a routine traffic stop.

Roscoe Stewart, 35, 1871 Martin Luther King Drive, was arrested at Main and Fifth North streets and was released on a $5,000 bond.

Open container, firearm land city man in jail

A Vicksburg man was arrested Monday at 4:52 p.m. on charges of driving with an open container and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, police crime analyst Suzan Ebeling said.

Chadrick Eugene Coleman, 23, 901 Pierce St., was arrested at the Exxon, 1215 Mission 66, after he was pulled over by officers. Coleman remained in jail this morning.