A second suspect has been arrested in a March 31 attempt to pass a forged prescription at Vicksburg pharmacy.

Rickey Ellis, 33, 1040 Moore Road, Port Gibson, was arrested at his home Thursday afternoon by Claiborne County sheriff’s deputies on a warrant and was brought to Vicksburg, where he was charged, said police Lt. Bobby Stewart.

Ellis and Johnny Yarborough, 60, 121 Martin Luther King Ave. — who was arrested March 31 by Vicksburg police — are accused of altering the quantity of a prescription for the painkiller Lorcet that had been given to Yarborough by a physician, said Stewart. The attempt to fill the prescription was made at Battlefield Discount Drugs, 3040-A Indiana Ave.

Yarborough has been released on a $1,500 bond, and Ellis was in the Issaquena County Jail on a $2,500 bond.

City man charged with statutory rape

A Vicksburg man was in the Warren County Jail this morning accused of having sex with a minor.

Jonnie Ross, 19, 110 Kings Drive, was arrested at 5:40 a.m. Thursday at his home and charged with statutory rape, said police Lt. Bobby Stewart. A complaint was filed by a family member of the victim, who is younger than 16, Stewart said.

Ross was held on a $25,000 bond.

Attack reported at Speed, Oak

A strong-arm robbery and aggravated assault reported at 3:15 p.m. Thursday in the city sent a Vicksburg man to the hospital.

James Jones, 49, address unavailable, was in good condition this morning at River Region Medical Center, said hospital spokesman Diane Gawronski.

Jones told police he was walking on Speed Street near Oak Street when he was attacked — hit in the head by an unknown object and kicked multiple times — said police Lt. Bobby Stewart. Jones also reported his wallet stolen, Stewart said. No description of the suspect was given.

Game system, gun reported missing

A residential and an auto burglary were reported in the city Thursday.

• A PlayStation 3 valued at $400 was reported missing at 12:08 p.m. from a home in the 100 block of Alcorn Drive.

• A Hi-Point 40-caliber hand gun valued at $200 was reported missing at 1:45 p.m. from a 1993 Ford Crown Victoria in the 300 block of Bayou Boulevard.