Three in county jail for meth

Published 12:00 am Friday, January 15, 2010

Charges of manufacturing methamphetamine landed three Vicksburg people in the Warren County Jail today.

Jennifer McMillian, 28, Jeffery McMillian, 30, and James M. Peebles, 32, all of 25 Mallet Road, are accused of using the shake-and-bake method to cook meth at 321 Rocky Lane at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday when Warren County deputies and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents arrived, Sheriff Martin Pace said.

Officials also found precursor chemicals in the home, he said.

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The person identified as the resident was not home during the arrest and has not been charged, Pace said.

No one else was at the home during the cooking, he said.

All three were being held without bond pending an initial appearance.

Greenville man held for DUI after U-turn

A Greenville man was charged with a felony third offense driving under the influence early this morning.

At 1:46, George Tatum, 54, 143 Tate Road, was stopped by Vicksburg police for making a U-turn at U.S. 61 North and East Clay Street, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said.

Tatum was being held this morning without bond at police headquarters.

Owner reports car shot at three times

A shooting into an occupied vehicle was reported Wednesday afternoon near Brookley and Springridge roads in Hamilton Heights subdivision, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said.

At 3:06 p.m., the victim told police his 2004 Buick Rendezvous was shot three times after a fight with a 5-foot-10 black male about 140 pounds and about 19 years old, Stewart said.

The car’s owner was not reported injured.

Man jailed for violating his probation

A Vicksburg man was in the Warren County Jail today for violating his probation, records showed.

Charles Miles, 49, 109 Pemberton Street, was being held without bond.

Cash, hunting gear among missing items

Weapons, hunting gear and electronics were reported missing in two auto burglaries in the city and county Thursday.

A .44-magnum Smith & Wesson handgun valued at $800, a Remington Sendero 300 magnum rifle valued at $2,000 and a bag of hunting clothes and equipment valued at about $300 were reported stolen from a 2009 Ford F-150 in the 100 block of Columbia Avenue at 9:59 a.m., Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said.

A CD player valued at $150, a 1,000-watt Sony Xplod amplifier valued at $150 and two 12-inch Pioneer Premier Champion Series subwoofers valued at $600 were reported stolen from a 1993 Buick Regal GS in the 300 block of Blake Drive at 3:17 p.m.

Separately, a 35-inch Vizio flat screen TV valued at $199 and a pickle jar containing about $30 in change were reported stolen from a home in the 200 block of Pleasant Valley at 3:22 p.m.