Suspect in shooting surrenders to county

Published 12:00 am Thursday, March 11, 2010

A Vicksburg man surrendered to Warren County deputies on an aggravated assault charge Wednesday after being identified as a suspect in a Tuesday night shooting on Red Hawk Road.

Calvin D. Pollard, 24, 67 Red Hawk Road, is accused of firing multiple shots into 26-year-old Gromyko Magee, who had attempted to stop an argument between Pollard and another person at about 8 p.m., Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.

Magee, 630 Rawston St., was treated and released from River Region Medical Center, hospital spokesman Allen Karel said.

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Pollard was being held at the Warren County Jail today on a $25,000 bond.

Marcus Bottom wreck injures driver, 51

A Vicksburg driver was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Togo Street and Military Avenue in Marcus Bottom Wednesday night.

After the wreck reported at 11:30 p.m., Terence Copeland, 51, 2610 Roosevelt St., was treated and released from River Region Medical Center, hospital spokesman Allen Karel said.

No wreck details were available.

Vicksburg man jailed on marijuana charge

A Vicksburg man was in the Warren County Jail awaiting his first meeting with a judge today on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

Michael J. Smith, 23, 65 Smith Road, was initially stopped for a broken tail light on his 1995 white Cadillac on Nailor Road near Hilton Road, Sheriff Martin Pace said this morning.

Sgt. Lionel Johnson smelled what he thought was marijuana and searched the car before finding a pound of pot, Pace said.

Drug court violation puts man in jail

A drug court violation landed a Vicksburg man in the Warren County Jail, records showed.

Ingram Sparks, 23, 310 Bayou Blvd., was being held without bond.

Pills, electronics missing in city, county

Electronics and drugs were missing in two residential burglaries in the city and county Wednesday.

At 8:41 a.m., a 36-inch Sanyo TV valued at $200, a 32-inch JVC TV valued at $175, a knife set valued at $1,000 and two 42-inch LG TVs valued at $2,800 each were reported stolen in the 1500 block of Bodley Street, Vicksburg police Sgt. Sandra Williams said.

About 29 Loritab pills valued at $100 were reported stolen in the 1300 block of Newit Vick Drive at 3:29 p.m., county records showed.