Local man arrested for probation violation
Published 11:00 pm Thursday, September 21, 2017
A traffic stop for running a red light resulted in the arrest of a Vicksburg man on a Texas warrant, Vicksburg police Sgt. Johnnie Edwards said.
Wade Carter Jr., 28, was arrested about 8:56 p.m. Wednesday after a records check during the stop showed he had an outstanding warrant for probation violation. He was being held in the Issaquena County Correctional Facility awaiting Texas authorities. Edwards said Carter has a similar warrant for probation violation in Mississippi.
In other cases:
• Police are looking for man in connection with a Monday shooting incident in the 2700 block of Alcorn Drive in which a man was wounded in the leg. The man, who was not identified, said he was with a group of men about 2:56 a.m. when an argument occurred and someone started shooting.
He was taken by a private vehicle to Merit Health River Region.
• Antane Jackson, 20, was arrested Sunday on a warrant from Flowood charging her with felony shoplifting after a traffic stop. Jackson was a passenger in the car, and the warrant was revealed during a traffic stop.