Crime reports: Traffic stop for curfew violation nets felony drug arrest

Published 12:14 pm Monday, April 27, 2020

Yet another stop for a possible curfew violation has resulted in a drug-related felony arrest.

Early Monday, 33-year-old Felecia Ezell, of Vicksburg, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a curfew violation.

During the stop, Ezell was found to be in possession of cocaine and methamphetamine, along with a misdemeanor amount of marijuana. 

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She was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of methamphetamine. She appeared before Judge Angela Carpenter in Vicksburg Municipal Court Monday. Her bond was set at $60,000 and her case was bound over to the Warren County grand jury.

In other reports:

• On Saturday, at 12:04 p.m., officers responded to New Main Apartments, 2727 Alcorn Drive, in reference to a burglary. The victim reported someone broke into an apartment through the front door and stole a 55-inch smart television.

• On Saturday, at 9:07 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Drummond Street in reference to shots fired. The complainants reported a man fired two-to-three shots in the ground due to their dog rushing toward him and his dog.

On Sunday, at 10:06 a.m., officers responded to Finney Street in reference to shots fired. No suspicious activity and no evidence of shots fired were found.

• On Sunday, at 2:25 p.m., officers responded to an address in the 1900 block of  Martin Luther King Boulevard in reference to a burglary. The victim reported someone broke into their home and stole $2,000, a Ruger .22 caliber rifle and a .38 caliber handgun.

• On Sunday, at 3:26 p.m., officers responded to King’s Self Storage, 1900 South Frontage Road, in reference to a theft. The victim reported someone broke into his travel trailer. Three Vizio 42-inch televisions, a Mossberg shotgun and a Shark vacuum cleaner were taken.