Crime report: Canton man charged with stealing van from Vicksburg casino

Published 7:28 am Thursday, July 30, 2020

By Staff Reports

Melvin Gilmore

A Canton man is in custody and charged with stealing a van from Waterview Casino Wednesday morning.

According to a report from the Vicksburg Police Department, Melvin Gilmore, 28, of Canton was taken into custody and charged with stealing a 2008 Chevrolet Express van from Waterview Casino shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday. 

Gilmore appeared before Judge Angela Carpenter in Vicksburg Municipal Court Wednesday, where his bond was set at $30,000 and his case bound over to the Warren County grand jury.

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