3 injured in Mississippi Highway 3 wreck

Published 9:59 am Friday, October 28, 2016

Three people were taken to the hospital Thursday night following a wreck in Warren County.

At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to Mississippi Highway 3 near Bellbottom Road to an accident involving two vehicles, said MHP pubic affairs state trooper Eric D. Henry.

A Dodge Ram was traveling south on Mississippi Highway 3 when it was rear ended by a Ford F-150 that was also traveling southbound, Henry said.

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The driver of the Dodge was taken to Merit Health River Region Medical Center and later airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

There was also a passenger inside the Dodge that was taken to River Region with injuries.

The driver of the Ford was taken to River Region with injuries.

Alcohol may have played a factor in the crash, Henry said.

The accident is under investigation.

Man arrested in Adams County on two charges

From staff reports

The Natchez Democrat

NATCHEZ — A Vicksburg man was arrested Thursday in Adams County after reportedly stealing a truck from his neighbor’s residence in Vicksburg.

Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said in a statement that the victim reported the vehicle stolen by his neighbor Jimmie Patrick Knight, 22, 115-B Blackwell Road, and that Knight was reportedly in the Natchez area.

Deputies spotted Knight reportedly driving the truck in the 800 block of Liberty Road, where he pulled into a residence.

Knight was arrested for possession of stolen property.

While on the scene, the resident of the Liberty Road residence reportedly told deputies he had purchased a handgun from Knight. The gun as well as the truck was reported stolen in Warren County, and Knight was also charged with possession of a stolen firearm. Knight was being held in the Adams County Jail Thursday evening without a bond.