Crime

Jackson County report lists theft, fraud calls and one arrest

The Jackson County Sheriff's Department reported three theft complaints, one fraud or scam complaint and an arrest in its Sept. 10 calls for service and arrests report.

Virgil Broxson reported a theft at 7200 Greenfield Drive in Escatawpa. In St. Martin, Kenyatta Battle reported a theft at 7350 Tucker Road, and Jacorian Newman reported a theft at 14104 Big Ridge Road.

Chris Flenner reported a fraud or scam at 6909 Washington Avenue in St. Martin, according to the report.

At Saracennia Road and Avtech Parkway in Escatawpa, Kelly Russell was arrested on allegations of careless driving, driving without a license and driving without insurance.

Source: Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."