Gerry Lane Whitehurst, 74, of Alcorn County, has been charged following an altercation Monday at Alcorn Central Elementary School, according to authorities.
Whitehurst faces charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault on an officer. He is being held at the Alcorn County Jail pending an initial court appearance, officials said.
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."
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