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Yahoo
08-07-2025
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Corinth police seek information into fatal shooting
CORINTH – The Corinth Police Department is asking for the public's help to find the person or persons responsible for a fatal shooting Saturday night in central Corinth. Officers were called to 1800 Bunch Street following a call to 911 at 9:53 p.m. The responding officers found Darius Gaines, 30, on the ground in the front yard, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. It appeared he was shot as he was trying to get into his car. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call CPD at 662-286-3377 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi at (800) 773-TIPS.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Yahoo
Man leads Corinth police on a pursuit in stolen car
CORINTH – An attempt on Thursday to pull over a car believed to have been stolen the night before led to a pursuit through Corinth and a juvenile male accidentally shooting himself in the leg. Two Corinth police officers spotted a car around 8:30 a.m. that had been reported stolen from 9th Street the previous night. When police attempted to pull the car over in the Waldron Street area, the driver sped away. At one point during the pursuit, the driver slowed enough that a female suspect jumped out of the back seat and ran away from the car, which promptly sped away again. The pursuit finally ended in the Horton Circle area when the driver stopped. Officers conducted a felony traffic stop, ordering the occupants out of the vehicle one at a time. When a juvenile passenger was exiting the vehicle, police said he 'appeared to reach for his waistline area and discharged a pistol, shooting himself in the leg.' The juvenile was carried to the hospital for medical treatment. The pistol the juvenile was holding had been reported stolen in a July 2 car burglary in Corinth. The driver, Tyrese Stephon Irons, 20, of Penn Street, Corinth, was taken into custody at the scene and charged with felony fleeing and grand larceny - felony taking of a motor vehicle.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
Parent concerned over ex-MS teacher accused of AI porn videos of students
CORINTH, Miss. — A parent is worried about a former Corinth Middle School teacher accused of using artificial intelligence to create explicit child pornography. Wilson Jones, 30, was charged with production and possession of a morphed image of child pornography. He is being held in LaFayette County without bond and is scheduled to be in court Friday. He was a teacher at Corinth Middle School when the alleged crimes occurred on or before November 19, 2024. Ex-MS school worker accused of AI porn videos of students According to documents filed in Federal Court in Oxford, the former Corinth teacher allegedly used AI to morph pictures of several students in his class and use them to create sexually explicit material. 'I hope and pray they get the situation taken care of and if he didn't do it that his name will be cleared and if he did then justice will be served,' said one parent, Jasmica Wade. According to the affidavit, the images depicted Corinth students engaging in inappropriate behavior, including kissing and exposing themselves. Jones claimed the content was not sexual and resigned on November 21, 2024. Mother of woman charged in pastor's death believes fear led to shooting None of the students between the ages of 14 and 16 were aware of what Jones was allegedly doing. Jones' activity on his school-issued computer triggered the school system's program, which scans for illicit content being downloaded or shared. According to reports, Corinth Schools did not notify the Mississippi Department of Education till Jan. 29. Corinth Police and FBI seized evidence on Mar. 3rd, and Jones was arrested on Mar. 12. MS gas line issue leaves thousands without service, 3 injured 'We need to know what's going on at our schools and with our children and not only our own but anybody else's children,' said Wade. 'That's what we send them to school to learn, but not to go through this, they shouldn't have to go through that.' The Corinth School District will not comment as the investigation is ongoing. Corinth Police is urging anyone who may have unknowingly become a victim of Jones to contact police at (662) 286-3377. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
