On 12/23/2008, Prentiss County Deputies arrested Jody Deas age 35. Deas was a fugitive from the State of Florida and was also wanted in the State of South Carolina. Deputies arrested him on Ripley Road, Baldwyn without incident. Deputies used extra caution when making the arrest knowing that Deas had an extensive criminal history including violence against officers. He is being held without bond pending extradition back to Florida. The Sheriff's Department had received information, a tip, about Deas presence in Prentiss County the previous day, and contacted Florida and obtained a copy of the warrant.


On 01/01/2009 , Prentiss County Deputies arrested Samuel Dewayne Miller age 24 of CR 1210 Booneville after an attempted traffic stop and then a lengthy pursuit that lead into Tippah County and then back into Prentiss County before wrecking at the intersection of Hwy 4 and Dry Creek Road. He was charged with several misdemeanor crimes along with DUI third offense and Felony Fleeing. Miller's bond was set at $10,000 and was released Friday 01/02.


In the early morning hours of 01/02/2009, Prentiss County Deputies made a traffic stop in Baldwyn on 5th Street and arrested Tammi Gay Treadway age 40, whose current address is 1071 CR 183 Blue Springs. Treadway was wanted out of Texas on felony charges. She remains in custody awaiting extradition.


All these cases exemplify great work on the part of all the officers involved and they did a great job and no one was seriously hurt.