On 08/25/2009, Investigators arrested Mitchell Wayne Huddleston 31, of 286 CR 5091 Booneville, and charged him with Manufacturing a controlled substance (Marijuana) and Possession of Stolen Property. The latter charge stems from the theft of several items stolen from the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office Mobile Command trailer that was parked on Corp of Engineers Property at Bay Springs. The trailer was found burned on the morning of July 12th. The items recovered from Huddleston included a generator, a lighting system and a power cord. The fire was investigated and determined to be arson. Huddleston is not charged with the fire, but investigators are continuing the investigation and soliciting any information that might help solve the crime. Crimestoppers of North Mississippi is offering up to a $1,000 reward and The State's Fire Marshals Office is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the Arson. Huddleston was released on a$10,000 bond.

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On 08/26/2009, Prentiss County Deputies Arrested David M Carnell 27, of 85 CR 5061, he is charged with Attempt to Manufacture a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine). No bond has been set, due to the fact that he was out under bonds on two previous felony charges. He was initially being held for an investigation that involved the burglary of the maintenance building at Northeast Mississippi Community College 08/26/2009, that was foiled after a worker arrived early for work and surprised the suspect who fled the scene. This case is still under investigation and charges will likely be forthcoming. Investigators Sammy Henderson and Narcotics Investigator Joey Clark are handling the case.

Sheriff Randy M. Tolar

On 08/26/2009, Prentiss County Deputies arrested Marion "Marty" Arthur Davis 54, of 5 CR 1130 Booneville, on the charges of Grand Larceny that stemmed from the theft of a Tractor and Disk that was stolen from a CR 1371 residence while the victims were out of town back on 09/30/2007. "We had been attempting to locate Davis for some time now. The other suspect was arrested shortly after the incident and indicted. He is presently in custody in Savannah Tennessee on multiple felony charges." The tractor and disk was recovered. This was a lengthy and time consuming investigation that covered three counties and was aided by tips from confidential sources that were critical to solving the case.

Sheriff Randy M. Tolar

On Thursday August 13th, Tippah County Authorities arrested Anthony George Nugent 34, of 2450 HWY 368 Blue Mountain, the arrest was based on a warrant that was issued for the charge of Accessory After the Fact of Burglary of an Automobile, involving the theft of a Dell Laptop Computer back in July. Prentiss County Investigators had been working on the case and following up on leads that ultimately led them to Nugent who wound up in possession of the computer. His bond was set at $2,000 and he is free on bond. The computer was recovered. Another arrest was made concerning the same computer. Tasha Rochelle Traylor 38, of 230 North 3rd Street Saltillo was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property also on Aug 13th, her bond was set at $2,500 and she is free on bond. The individual who was responsible for the actually Automobile Burglaries remains in custody. There were three automobiles burglarized on Cr 1371 back in July and it has been determined that he was responsible for the three burglaries. The cases will be presented to the next Grand Jury in Oct. This was a very in depth case that took a lot of leg work and the use of technology that we have used before. I am very pleased with the Investigators handling of this case and for everyone's assistance in this matter.

Sheriff Randy M. Tolar

On Aug. 18th, Wed evening, Ana Lisa Davis 32, of 34 CR 8361 was arrested at a Cr 8050 Booneville residence. She was arrested after Prentiss County Sheriff's Narcotics Officer Joey Clark along with Booneville City Narcotics Officer Josh Davis discovered a meth lab in the automobile she was occupying. Another individual fled into the woods and is still being sought. She is charged with Manufacturing a Controlled Substance and bond has not been set at this time. Numerous other officers and agencies assisted the Sheriff's Department in the case and subsequent search including Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics K9 Officer David Austin and the Booneville Police Department.

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On Sat. Aug. 2nd, the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office received several calls concerning a drunk driver in the Jumpertown area. Deputy Torie Jumper responded to the calls and located the suspect driver identified by Jumper as Robby Eaton age 44, of 221 CR 8401 Rienzi. When located Deputy Jumper attempted to stop Eaton on CR 8401. He failed to yield to her attempts to stop him and eventually turned on to HWY 4 west and struck an automobile at the intersection and continued to refused to stop. Eaton struck two more automobiles on HWY 4 before exiting Prentiss County into Tippah County. Tippah County authorities were notified of the pursuit along with the Highway Patrol. A Tippah County Deputy set up spike strips on HWY 4 but the suspect turned onto a County Road before making it that far. He eventually was pursued onto HWY 2. The Officers called off the pursuit when it appeared to be too dangerous to continue because of Eaton's erratic driving and the bad road conditions (Raining). Eaton was arrested Monday Night at his residence by Prentiss County Deputies and an Agent with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Eaton was on Probation with the DOC and a warrant had been issued for a probation violation. Eaton was charged with Felony Fleeing and numerous other charges including leaving the scene of an accident x 3. Bond was set on the misdemeanor charges but he remains in custody on the revocation. The Officer did an outstanding job and used good judgement in deciding to discontinue the pursuit considering she knew who the driver was.

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The Prentiss County Sheriff's Department Narcotics Investigator recently presented four separate cases involving nine individuals on charges of Conspiring to Manufacture Methamphetamine. These investigations spanned over a two month period of time and involved many of the suspects for their role in the conspiracy for purchasing or obtaining the base ingredients required to manufacture Meth. The Prentiss County Narcotics Investigator along with Booneville Police Narcotics Investigator and North Mississippi Narcotics worked many man hours following these cases through to the suspects arrests after the cases were presented the the last Prentiss County Grand Jury. These men have done an outstanding job and we hope that these indictment send a clear message to those involved in the manufacturing of this terrible drug, regardless of how minor their roles are, that the likelihood of getting caught making meth in Prentiss County has been elevated to a higher level. The following suspects were indicted for Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine; Jeffery Lee Bridges 35 of Booneville, Bond $5,000,Monica Lynn White 25 Baldwyn Bond $5,000, David Samuel Floyd 22 Baldwyn Bond $10,000, Nicole Marie Greenhill 27 Baldwyn Bond $5,000, Sara Elizabeth Storey 18 Booneville Bond $5,000, Cayce Brent Johnson 22 Booneville Bond $5,000, Jared Steven Price 22 Booneville Bond $5,000, Bradley Keith Trantham 22 Corinth Bond $5,000,and James Michael Harper 20 Mooreville $5,000. Harper was also indicted on Burglary and Larceny stemming from a incident in the Marietta area. All the suspect are free on bond except Harper who remains in custody.

Sheriff Randy M. Tolar