On Saturday 03/28/2009, Prentiss County Narcotics, Booneville Narcotics, North MS Narcotics and Prentiss County Deputies executed a search warrant at 16 CR 1129 Booneville. Officers discovered and seized Methamphetamine, small quantity of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. This investigation had been going on for an extended period of time. The suspect, Sherri Renee Burse age 47 of 16 Cr 1129 Booneville was charged with possession of controlled substance. She was presently on probation for an earlier narcotics violation and the Mississippi Department of Correction placed a hold on her. She remains in custody. This was an outstanding job by the narcotics officers and all those involved.

Sheriff Randy M. Tolar

Prentiss County 911 received a 911 call of a missing three year old child.

A CR 5051 resident reported that the three year old was her nephew and that they were asleep, but when she awakened the three year old was no where to be found and the door was open. She immediately reported the missing child with the description of the child and what he was wearing.

The call came in at 10:03 am. The first Deputies arrived on the scene within twelve minutes and began the search for the missing child. The child, dressed only in a diaper and a t-shirt was found about 1/2 mile from the house approximately 5-6 minutes later by one of the responding deputies, Deputy Derrick Hester. The child had apparently exited the house and wandered out into some cut over timber near the residence.

Deputy Hester, stated he could hear the child screaming and crying and quickly pinpointed where the child was in the thick undergrowth. This incident had the ultimate best outcome. We have not been able to determine how long the child was gone out of the residence before the Aunt was aware that he was missing. We had five Deputies and two investigators on the scene within minutes. Butch Owens was the 911 operator that received the initial call and did an outstanding job in relaying all the information to the Officers.

On 3/19/2009 Prentiss County Investigators arrested Charles Stephen Sumrall, age 24 of 801 Collegeview Apts 2B Booneville, concerning two incidents that he was involved with East of Marietta. He was charged with Grand Larceny and Burglary and Larceny in the two incidents. He remains in custody under a $25,000 bond.

On 03/25/2009 Jason Dewayne Cole, age 24 of Wheeler was arrested and charged with burglary and larceny of the Wheeler Grocery. The burglary occurred on Tuesday night 03/24/2009. His bond has been set at $10,000 on this charge. Cole had just been released from jail around 4pm on the 24th. This was Cole's second arrest on burglary charges since the first of the year. He was arrested in late January and charged with burglary and larceny concerning an incident that happened in Frankstown. In both these cases the Investigators did an outstanding job in building their cases.

Sheriff Randy M. Tolar