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Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 261
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • Two sections
Sheriff was in charge at jail BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Questions of who is at fault continued to be asked one day after Mississippi Department of Corrections removed all 240 state inmates and stopped the flow of more than $442,000 in revenue at the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility. Inmates were removed from the South Harper Road jail by MDOC agents on Thursday following an investigation by the State Auditor’s office who cited public safely, mismanagement and misuse of funds as reasons for the shutdown. A large amount of contraband ranging from tobacco, drugs, cell phones, handmade weapons, several sets of clothing and two sets of master keys to the jail were found on inmates and inside jail cells. “At this time, Sheriff (Charles) Rinehart is in charge of everything that happens at the jail,” said Board of Supervisors President Lowell Hinton. “We – as supervisors – actually have no responsibility other than paying the bond.” The $17.1 million facility, built through a bond issue by the Board of Supervisors in 2011, was designed to house state inmates under the advisement of Rienzi native and former state senator Irb Benjamin.
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CPD seeks assistance on robbery BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Zack Steen
Mississippi Department of Corrections agents display the large amount of contraband found on state inmates inside the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility on Thursday. The paper sacks each contain a clean set of street clothes. Prior to Thursday’s MDOC removal of inmates, the county received $29.74 per day to house each inmate in the correctional facility. The county $
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The Corinth Police Department is asking for help in an armed robbery case. Detectives are looking for information on a black male who robbed a convenience store early Friday morning. Around 1:10 a.m. Friday, officers responded to a 911 call regarding an armed robbery at Buck’s 66. The suspect, who is described as being 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-4 with a slim build and carrying a black backpack, approached two women in the store and instructed the clerk to open the resister. The man, who displayed a pistol according to detective Heather Glass, made off with about $85 in cash and several packs of cigarettes and cigars. Friday was the second time in the last three months Buck’s has been robbed. Two black males remain at large for an armed robbery on Aug. 10. If anyone has any information on either case they are urged to call the Corinth Police Department at 662-286-3377 or the North Mississippi Crime White #0023 Stoppers $ at 1-800-773-TIPS. 00
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Three individuals landed in jail earlier this week following an early morning disturbance. Corinth Police responded to a shots fired call Monday, Oct. 26 around 4 a.m. When officers arrived at 1424 Foote Street, they found one man grazed in the top of the head from a .45 caliber handgun. Police took three men into custody after securing the scene, according to detective Dell Green. Those arrested were David Holloway, 32, of 1424 Foote Street. Holloway was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of a stolen firearm. James Stokes, 38, of 1424 Foote Street was charged with manufacturing of methamphetamine. Stokes was the individual grazed by the shot of William Modlin, 45, of County Road 233, Corinth. Modlin was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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