Tunica County Sheriff’s deputies made a swift arrest following an armed robbery at a local business on March 26.
At 3:30  a.m., law enforcement officials were called to Shell/Wendy’s Service at Highway 61 and Casino Center. Witnesses at the scene reported that a chrome and nickel plated weapon was used in the crime. A suspect, Michael Bonsky of Memphis, was linked to the robbery. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from the business.

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Nearly 15 years after family members discovered the lifeless body of their brother under a large oak tree on Gay Street, Tunica County Sheriff K.C. Hamp announced that a former law enforcement official has been implicated in his death.
At a press conference at the Tunica Museum on March 28, Hamp said Willie “Cat Daddy” Starks has been charged with the murder of James “JuMan” Carter of Tunica. Starks, the former chief deputy of the Tunica County Sheriff’s Department, is currently serving a 30 year sentence in the federal prison system on unrelated drug charges. His bond in the Carter case has been set at $1 million. He has also been charged with obstruction of justice.

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Circuit Court in Tunica County started the March-April 2012 term last Monday, with 67 cases on the calendar, some dating as far back as 2005-2006. Judges Webster, Walls and Smith will hear cases during this term.
The schedule is as follows:
March 26, Judge Webster - 11-0036 J. Stevenson, auto theft: 11-0068 K. Smith, aggravated assault/shooting into motor vehicle; 12-0003 K. Powell, fondling; 10-0076 K. Dorsey/M.Terry, burglary of dwelling; 10-0024 D. Grant, felony malicious mischief; 10-0034 M. Stafford, embezzlement; 12-0032 C. Davis, shoplifting; 10-0095 S. Perdue, uttering forgery; 10-0097 C. Wilkins, uttering forgery.

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