SUMMARY: A 15-year-old boy, Siyaski Crawford, had his murder charge downgraded to accessory after the fact to murder in connection to the killing of 14-year-old Cameron Horne-Crook in Jackson, Mississippi. Crawford's bond was set at $75,000, with a curfew of 6:00 p.m. and a requirement to attend school. Two other teenagers, Maxle Mooneyham, and John Foote, were charged with murder in the case, with Mooneyham's bond set at $1.5 million and Foote denied bond. Crawford admitted to detectives that he and Mooneyham removed Horne-Crook's body from a vehicle after he was shot multiple times.

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SUMMARY: A manhunt is underway in Rankin County, Mississippi for an attempted murder suspect after a call was received about a gunshot victim. The victim, found with a gunshot wound at a home, is in critical condition. Witnesses reported seeing a small, white car leaving the scene at a high speed. Rankin County Sheriff's Office is working on developing a suspect and searching for the individual. The shooting occurred in the Reservoir area, and deputies, along with other emergency services, responded to the scene. The suspect faces charges of attempted murder.

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SUMMARY: Willard Geven Knight, a Mississippi man, was sentenced to 50 years without parole for multiple counts of child exploitation. A 2023 investigation revealed Knight was using social networks to traffic child pornography. Law enforcement agencies, including Homeland Security, apprehended Knight at his home in Wesson, where electronic devices with child pornography were found. Knight was already a registered sex offender on supervised probation for a 2015 conviction. Upon pleading guilty to the new charges, Knight will serve a total of 50 years in prison. The judge revoked the suspended portion of his previous sentence and ordered him to serve the entirety.

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