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Myers arrested amid homicide investigation

Leah Chase, SCSO Public Relations Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the arrest of Ethan Myers, 26, of Joaquin, in connection with a homicide investigation. On Sunday, November 13, 2022 at approximately 4 p.m. deputies responded to a welfare check on...

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest

Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the arrest of Dwight Jackson, 43, of Center. On November 3, 2022, a patrol deputy with the SCSO initiated a traffic stop on Highway 7 West for a traffic violation. Upon making contact with the driver, the deputy noticed a...

Stolen four-wheeler recovered in Sardis community

Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the recovery of a stolen four-wheeler. On October 28, 2022, patrol deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office began working the report of a 2021 Honda Rancher 400 that was stolen from a property on Highway 7 E in...

Stolen vehicle recovered in Cherokee County

Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the recovery of a stolen vehicle. On October 24, 2022, Lieutenant Investigator Chad Hooper began working the report of a 2000 Ford pickup that was stolen from Carroll Street in Joaquin. Lieutenant Hooper learned that the...

SCSO seeking whereabouts of Timpson man

UPDATE: 10/27/2022 McGuire has been located and is safe. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Willie Daniel McGuire, 61, of Timpson. McGuire is described as a black male, 6’1” tall, 200 pounds, bald, with brown eyes. McGuire was reported...

SCSO seeking whereabouts of Rusk man

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Terry Wayne Goodman, 53, of Rusk. Goodman is described as a white male, 5’6” tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has brown eyes and red hair. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is seeking Goodman in reference...

Two arrested on theft charge; property recovered

Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the arrest of Avery Brown, 27, of Huntsville and Raina Baker, 32, of Center, for theft in regards to an incident that occurred on October 14, 2022, in Timpson. On October 14, 2022, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies took a...

Formal statement regarding Inga Lout

Leah Chase, Public Relations On October 12 at 9 p.m., the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office began searching for Inga Lout, who was reported missing by her family. Lout’s family stated that she left her home at 5:45 a.m. on October 12 to travel to her place of employment...

SCSO seeking whereabouts of Lout

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Inga Lout, 68, of Shelbyville. Lout is described a white female, 5’3” tall, and weighs approximately 165 pounds. She has black hair and green eyes. She was last seen around 5 a.m. on October 12, 2022 in...

Search warrant results in two arrests

Leah Chase, SCSO Public Relations Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the arrest of Denisa Permenter, 49, of Joaquin, and Lawrence Pierce, 34, of Garrison. On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the...