By Steve Rogers The Packet He once sued a police chief and detective for false arrest. More recently, his late evening visits asking for money have disturbed a growing number of north Columbus residents. Now, 39-year-old Develle Henderson, who Columbus Police say is homeless, is in jail, charged with stealing a television from a church. According to a police press release, on May 31 the Church of Christ at 2401 Seventh Street North reported a burglary. Henderson was arrested June 14. The television has not been recovered. Numerous residents of neighborhoods near Holly Hills and Bluecutt roads have reported...

By Steve Rogers The Packet A panic alarm at a convenience store cash register has Lowndes County deputies expecting one thing. They found another. At about 8:40 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to the Shell station at the Highway 82-Highway 45 exit in response to the alarm. When a deputy looked into the store, he saw a man standing near the cash register bleeding. Turns out, a day-long dispute had turned violent. It landed 43-year-old Patricia Ann Moody of 102 S. Browder St. #75 in jail on aggravated domestic assault charges. According to Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Marc Miley, Moody and...

The Packet A man is in custody after alert officers heard a burglar alarm at a Highway 45 business. About 5 a.m. on June 13 Columbus Police Department officers heard an alarm going off at Express Oil Change, 2336 Highway 45 North, and stopped to investigate. Dispatchers told them that additional alarms were being set off inside, and they soon found Lamar Cobby Williams, of 2305 Highway 45 North Apt. C, allegedly hiding inside. Williams was arrested and charged with burglary of a business. Municipal Judge Gary Goodwin denied...