Three Vicksburg residents arrested in Port Gibson for marijuana and firearms

Port Gibson Police Department arrested three Vicksburg residents on Friday after a vehicle search revealed marijuana and firearms.

According to a release by the Port Gibson Police Department, just before 11 p.m. on Friday, Officer Kie’Vontae Dotson and Officer James Bingham made contact with a Grey Chrysler 300 after it attempted to go through the safety checkpoint. The release states that the odor of marijuana was noticed and the vehicle was ordered to pull to the shoulder of the road.

Upon searching the vehicle, a small amount of marijuana and three firearms with extended clips were recovered.

Three Vicksburg residents, Kendarius Turpin, Davion Turpin and Jeffrey Cage, were taken into custody.