Vicksburg NET officers make two arrests in separate incidents; VPD incident report

Officers with the Vicksburg Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team made two arrests in separate incidents on Friday, Feb. 28.

Tabitha Neal, 42, was arrested on a warrant for possession of methamphetamine at 7:45 p.m.

Following a traffic stop at around 10:33 p.m., officers arrested Johnnie J’Darius Hicks, 20, for two counts of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

Neal and Hicks appeared in Vicksburg Municipal Court today before Judge Penny Lawson who bound both over to the Warren County Grand Jury. She set Neal’s bond at $10,000 and Hicks’ at $250,000.

In other police activity, officers responded to an address in the 1500 block of South Street in reference to a residential burglary on Friday at 10:40 a.m. The victim said that someone broke into the home and stole a PlayStation 4 valued at $500.

Officers responded to the 300 block of Claremont Circle in reference to an auto burglary on Sunday, March 1, at 3:17 a.m. The victim stated someone broke into his 2011 Dodge Ram, and he fired a warning shot and the burglar fled. Nothing was missing from the truck.

Vicksburg officers responded to four incidents of shots fired from Friday, Feb. 28, through Sunday, March 1. They did not find any evidence of shots fired at any of the locations.

• On Friday at 10:06 p.m., officers responded to the 4400 block of Interstate 20 Frontage Road.
• Saturday at 11:49 p.m., officers responded to the 1200 block of Forrest Street.
• Sunday at 3:15 a.m., officers responded to the area of Fifth North and Poplar Street.
• Sunday at 11:16 p.m., officers responded to Demby Drive.

If you have any information on any of these incidents, please call the Vicksburg Police Department at 601-636-2511.