Crime reports: Vicksburg woman charged with selling cocaine

Published 12:48 pm Wednesday, July 8, 2020

A Vicksburg woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with the sale of cocaine.

According to a release from the Vicksburg Police Department, Luanna Mejia, 29, was arrested following an undercover investigation at the Jubilee Fastway, 1217 Cherry Street, by the department’s Narcotics/NET team.

She appeared in Vicksburg Municipal Court Wednesday in front of Judge Penny Lawson, who set a $25,000 bond and bound the case over to the Warren County grand jury.

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In other reports:

• On Monday, at 4:50 p.m., officers responded to Vicksburg Family Dental, 3425 Pemberton Square Blvd., in reference to an auto burglary. The victim reported someone broke into a Ford F-250 truck and took a wallet and two handguns.

• On Tuesday, at 6:14 a.m., a patrol officer discovered the front door glass broken out at Family Dollar at 1305 Mission 66. It is unknown what was taken at this time.

• On Tuesday, at 6:07 p.m., officers responded to Rail Crew Xpress, 1400 Levee St., for a reported theft of a vehicle. The complainant reported a 2017 Toyota Sienna was stolen around 10 p.m. Monday.

About Tim Reeves

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

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