VPD arrests 6 in narcotics round-up
Published 12:51 pm Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The Vicksburg Police Department Narcotics Division along with the Criminal Investigations Division conducted a round-up in which six arrests were made on Friday.
According to police reports, each suspect had pre-existing felony warrants for separate charges.
The suspects and related charges are as follows:
Clyde Beryl Stinson, 44 of Vicksburg: possession of methamphetamine
Cartez De’Shawn Evans, 24 of Vicksburg: possession of cocaine, weapon possession by a convicted felon, and weapon enhancement involving drugs
Jonathan Christopher Phelps, 34 of Vicksburg: possession of a stolen firearm
Devan Lamorris Benard, 36 of Vicksburg: possession of cocaine
Anthony Duaine Long, 48 of Vicksburg: possession of cocaine, weapon possession by a convicted felon, and weapon enhancement involving drugs
Amber Dawn Mason Spencer, 43 of Vicksburg: hindering prosecution, rendering criminal assistance
The six defendants appeared before Judge Angela Carpenter in the Vicksburg Municipal Court on the same day as the arrests. Stinson’s bond was set at $20,000; Evan’s bond was set at $75,000; Phelps’s bond was set at $20,000; Benard’s bond was set at $20,000; Long’s bond was set at $75,000 and Spencer’s bond was set at $20,000. All were bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury.