There are 12 article(s) tagged DeSoto County Sheriff's Office:

• October 2026

  • Hernando police officer arrested

    Deputies booked the woman into the DeSoto County jail for contributing to the delinquency or neglect of a child, the county’s online jail portal shows.

    By Aarron Fleming October 04, 2026

• September 2026

  • DeSoto deputies cleared of wrongdoing in fatal 2025 Nesbit shooting

    DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot and killed Rylee Westmoreland shortly after midnight Oct. 18, 2025.

    By Aarron Fleming September 28, 2026

• May 2026

  • There’s an app to track sex offenders in DeSoto County

    There are more than 250 registered sex offenders in DeSoto County. Now, a new app allows residents to track offenders, get alerts if their child is contacted by someone on their watch list and more. 

    By Aarron Fleming May 28, 2026

• March 2026

  • ‘He is our hero’: DeSoto captain honored after rescuing teens from submerged car

    A DeSoto County sheriff’s deputy jumped into a swollen ravine last fall to save two teenage girls and was recognized for the rescue.

    By Brandon LaGrone II March 16, 2026

• September 2024

  • Bailey: Clues, diligent work result in solved mystery

    Amber Edlin was persistent in her search for the identity of a Jane Doe, whose body was found alongside a road in DeSoto County. 

    By Clay Bailey September 27, 2024

  • DeSoto sheriff had tip Zimmerman was in Chicago before arrest

    Sheriff Thomas Tuggle’s statements Monday were his first on the case in over a month, a decision he compared to a game of chess with the media.

    By Rob Moore September 23, 2024

• August 2024

  • Officer in charge of DeSoto sex-offender registry recognized for work

    Sgt. Bryan Andrews took charge of the DeSoto County sheriff’s sex-offender registry in 2021, shifting the department’s reactive posture when investigating noncompliant offenders to one more proactive.

    By Rob Moore August 23, 2024

  • DeSoto County escapee sticking in Chicago for now

    After months on the lam, DeSoto County escapee Joshua Zimmerman was found barricaded in a Chicago restaurant. 

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    By Rob Moore August 22, 2024

• July 2024

  • What’s in the contract between DeSoto County Schools, juvenile facility

    The contract primarily concerns requirements the DeSoto County Juvenile Correctional Facility must meet to receive federal funding.

    By Rob Moore July 30, 2024

• June 2023

  • DeSoto County sheriff race a top-dollar campaign

    The Republican Primary for DeSoto County sheriff is becoming a high-priced affair with both Michael Lee and Thomas Tuggle raising substantial funds in their campaigns for the office.

    By Beth Sullivan June 15, 2023

• September 2022

  • Shooting suspect captured in Whitehaven

    According to the Shelby County Criminal Justice System Portal, Ezekiel Kelly is wanted for first-degree murder on a warrant that was issued Wednesday, Sept. 7.

    By Julia Baker September 09, 2022

• April 2022

  • DeSoto County Justice Court moving to Hernando this summer

    Continued growth in DeSoto County translates to a need for a new Justice Court building. The facility, already under construction, should open this summer alongside other law-and-order facilities.

    By Toni Lepeska April 21, 2022