Mississippi’s evening headlines for Wednesday, October 14, 2026: a Horn Lake man faces charges after a woman was shot at a DeSoto County apartment, a Corinth man is convicted in a federal child-exploitation conspiracy, a U.S. senator predicts a Democratic upset in Mississippi’s Senate race, and Ole Miss prepares to host No. 13 Missouri.
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Horn Lake police arrest man after woman is shot at apartment — Officers were dispatched around 8:28 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, to the Medina at Mallard Creek Apartments in Horn Lake, where a 20-year-old woman was found with a single gunshot wound and taken to Regional One Trauma Center in Memphis in critical condition. Police say a domestic altercation led Cortez Bradford, 20, to fire toward the woman; he was charged with aggravated domestic assault.
Corinth man convicted by federal jury in child sexual abuse material conspiracy — Justin Lee Plunk, 39, of Corinth was found guilty on October 9, 2026, by a Pittsburgh jury of conspiracy to distribute and distributing child sexual abuse material after a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Robert J. Colville. He faces up to 40 years in federal prison in a case the U.S. Attorney’s Office says involved a conspiracy exploiting minors online from at least 2021 to 2024.
Sen. Raphael Warnock says Scott Colom could flip Senate seat Democratic like his Georgia upset — Speaking to faith leaders and an electrified crowd in Jackson, Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock said Mississippi’s race looks familiar to his own Deep South upset five years ago, urging voters to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Originally published by Mississippi Today.
Around Mississippi
Coach who recorded young gymnasts undressing is sentenced to 90 years in prison — A once-prominent youth gymnastics coach, Sean Gardner, was sentenced to 90 years in prison for secretly recording his young female students undressing and using the bathroom at a Mississippi gym. Reported by the Associated Press, originally published by Mississippi Today.
Corinth mayor Ralph Dance wins second term — Mayor Ralph Dance won a second term in Tuesday’s four-way election, receiving 1,303 votes, or 60.4 percent, in unofficial results pending certification. The Alcorn County roundup also covers the federal conviction of a Corinth man, approvals for 10 homes on the Washington Street corridor, and a police search at a Highway 72 business.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
