False Armed Robbery Report Leads to Arrest

TUPELO, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE)- Tupelo Police were called to the 1000 block of Bienville Street on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 for an Armed Robbery.

The resident advised that he had been robbed at gunpoint while attempting to sell his cell phone to a buyer whom he had met on the internet.

The investigation revealed the armed robbery was fabricated to cover the solicitation of a prostitute and the loss of the resident’s cell phone.

On Wednesday, August 23, 2017 the resident, Miketavious White, was charged with False Reporting of a Crime. That case will be adjudicated through Tupelo Municipal Court.