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0 Dykes Chapel Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 5 offenders within 5 miles and 3 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

5 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 0 Dykes Chapel Rd, Richton, MS 39476

0 Rape

4 Child Involved

2 Assault

1 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
LACKEY, ROBERT K 54 years old Child Involved	POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BY MEANS OF A COMPUTER/Any other offense committed in another jurisdiction, which would be considered one of the offenses in Section 45-33-23(g) in Mississippi 2024-12-21T05:07:36	1356 HWY 15 RICHTON, MS, 39476	4.1	Medium
SHOWS, CURTIS RAY 44 years old Child Involved Violent	Sexual battery 2024-12-21T05:07:36	DECEASED RICHTON, MS, 39476	4.8	Medium
BATES, JOHN WAYNE 56 years old Child Involved Violent	Sexual battery 2024-12-21T05:07:36	28 PINEDEROSA DRIVE RICHTON, MS, 39476	4.1	Medium
NICHOLSON, TRAVIS LAMAR 41 years old	COMPUTER PORNOGRAPHY/Any offense resulting in a conviction in another jurisdiction for which registration is required in the jurisdiction where the conviction was had 2024-12-21T05:07:36	HWY 15 RICHTON, MS, 39476	4.8	Medium
SOWELL, WALTER 60 years old Child Involved	Touching of a child or a mentally defective, incapacitated or physically helpless person for lustful purposes 2024-12-21T05:07:36	MAIN STREET RICHTON, MS, 39476	4.8	Medium

3 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

2 Low

1 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/02/2026 10:58 AM	Desoto Dr, Ovett, MS 39464	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible minor traffic crash at Highway 15 and De Soto Drive involving a Nissan Frontier and a Toyota Avalon, with no injuries or road blockage and one responding unit canceled.

Crime

Location (Approx.)

Severity

Description

Traffic

07/02/2026 10:58 AM

Desoto Dr, Ovett, MS 39464

LOW

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible minor traffic crash at Highway 15 and De Soto Drive involving a Nissan Frontier and a Toyota Avalon, with no injuries or road blockage and one responding unit canceled.

Crime & Safety Report for 0 Dykes Chapel Rd, Richton, MS 39476