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Batesville Woman Charged with Attempted Murder by Bombing
LAFAYETTE COUNTY AND PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AUG 5 – Christina Laureen Willis faces multiple charges after placing a live homemade bomb on a car and investigators found additional explosives, firearms, and narcotics at her residence.
- On June 20, 2025, Lafayette County Sheriff's Office and ATF arrested Christina Laureen Willis, 27, of Batesville, on attempted murder and bomb placement charges.
- On June 20, 2025, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division and the ATF launched a joint probe after deputies responded to a suspicious package on a vehicle in southwestern Lafayette County.
- Following the investigation, bomb technicians from the Tupelo Bomb Squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed the package contained a `live, homemade explosive device` and safely detonated it in a secure area on June 23.
- On August 4, 2025, authorities executed a warrant at a Panola County residence, uncovering bomb-making materials, firearms, narcotics and another homemade explosive device, said Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East.
- The ATF plans to present the case to a federal grand jury, and Willis could face additional federal charges while held in the Panola County Jail pending transfer to the Lafayette County Detention Center.
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Suspicious packages leads to arrest of Batesville woman - The Oxford Eagle
A suspicious package discovered in Lafayette County has led to the arrest of a Batesville woman and potential federal charges following a multi-agency investigation involving local, state and federal authorities. The Panola County Sheriff’s Office reported on Facebook Monday that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tupelo Bomb Squad “rendered safe” a homemade explosive that was discovered as the result of a search war…
Woman arrested after homemade bomb was found on a vehicle in Lafayette Co.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Batesville woman is behind bars after deputies said a homemade bomb was found on a vehicle in Lafayette County. Investigators said the discovery in June sparked a multi-agency investigation involving the ATF, bomb squads, and narcotics agents. They said Christina Laureen Willis was later arrested after more explosives, bomb-making materials, guns, and drugs were found at a home in Panola County. Willis is charg…
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