Unnamed suspect arrested in connection with arson of Senatobia Police Department

Unnamed suspect arrested in connection. Unnamed suspect arrested in connection with arson of Senatobia Police Department.

Key points

• Enrollment at Mississippi's public universities declined slightly between 2025 and 2026 school years.
• That fire occurred in the early morning hours on Halloween, October 31, and was extinguished by the City of Senatobia Fire Department.
• According to a social media post by the Bureau of Tobacco, Alcohol and Firearms Monday afternoon, the suspect was arrested in Huntsville, Alabama.
• The arrest was created with assistance from the Huntsville Police Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations.
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In practice, a suspect was taken into custody in Huntsville, Alabama Monday afternoon. The investigation into the arson is ongoing and ATF is asking the public to share any information related to the case.

Notably, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the arson of the Senatobia Police Department.

According to a social media post by the Bureau of Tobacco, Alcohol and Firearms Monday afternoon, the suspect was arrested in Huntsville, Alabama. A name or other identifying information of the suspect was not published.

For context, the arrest was created with assistance from the Huntsville Police Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations.

According to The agency, the investigation is ongoing and asked the public to share any information related to the case by contacting the ATF at 1-888-ATF-TIPS.

ATF authorities stated the case stems from a fire that appeared to be intentionally set using an open flame and accelerant to cause damage to the Senatobia Police Department facility. That fire occurred in the early morning hours on Halloween, October 31, and was extinguished by the City of Senatobia Fire Department.

Senatobia's law enforcement agency is under national scrutiny due to an officer involved shooting that resulted in the death of a 1-year-old child back in June.

In that incident, officers already at the local Walmart chased two suspects to a vehicle while responding to a shoplifting incident. After getting in the vehicle and reversing out of the parking spot, one suspect, the driver of the vehicle, accelerated in the direction of officers, video published by the Attorney General demonstrated. One officer was almost struck by the vehicle, resulting in three gun shots being discharged into the vehicle, one of which struck the child.

Meanwhile, a review of the incident by the Attorney General's Office determined the employ of force by the officer was justified, the AG's office unveiled last month. That review occurred after an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, the AG's office stated in the October 19 statement. Regarding the Author(s).

Jeremy Pittari is a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. Born and raised in Slidell, La., he moved to South Mississippi in the early 90s. Jeremy earned an associate in arts from Pearl River Community College and went on to attend the University of Southern Mississippi, where he earned a bachelor's of arts in journalism. A week after Hurricane Katrina, he began an internship as a reporter with the community newspaper in Pearl River County. After graduation, he accepted a full-time position at that news outlet where he covered the recovery process post Katrina in Pearl River and Hancock Counties. For almost 17 years he wrote concerning local administration, education, law enforcement, crime, business and a variety of other topics. Email Jeremy: [email protected].

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