C.J. LeMaster
Chief Investigative Reporter at WLBT-TV (Jackson, MS)
Journalist. @Tableau creator. #IRE winner. @WLBT's 6x EMMYⓇ-nominated Investigative Reporter/5 p.m. co-anchor. Public records advocate. Opinions mine.
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5 days ago |
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster |Anthony Warren
In the days leading up to the Democratic primary runoff in Jackson, Mississippi, WLBT News is interviewing both candidates for mayor: Current Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and State Sen. John Horhn. Lumumba’s interview was published on Thursday. JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State Sen. John Horhn hopes the fourth time’s the charm in his bid to become Jackson’s next mayor. Horhn, a longtime state Senator, ran for the position in 2009, 2014, and 2017, falling short each time.
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2 weeks ago |
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - Madison County supervisors voted unanimously to place a county justice court clerk on a paid leave of absence and require the clerk and every employee in the office to submit to polygraph tests as part of an investigation into the office itself. The actions took place during the executive session on Monday.
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2 weeks ago |
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Days after the federal government released new findings in a deadly helicopter crash in Madison County, we’re exploring what one witness heard and saw seconds before impact. The witness was working at the Turcotte Fish Hatchery, just seven hundred yards from where the medical helicopter went down. He says after hearing that boom, he turned around and watched the chopper pitching up and down, descending at a 45-degree angle.
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2 weeks ago |
wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) - One day after a former Richland mayor was indicted from findings from a 3 On Your Side Investigation, another man tied to that exposé has been cleared. On Thursday, WLBT learned that a Rankin County grand jury did not indict former Pearl Police Chief Dean Scott last month. That means he will not face any criminal charges.
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Nov 6, 2024 |
actionnews5.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the same Jackson bribery scandal that took down a city councilwoman last monthMayor Lumumba confirmed the news Wednesday evening during a video released to WLBT News. The news comes weeks after Sherik Marve Smith pleaded guilty in connection with the scandal. Smith’s role involved funneling money to two unnamed city officials, one whom the documents intimate is Lumumba - though that was not confirmed.
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I get not answering a reporter’s calls. I understand saying “no comment” or declining to answer. But if you lie to me, two things happen. One, you instantly lose credibility. Two, depending on the severity, you burn a bridge you might need one day. #journalism #transparency
Those ballots would not make a difference in this case. If all of them were for Horhn, he still would not have the 50 percent plus one vote necessary to avoid a runoff, according to our analysis of tonight's results. #wlbt
BREAKING: With all precincts in, it appears John Horhn & incumbent Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba are headed to a runoff in 3 weeks to determine the Democratic candidate for mayor in the general election. Approx. 840 absentee ballots still have to be counted. #Decision2025 #wlbt https://t.co/pM3uoYGpMu
