Mississippi woman accused of shoplifting, arrested on multiple felony counts

Published 6:20 am Tuesday, January 31, 2023

A Mississippi woman faces multiple felony charges after she was accused of stealing from an Oxford business.

On Dec. 9, 2022, the Oxford Police Department responded to a business in the 2500 block of Jackson Avenue to take a report of shoplifting.

After an investigation, Jinnifer Niccole Sheppard, 30, of Water Valley, was arrested and charged with two counts of felony Shoplifting and one count of False Pretense.

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At an initial bond hearing, Sheppard was issued a $15,000 bond by a Lafayette County Justice Court judge

The Mississippi Department of Corrections placed a hold on Sheppard.

The Oxford Police Department said they would like to thank the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department for helping locate Sheppard.