Shannon man arrested for 2020 Tupelo shooting incident

TUPELO – A man wanted for a 4-year-old shooting case was arrested last week by the Tupelo Police Department.

Tupelo officers served a capias warrant Friday May 10 on Charles Everett McPherson, 40 of Vinson Street, Shannon. He was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon by a felon. The charges date back to a March 2020 incident where a man was shot multiple times on Southside Drive.

The grand jury bond stipulated that McPherson be held without bond. McPherson was convicted of selling cocaine in 2004 and 2007.