Law enforcement agents are searching for a Starkville man identified as a person of interest in a recent burglary.
Officers were dispatched to Wildwood Trailer Park on Tuesday after receiving a report of a burglary in progress. They arrested Xavier Deundra Williams, 18, of Starkville, and began a search for Xavier Devon Cotton, 19, also of Starkville.
Cotton was identified by Starkville Police Department in a press release as a person of interest in the incident.
Williams was charged with residential burglary. He was processed and transported to Oktibbeha County Jail, where he remains. His bond is scheduled to be set today in municipal court.
Anyone with information as to the location of Cotton is asked to call SPD at 662-323-4131 or the Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 800-530-7151.
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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