An Ole Miss student only had to pay a small fine after he struck three fellow students with his truck while high on nitrous oxide in Oxford Square, injuries be damned.
Three Ole Miss students were walking through the square, enjoying a night on the town. Unfortunately, Samuel Welborn was enjoying a night out as well but his idea of fun involved snorting nitrous oxide while driving his Toyota Tacoma truck. Welborn is from Brandon.
Welborn approached the intersection of University and North Lamar, heading South. The police report states Welborn "slow rolls through the green light from the center driving lane and crosses into the right turn lane." As he drove through the intersection, Welborn struck the three students and did not stop until he crashed into a pole. Welborn is a 20 year-old Ole Miss student from Brandon.
Police found the victims in the parking lot of the Four Corners Chevron. Witnesses said one victim was thrown 20 feet, another one was thrown 10 feet, and one ended up under the truck. Video shows Welborn did not hit his brakes. The truck stopped only after it crashed into two utility boxes.
MES took the two young women to Baptist Memorial Hospital. One female victim said she was very sore and her tailbone was hurting. She went to the doctor for further examination. The victim's mother said she had a fractured nose and stitches above her left eye.
The other female victim told the police she was released and nothing was broken. However, her mother said she started having more symptoms and was going to see a specialist to get x-rays.
Police spoke to her on September 11. The victim's mother said her daughter "sustained a broken foot and broken jaw." However, the police told her the charges "would not be upgraded."
The male victim had "scratches and scrapes" but the x-rays were negative.
Witnesses told police Welborn had a "whippet" can in his truck. The can fell out when he exited his truck. Video captured him putting it back in the vehicle. Police searched his truck and found Vyvanse, a large can of food grade nitrous oxide, and two empty cans of nitrous oxide. One office observed Welborn "to have a glassy stare looking into the distance."
Welborn gave a Mississippi driver's license to police officers at the scene. However, the license was fake. Police found his real license in his wallet.
Oxford police charged Welborn with first-offense DUI and possession of a fake ID. Videos captured the incident, including Welborn hiding his whippet can in the truck.
Unfortunately, Welborn got another DUI a week later. Welborn struck three vehicles at an apartment complex. The police report states:
On the above date and time, I, Officer Hatcher, responded to the Archive for a report of a private property vehicle collision. Upon arrival, I saw three vehicles parked next to each other that looked like they had been hit from the side and pushed into each other. Other officers were already out with the driver of the vehicle that allegedly hit the parked vehicles.
Welborn's vehicle, a Buick Encore, had damage to the front left and front bumper. The front left wheel was damaged and the tire was flat. The Buick was parked 110 yards away from the three damaged vehicles.
Police arrested Welborn again and charged him with first-offense DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.
Unknown to the police and families, Welborn pleaded guilty to first-offense DUI on September 24. The prosecutor dropped the false identification charge. Oxford Municipal Court Marc Boutwell sentenced him to serve 48 hours in jail but suspended the sentence and fined him $1,000.
Oxford City Prosecutor Jay Chain prosecuted the case. Attorney Mickey Mallette. Mallete was a Lafayette County Assistant District Attorney until 2024.
The police report states the officer got a little surprise on October 3:
I spoke with Municipal Court and advised that I will be presenting the case to Grand Jury. They advised that the date of judgement is 09/24/2025. He plead guilty and received 48 hours suspended jail time, a $1,432 fine, ordered to complete MASEP, and a court approved Alcohol Awareness course.
You read that correctly. The police had no idea the case was swiftly adjudicated while the investigation was still active . The officer stated on October 7 he spoke to Lafayette County Assistant District Attorney Honey Ussery about the case but she said the injuries did not meet the requirements for aggravated assault.
The family of one victim wanted to pursue simple assault charges against Welborn but Oxford City Prosecutor Jay Chain said such charges were not "feasible."
Ms. Williams had several complaints about Oxford's handling of the case. She said the police report was "riddled with errors. It had the wrong birth years, missing injuries, and incomplete information."
Victim Services never notified Ms. Williams, her daughter, nor the other victims of Welborn's hearing. Ms. Williams said she repeatedly called Ussery and left detailed messages. However, she said Ussery never returned her call. She called and left three messages for Chain but he never called her back. "No one has shown the courtesy of calling back a parent whose child was nearly killed," said the mother as she criticized the prosecutors.
Ms. Williams said she wanted Oxford to reopen the case for review and consider filing additional charges such as aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and drug-related offenses. She urged Oxford to restrict whippet sales as well.
"The system failed them - from investigation to courtroom. We're grateful they're alive, but surviving shouldn't mean silence. Oxford can and must do better," concluded Ms. Williams.
Kingfish Note: Sounds like another case of Oxford justice . Check out this 2024 post about the bleaching of an indictment. Yet another example of police doing their job while prosecutors and judges don't do their job .
40 comments:
**coughs** Must be White
So this guy wrecks 2 vehicles in a month, is that correct? At what point does his family realize there may be a problem?
I believe one does not snort, one huffs nitrous
If you think this is bad, you should have seen how the behavior of athletes are covered up. Chad Kelly being the best example.
What is whippet? I thought that was a dog. Food grade nitrous oxide? I’m worried my dentist has been giving me the cheap stuff.
Bad corrupt town all around...
You have to deal with negative behaviors, as Grandma would say, if not it will come out in the wash. Keep letting this idiot off, he will kill someone one day.
If memory serves, and the JJ archives support, Creekmore treated young Alston quite softly also.
What does the guy look like? If he's kind of big and athletic he could have been mistaken for one of our stud ballers and you certainly can't blame the local law enforcement for that. Honest mistake. If not, this is another Oxford travesty. Hotty toddy.
slap on the wrist
"At what point does his family realize there may be a problem?"
They realized there was a problem. Problem being the truck was in the shop after the sidewalk incident, so, to solve the problem, they had him in a Buick within a week.
Riff Raff like this does not happen in Starkville.
This is a poster child for how offenders get multiple first-offense DUIs, prosecutors and courts not making the checks required by state law before assessing charges.
I see now, by the big stupid tires and rims on his truck he is connected or his parents have a ton of money. It's the Ole Miss way
Who is this douchebro related to that's important?
12:28, Even if someone has two 1st-offense DUIs, the third could still be enhanced to a 3rd-offense felony DUI.
The number of DUIs, not the name of them, is what counts for the purpose of enhancement to a felony.
Has Oxford always been like this? Even 30-40 years ago? I didn’t think so but maybe I was wrong?
I have to say (because I have a Brandon address), but that truck just screams Brandon punk kid.
I can't imagine anyone thinking they could drive while huffing nitrous. That's insane.
Report says this was on a Sunday, early evening with kids on the sidewalk when run over from behind- he got a slap on the wrist all while they knew he had another DUI, struck 3 cars, and left the scene?
"Your honor, I present to the court my motion to fix."
Justice delayed is justice denied.......
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“ The other female victim told the police she was released and nothing was broken. However, her mother said she started having more symptoms and was going to see a specialist to get x-rays. “
Translation: she may be fine but we’re going to the injury lawyers’ doctor to prepare a case
The Good-'Ol-Boy system is alive and well. Just make a large enough cash donation to the reelection campaigns of the DA and the judge, and you too can get off scot free. It doesn't just happen in Jackson where we can look down our noses and blame those lawless Democrats. It's the same damn story in Oxford, Starkville, and the rest of our bastions of conservatism. You can have (or prevent) all the justice that you can afford.
No wonder Lane Kiffin left. What a corrupt city. Do step foot in Oxford!
What the hell is going on with Mississippi's legal system? This? and Pedophile on house arrest? Where does it end? Are there any adults in the room? Bueller?
This was across from Velvet Ditch and the owner was the first one there praying over the ones that were hit. It was scary. They could have been killed.
The Oxford is doomed.
a punk ass junkie in a carolina squat truck....................you cant get more mississippi than that .
KF:
"Editor's note: This article was updated at 6:04 p.m. on Aug. 19 to clarify Honey Ussery was involved in alleged civil rights violations.
A recently hired OU associate vice president with alleged civil rights violations withdrew from her position at OU, according to a statement by the university.
Last month, Honey Ussery was appointed as OU’s associate vice president and institutional equity officer. On Aug. 1, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, a conservative think tank, published an article tying Ussery to an alleged civil rights violation from an investigation of alleged sexual impropriety during her time as assistant director of equal opportunity and regulatory compliance and Title IX coordinator at the University of Mississippi. "
https://www.oudaily.com/news/honey-ussery-ou-institutional-equity-title-ix/article_2fe899e4-5e6f-11ef-98bb-c36e9806056c.html
https://www.citynewsokc.com/community/ou-hire-tied-to-student-civil-rights-violations/article_8764fb0a-54c3-11ef-bb87-c71f1b913914.html
Wonder if this little punk was by chance riding around huffin and swerving same time as kiffin was on his way to the airport?? 🤔
G.
What else would you expect from the City of Oxford ?
How much was the payoff??
Left unsaid about this case - and the wonderful City of Oxford and its justice system - is the one who appoints these officials who let this drunk crook off so easy. Our Mayor of the Century, the one being proposed as the next wonder politico - Mayor Tannehill - who appoints the City Prosecutor who blew this case and who also appointed the City Judge who let him back loose on anyone walking around her fine city.
Being white isn’t enough. You have to be rich and white
It’s not because of ole miss. It’s because most likely he comes from a wealthy family
"Riff Raff like this does not happen in Starkville".
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Really ?
Whatever happened to that giant MSU player that beat the living shit out of an innocent kid walking out of a restaurant. And then had the gall to apologize via a lil' girl style text message?
I seem to remember the Starkville cops & the state college tried to keep that incident under wraps.
Much of the Criminal Justice System in Mississippi is a dog and pony show. The ass of the entire country, if you will.
It offers the most justice for your money, if you have enough.
@12:06 - Food gade nitrous oxide is used for making whipped cream. It is often sold in 2.5" compressed gas cylinders know affectionately as whippets. Cheap plastic or steel devices designed to open the whippet and transfer the gas to a balloon are called crackers. Inhaling the contents of the balloon causes an intense numbing sensation. We used to laugh that we used whippets to make whipped cream...out of our brains. We also weren't stupid enough to use nitrous oxide while trying to drive. No one who has ever tried nitrous oxide could possibly think it was ok to do it while driving. This kid is full-on effing STUPID! He will be dead or in jail soon.
You must whippet
Clem Donktruk or his parents have to pay $1,432.00?
That'll learn 'em!
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