Search – Alden Puckett

YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Investigating Officer(s): Det. P. Beckwith, Det. J. Magee
Incident No.: 005299-18J-2023
Case Description: Hoyt Biffle homicide investigation

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DATE SEARCH WARRANT RECEIVED

October 23, 2023

DATE AND TIME SEARCH CONDUCTED

October 24, 2023

at 7:00 a.m.

COPY OF WARRANT AND RECEIPT FOR ITEMS LEFT WITH

June Puckett, property co-owner

240 Colonial Road
Oxford, MS 38655

INVENTORY IN THE PRESENCE OF

Detectives Paul Beckwith and Jo Allyn Magee of the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department and June Puckett, property co-owner.

 

I received the attached search warrant October 23, 2023, and have executed it as follows:

On October 24, 2023, at 7:00 a.m., I searched the person or premises described in the warrant and left a copy of the warrant with June Puckett, property co-owner.

 

INVENTORY OF PERSON OR PROPERTY TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE WARRANT

Desk in Residence Study

  • 005299-78: One (1) cell phone, passcode protected, registered to Alden Puckett
  • 005299-79: One (1) drawer security safe, .27 cubic feet
    Contents:
    • 00529979-01: One (1) VISA credit card issued to Alden Puckett, expiration 04/2025
    • 005299-79-02 to 23: Twenty-two (22) credit card statements for VISA card (00529902a), listing various medical charges
    • 005299-79-24: One (1) men's wristwatch, Bulova Precisionist brand
  • 005299-80 to 81: Two (2) prescription medication bottles, both labeled Strattera atomoxetine, 30 capsules, sealed, prescribed to Alden Puckett

Kitchen

  • 005299-82: One (1) French rolling pin, 18 inch

Primary Bedroom

  • 005299-83: One (1) photo album depicting Alden Puckett, June Puckett, Hoyt Biffle, and Birdie Tarver on vacation in Orange Beach, Alabama
  • 005299-84: One (1) deck of playing cards in the box, which is inscribed with black marker, "Winning isn’t everything. -Hoyt"

Garage

  • 005299-85 to 86: Two (2) wooden dowels, hemlock, 1 ¼ x 1 ¼ x 60 inches
  • 005299-87: One (1) wooden dowel, hemlock, 1 ¼ x 1 ¼ x 51 inches
  • 005299-88 to 90: Three (3) samples of sawdust collected from lathe

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I swear that this inventory is a true and detailed account of the person or property taken by me on the warrant.

//Paul Beckwith
Detective - Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department

Subscribed, sworn to, and returned before me this 25th day of October, 2023.

//Harold R. McAfee
Yoknapatawpha County Court Judge

Warrant

Yoknapatawpha County Court

in the

State of Mississippi

In the matter of the search of:

SEARCH WARRANT

240 Colonial Road
Oxford, MS 38655

Case Number: 005299-18J-2023

To Detective Paul Beckwith and any Authorized Officer of Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi.

Affidavit(s) having been made before me by Detective Paul Beckwith

who has reason to believe that on the premises known as

240 Colonial Road, Oxford, MS, which is a free-standing, two-story, single-family home with attached garage, shown by public record as owned by Alden Puckett and June Puckett;

in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, there is now concealed a person or property, namely

internal and external data storage devices; wooden rods or handles approximately 3.5 cm in diameter; 1.5 mm stainless steel cable; medications or other treatments associated with Legius syndrome; documents, digital files, photographs, or other materials bearing the name, street address, email address, or likeness of Under Glass; documents, digital files, photographs, or other materials bearing the name, street address, email address, or likeness of Hoyt Biffle;

and as I am satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that the person or property so described is now concealed on the person or premises above described and that grounds for application for issuance of the search warrant exist as stated in the supporting affidavit(s).

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to search on or before November 2, 2023 (not to exceed 10 days) the person or property specified, serving this warrant and making the search in the daytime (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.). If the person or property be found there seize same, leaving a copy of this warrant and receipt for the person or property taken and prepare a written inventory of the person or property seized and promptly return this warrant to US Judge or Magistrate,

At Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi

Dated this October 23, 2023, at 4:50 p.m.

//Harold R. McAfee
Yoknapatawpha County Court Judge


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