Crime

Police investigation home invasion in Wiggins

Wiggins police are investigating a home invasion where two people broke into an elderly man’s home around 9 last night. Police say the suspects are two black males and are approximately 25-years-old. The first suspect has a slender build with…

Search for Escaped Inmate

The search is on in Warren County for a capital murder suspect who took a jail guard hostage and managed to escape. Authorities are searching for 33-year-old Rafael McCloud who escaped early this morning. The Warren County Sheriff says McCloud…

Wanted Wednesday

‘Tis the season to be jolly and ‘tis the season for a greater chance of being robbed or scammed. It is the holiday season and that means many of you are out there shopping and that means predators, scammers and…

Police need help identifying suspects

The Biloxi Police Department needs help identifying the people in these photos. They are suspects in a felony shoplifting that occurred on May 24th at Foot Locker inside the Edgewater Mall. If you have any information as to who these…

Accused Mississippi killer in court in Lincoln County

A Mississippi man accused of killing eight people showed little emotion during his first court appearance. Today, a judge denied bond for 35-year-old Willie Corey Godbolt, who is charged with one count of capital murder and seven counts of first-degree…

Two arrested for felony child abuse in Pascagoula

Two Pascagoula residents are behind bars after allegedly abusing a 12-year-old boy. According to the District Attorney’s Office, 46-year-old Tiffany Brown and 19-year-old Michael Blackburn Jr. were arrested in Hancock County and charged with felony child abuse, but authorities are…

Three arrested for armed robbery in Biloxi

Two male juveniles and a 19-year-old are charged as adults for armed robbery in Biloxi. Police say Samuel Bowie and two other black males knocked on a Westwick Apartment on Stennis Drive in the early morning hours. When the victims…

Man locks disabled child in hot car in Columbus, MS

A Mississippi man is under arrest on a felony child abuse charge after police say he purposefully locked a disabled child in a hot car to punish the girl’s mother. Thirty-one year-old Brandon Windham was arrested in Columbus after witnesses…

Epps sentencing to begin today

The sentencing phase begins today for former corrections commissioner Christopher Epps. This is for his participation in a bribery scandal a little over two years ago. After pleading guilty, Epps faces up to 23 years in prison and is forfeiting…

Man dressed as woman steals credit cards in Hancock County

A Mobile man dressed as a woman is making his way through the Coast and stealing others identities. Hancock County investigators say 25-year-old Mykiea Miller is dressing up as a female and using stolen credit cards and identifications taken from…

Man arrested by FBI in Jackson County

A man traveling from Mexico through South Mississippi was arrested by the FBI on Monday and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Just before 9 a.m. on May 22, 2017, officers with the South Mississippi Metro…

Fatal shooting in Pascagoula

An early morning shooting in Pascagoula left one man dead. Officials say the shooting appears to be the result of a domestic dispute. News 25 was on scene this morning as police investigated. Neighbor Maya Johnson said, “To me, I…

Pascagoula shooting victim identified

The person that died this morning in the shooting on Martin Road in Pascagoula is identified as 34-year-old Jerry Lee Lyons Jr. He lived in Moss Point, MS. The case remains under investigation and will be presented at the next…

Three Teens In Frazier's Death In Court

Three Mississippi teenagers accused of killing a six-year-old boy are scheduled to make their first court appearances Monday morning. Dwan Wakefield and DeAllen Washington, both 17 year-old Ridgeland residents, have been arrested in the shooting death of Kingston Frazier, as…

Arrest made in Reserve Apartments shooting

On May 13, 2017 at approximately 7:28 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the Reserve Apartments located at 11200 Three Rivers Road in reference to a shots fired call. Upon arrival, officers located Terry Singleton and Fredrick Robinson deceased…

Man Found Guilty Of First Degree Arson

One Gulfport man has been found guilty of first degree arson for burning a Gulfport residence. 47 year old Willie Robinson was sentenced to 15 years behind bars without the possibility of parole. Back in 2015, Robinson was arrested in…

Amber Alert Canceled For Missing Boy

It was an extremely sad ending for one Jackson Mississippi family this morning after a 6 year old boy was found dead. An amber alert for 6 year old Kingston Frazier was issued early this morning. Authorities say Kingston was…

New Trial Denied For Mississippi Woman

A judge has denied a request for a new trial of a Mississippi woman convicted in connection with the slaying of two Hattiesburg police officers. News outlets report Judge Bob Helfrich denied a new trial for 24-year-old Joanie Calloway on…

Women Arrested On Drug Charges

Two Texas women driving through South Mississippi are now behind bars charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. 37 year old Yohanna Ruiz Guerra and Evelyn Juarez, both from Texas, were seen driving carelessly on i-10 in Jackson County…