Crime

Gulfport man charged with murdering his wife

The Gulfport Police Department arrested 48-year-old William Douglas Bryant Jr. of Gulfport on the charge of murdering his wife. Police arrived on scene with Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove to Legacy of Gulf Pointe apartments on Lindh Road around 3…

Crime of the Week: Armed Robbery at Ocean Springs Sonic

Police in Ocean Springs are searching for two suspects who allegedly robbed the Bienville Boulevard Sonic at gun point. Authorities say two men wearing red shirts entered the fast food restaurant on Bienville Boulevard at 2:30 a.m. Saturday. One of…

Have you seen this woman? Wanted in multiple counties for theft

Forty-nine year-old Jackson County resident Janet Goff is still wanted in two counties. Authorities need help locating her. Goff has been arrested multiple times in Harrison County. Now she’s on the run and wanted for thefts in Jackson County and…

Arrest made in Gulfport apartment death

On May 3, 2017, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 48-year-old William Douglas Bryant Jr., of Gulfport, on the charge of murder. Bryant’s arrest was the result of a patrol response to Legacy Apartments located at 820 Lindh Road in reference…

Authorities identify victim in Gulfport homicide

Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove says 43-year-old Gulfport resident Kari Whitley was found dead inside of a Legacy at Gulf Pointe apartment on Lindh Road at 3:01 this afternoon. Authorities are investigating her death as a homicide. There is a…

Overnight House Fire

News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Officer Jeff Radix about the lives he saved in Gulfport from a house fire.

Doctor To Change Plea In Bribery Case

According to court records, a Mississippi physician is set to plead guilty today for bribery. Dr. Carl Reddix originally plead not guilty back in July, but plans to change that plea today. Reddix had pleaded not guilty to six counts…

Pedestrian hit in Gulfport, woman arrested

A woman is behind bars after she hit a pedestrian and fled the scene on foot in Gulfport. The 42-year-old male victim is in serious condition at an area hospital. It happened around 11:15 this morning. Investigators were out marking…

Do You Know This Woman?

Biloxi police need your help identifying a woman they suspect of credit card fraud. The woman you see here is accused of committing credit card fraud on January 5th at the Walmart on Switzer Road. The suspect is wearing a…

Four Juveniles Arrested

Four juveniles are in the Jackson County Youth Court charged with burglary and breaking and entering into a dwelling. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says the boys, ranging in age from 12 to 15, are accused of kicking in the…

Police Looking For Armed Robbery Suspects

Police are on the lookout for two black males suspected of armed robbery at an Ocean Springs Sonic Drive in. Police say they received the call from the manager at the sonic located on Bienville Boulevard shortly after 2:15 Saturday…

Gulfport burglary arrest

The man wanted for burglary of a Gulfport business is now behind bars. Mohamed Hussain is accused of breaking into Discount Tire and Rim on Pass Road. When officials arrived they found a broken door and damage to a vehicle.…

Two arrested for armed robbery

Two teenagers are behind bars for the armed robbery of the Pizza Hut on Highway 49. Giovanni Smith and Cobie Rupert are accused of entering the business on Tuesday night armed with handguns, demanded money, and then fled. Police say…

Cold case murder arrest

A man wanted in a cold case murder in Texas was arrested in Mississippi earlier today. Officials, including U.S. marshals, arrested 61-year-old David Lee Edds in wooded area in Wayne County this morning. Edds was wanted in the murder of…

Do you recognize this woman?

Biloxi police need help identifying the woman accused of attempting to cash a fraudulent check at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi. The suspect is described as a black female wearing a white shirt, black tights, and she appears to…

College students put new perspective on cold cases

It’s a college class that’s only the second of its kind, a criminal justice special topics class that investigates cold cases. These William Carey University students are nearing graduation and stopped by News 25 to tell us a little bit…

Couple arrested for carjacking and kidnapping in Pascagoula

A Tennessee couple is behind bars in Jackson County for allegedly carjacking and kidnapping a man. Authorities are crediting a female jogger who acted as a Good Samaritan for the quick arrest. According to police, Tommy Hill and Christie Burnett…

Escaped Mississippi Inmate Captured

The Mississippi inmate who escaped his work detail has been captured in Louisiana. Twenty-three year-old Antonio Henderson was captured by Louisiana state police last night along I-10 in Lake Charles without incident. On Thursday, Henderson escaped his work detail and had…

Missing Inmates

Authorities are looking for two inmates who escaped from the Hinds County Jail. Mississippi department of corrections noticed three men were missing early Sunday. One of the three has since been found. Jamond Leonard was captured Sunday evening. Meantime, Jermaine…

Man charged with sexual battery

A D’Iberville man turned himself in after Ocean Springs police say he sexually assaulted a woman on Front Beach. According to Captain William Jackson, Manuel Alvelo is charged with sexual battery. Jackson says Alvelo met the female on an online…

Capital Murder Suspect In Court Today

The capital murder suspect accused of strangling a man to death in Larimer will make his initial appearance in Jackson County Court this afternoon. 40-year-old Thomas Elliott Stafford is accused of strangling 65-year-old Jerry Floyd Kirkendall Senior.. and then stuffing…

Four prior felons arrested for armed robbery

Four people are under arrest after robbing a Biloxi resident at gunpoint in front of his home. The four suspects allegedly approached the victim at his home on Popp’s Ferry Road and held the victim at gunpoint as he was…

Man charged with felony murder in Harrison County

One Harrison County man is now behind bars after admitting on Facebook to murdering his roommate. Thirty-nine year-old Gabriel Curtis has been given a felony charge of murder. Sheriff Troy Peterson received a call from a Florida resident for a…