But...is this case is an example of a much bigger problem in the county. Hancock county narcotics agents say since Tuesday of this week, at least four individuals have been taken to the Hancock Medical Center in need of emergency…
Thanks to the hard work of the Hancock County Narcotics Division and the Waveland Police Department, a suspected drug dealer is off the streets and behind bars. Jeremy Simpkins of Waveland was arrested yesterday morning at his home on Morris…
Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add a firing squad, electrocution, and a gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use of lethal injection drugs. House Bill 638 passed amid some opposition and now heads…
Biloxi Police Department needs help identifying a larceny suspect. Yesterday investigators say an unknown black female removed cash that did not belong to her from a self-checkout register at the Popps Ferry Walmart. She was then seen leaving the area…
It’s a topic that is heating up on social media: should the two men guilty of pouring boiling water on a cat in Moss Point do community service at an animal shelter? The defendants received 200 hours at the Jackson…
Forty-year-old Christopher Messina of Pass Christian was arrested today and charged with possession of child pornography. The investigation is ongoing with additional charges possible. Messina is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Sergio Sandoval, the former Ocean Springs School District bus driver accused of sexually abusing a student, was rushed to the hospital this morning before trial was set to resume. Sandoval reportedly fainted in the stairwell and was taken by ambulance…
Jury selection in the trial of a former Ocean Springs school bus driver begins today. Sergio Sandoval is facing four counts of touching a child for lustful purposes and one count of sexual battery. Sandoval is accused of sexually assaulting…
D’Iberville police are looking for the man responsible for stealing wheels off new vehicles at the newly opened Mandal Buick/g-mc dealership on Tuesday. The value of the stolen items is in excess of seven thousand dollars. Surveillance footage showed the…
The trial for the former Ocean Springs School District bus driver accused of inappropriately touching a student back in 2014 began today. Sergio Sandoval is accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl on multiple occasions in 2014 while other children…
The trial for the former Ocean Springs school bus driver accused of inappropriately touching a student was temporarily postponed this morning after Sergio Sandoval suffered a medical emergency. Sergio Sandoval passed out before proceedings got underway this morning and he…
The trial for former Ocean Springs bus driver Sergio Sandoval is underway. Jury selection took place yesterday in George County. Sandoval is facing four counts of touching a child for lustful purposes and one count of sexual battery. Sandoval is…
Authorities now say William Boyette, the man accused of killing three women including a Biloxi native, is now dead. Sheriff’s deputies say Boyette shot and killed himself. His accomplice, Mary Rice, surrendered herself to authorities. Earlier today deputies spotted the…
Two men involved in the video of a cat being tortured were sentenced in Jackson County this morning. Both will do jail time, pay fines and serve community service hours at the animal shelter. This report contains video that some…
The two men accused of pouring scalding water on a cat ultimately killing it and posting a video of the act to the social media site Snapchat will both serve jail time. Laderrick O'Neal Rostchild was found guilty and sentenced…
The search is on for William Boyette, the man believed to have killed three women and injured another before going on the run in Escambia County, Florida. One of Boyette’s victims was his girlfriend, Alicia Greer of Biloxi. Forty-four year-old…
One year ago today two bystanders were killed and four others were wounded during the annual Mardi Gras Parade in Pass Christian. The shooting took place on Davis Avenue after the St. Paul Carnival Association's Mardi Gras Parade during Sunday…
Apart from Greer, who was Boyette's girlfriend, the other victims appear to be random targets...making it difficult for investigators to determine his next move. He is traveling with 37 year old Mary Rice, who is also a suspect in two…
A Moss Point man is in jail after a traffic pursuit Sunday morning. A Jackson County deputy began chasing a car driven by 23-year-old Jataurus Carter with two other passengers inside on Highway 63. Officials say Carter ran a red…
The 21-year-old woman arrested for attempting to rob a gas station in Pascagoula this morning is behind bars, pending a bond hearing. Authorities say the gas station’s clerk was able to snatch the gun away from the suspect and stop…
The search is on for William Boyette, a man believed to be responsible for the murders of three women between Milton, Florida and Lillian, Alabama. One of those women was from Biloxi. Boyette was last seen traveling west in the…
Biloxi police are also looking for the two people you see in these photos. They’re wanted for shoplifting from the Champ’s Sports store at Edgewater Mall back on January 29. If you have any information as to who these people…
Biloxi police are looking for the man responsible for stealing a wallet that was dropped on the floor of the Golden Nugget Casino. If you know the man seen in these photos, you are asked to call police at (228)…
A store clerk derails an overnight armed robbery attempt in Pascagoula. Around 3 a.m. this morning, a white female walked into the EXXON Gas Station at the corner of Highway 90 and Market Street, pulled out a gun, and demanded…