Crime

Cameron May’s trial begins today in Jackson County

In Jackson County, trial begins today for the man accused of sexually assaulting and severely beating a woman in Ocean Springs. Cameron May is charged with one count of kidnapping, one count of sexual battery, and two counts of aggravated…

Man charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old

A Gulfport man is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old at 11:30 last night in the Crown Hill subdivision. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said 22-year-old Edward Earl Dubose was arrested on the charge of murder. Last night,…

Guilty plea to 2014 murder

A Gulfport man has pled guilty to the 2014 murder of 41-year-old Lamont Hayes. Twenty-two year-old Rashad Johnson pled guilty to first degree murder today, confessing that he and his co-defendant, Jalen Williams, went to the Hayes home to rob…

Credit card fraud and theft in D’Iberville

Investigator Terry Joiner says these individuals are wanted in retail crimes. These two individuals are suspects in the same credit card case. The woman seen in the yellow shirt is wanted for stealing multiple packs of diapers from a neighborhood…

Commercial burglary arrest in Biloxi

A Biloxi man is behind bars after stealing from Josette’s on Howard Avenue. Twenty-six year-old Ryan McMillin is charged with commercial burglary. Police say surveillance footage from the business showed McMillin entering and taking items from Josette’s on March 9th.…

Richardson murder trial begins tomorrow in Biloxi

Today jury selections continue as one Coast man starts his new murder trial after being released on bond over two years ago. In 2011, then 71-year-old Harvill Richardson was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. The…

Gulfport man charged with murder

One man is now behind bars, charged with murder in the strangulation death of a Gulfport woman. Police say 34-year-old Willie Cenales was charged with murdering 52-year-old Tammy Brown. Officers responded to the report of a suspicious death at 8…

Gulfport man charged with murder

On March 14th, 2017 the Gulfport Police Department arrested 34-year-old Willie Cenales of Gulfport on the charge of murder. On March 2, 2017 at approximately 8:15 a.m. Gulfport police responded to the 4700 block 11th Street in reference to a…

Do You Know These Women?

The D’Iberville Police Department needs help identifying two women who are accused of making fraudulent charges on a stolen credit card. D’Iberville Police Captain Marty Griffin says a victim reported her purse stolen from a Dollar Tree. In less than…

Do you know these women?

The Biloxi Police Department needs help identifying two females accused of shoplifting. The two women are accused of shoplifting several items from a sports apparel store in the 2600 block of Beach Boulevard. The first woman is described as a…

Radio host charged with meth possession in Biloxi

A 97.9 WCPR radio personality is behind bars on a felony charge of meth possession. According to the Harrison County Jail Docket, 37-year-old Denver Crabb was arrested in Biloxi and booked at the Harrison County Jail at 3:43 this morning.…

Man charged with burglary of a vehicle

Biloxi police have arrested a man for a warrant for burglary of a vehicle. According to police, Solomon Williams-Brackett was arrested following an investigation into a vehicle burglary reported at Popps Ferry Road apartment complex on February 19th. Authorities say…

Biloxi bank robber busted

Police have taken a man into custody after a bank robbery occurred in downtown Biloxi this afternoon. Around 1 p.m., Brian Wesley Creel entered the Wells Fargo on Howard Avenue and handed a teller a note demanding money. He then…

Three people killed in New Orleans

A shooting in a New Orleans home has left a woman and two children dead and a second female in serious condition at a hospital. The coroner has identified the dead as 30-year-old Monique Smith and two boys, six-year-old Jumyrin…

Deaton makes his first court appearance in Pratt, Kansas

A fugitive from Mississippi suspected in crimes across three states was in a Kansas court today. Alex Deaton made his first court appearance in Pratt County, Kansas. The judge read Deaton his charges, including one count of attempted first degree…

Bank robbery in Biloxi

Police have captured the man they believe is responsible for robbing a Biloxi bank this afternoon. News 25’s Hank Davis is at the scene of the crime and has the latest on the robbery and the arrest.

Aggravated Assault arrest

Gulfport police have arrested a teen on two counts of aggravated assault. Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Brothern of Gulfport is accused of shooting another man in the upper back. The victim told police he was riding in a vehicle in the area…

Man pleads guilty to child porn charges

A 59-year-old Ocean Springs man pleads guilty to producing, transporting, distributing and possessing child pornography. Philip Spear was charged after a federal search warrant was executed at his home and numerous electronic devices including computers, a camera, and hard drives…

Aggravated Assault Arrest

A man is behind bars charged with burglary and aggravated assault after stabbing a man in the stomach yesterday. According to Sgt. Damon McDaniel, 37-year-old Philip Dwayne Kennedy of Gulfport turned himself in today at 11:45 and was taken to…

Sentenced to life for 2015 murder

Twenty-seven year-old Chris Fairley was found guilty of murder by a jury in Harrison County from a 2015 July murder. The jury deliberated for just over an hour before reaching a guilty verdict. Testimony showed the defendant had an ongoing…

Former Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced

A former Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy will spend the next forty years behind bars. 48-year old Jason McGrath was sentenced to 40 years, day for day, on four counts of sexual battery and one count Of touching of a child…

Do you know this man?

The Biloxi Police Department would like help identifying a man who shoplifted several items from a convenience store on Pass Road. Biloxi Investigators say the man was captured on camera taking the items and then got into the passenger side…