On this week’s Wanted Wednesday, we introduce you to a criminal who has been wanted on and off since the 80s. Some may call him a professional criminal, a habitual offender and he’s not the only one of his kind.…
The two suspects wanted for the burglary of Sam’s Jewelry in Pascagoula who could also be linked to a triple homicide in Jackson have been apprehended in Kansas. Thirty-five year-old Jamison Townsend and 37-year-old Joshua Garcia were arrested in Junction…
A man is now behind bars for burning down a Greenville church on November 1st. Greenville police arrested 45-year-old Andrew McClinton of Leland and charged him with one count of first degree arson of a place of worship. McClinton is…
A Lucedale man pleads guilty to a federal hate crime for assaulting and murdering Mercedes Williamson because she was a transgender woman. Joshua Vallum originally pled guilty to her murder back in July after admitting he beat her to death…
The Pascagoula Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a person who robbed the army navy store earlier this month. Police believe the man you see here entered the store on Highway 90 on December 6 using the…
Pascagoula police say they are very confident that the burglary of a jewelry store on Denny Avenue and a triple homicide in Jackson are related. Lieutenant Doug Adams with the Pascagoula Police Department says they have been working closely with…
The Ocean Springs Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects who are wanted for their actions in multiple business break-ins in Jackson County. The suspects are accused of burglarizing a Shell station on Bienville Boulevard…
The Pascagoula Police Department needs help locating a couple believed to be responsible for commercial burglary of a jewelry store. According to Pascagoula Lieutenant Doug Adams, Jamison Townsend and an unidentified white male were spotted on security cameras taking items…
A local business would like the public’s help identifying the woman authorities say stole a shirt. Taunt recently opened up a new location in Gulfport. Their owner tells News 25 a woman stole a men’s dress shirt from the store…
A Kiln man pleads guilty to sexual battery of a child today. According to District Attorney Joel Smith, the investigation into 22-year-old Keith Poyadou began in 2012 after a nine-year-old victim told family members that Poyadou had sexually assaulted her…
This morning, the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to Quake’s Ice Creamery on Bienville Boulevard. The suspect attempted to enter through the drive up window, but was unsuccessful. He was able to force his way through the front door. Once…
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is investigating the early morning stabbing death of an inmate. Authorities say 43-year-old Parchman inmate Randy Lee Burgess was pronounced dead at 2:44 a.m. in the prison hospital’s emergency room. He was transported there from…
A former Mississippi teacher has pleaded not guilty to abusing a vulnerable person after a video showed her dragging a student by the hair. An attorney for Linda Winters Johnson entered the plea for her this week in Washington County…
The man accused of setting fire to Hillside Baptist Church over the weekend has been charged with four additional counts of arson. During a follow up investigation authorities found four more fires they believe 22 year old "Caleb Bell" intentionally…
Two men are behind bars after allegedly robbing a Dollar General and stabbing a Good Samaritan. News 25’s Kendra Turley brings us the latest on this investigation. Richard Griffin is just one of the many Gulf Coast residents who frequently…
A family pet is given credit for saving its family’s life during a home invasion. According to the Gautier Police Department, around 5 a.m. Wednesday, a woman was entering her vehicle on Soundview Drive when she was struck in the…
Two men are behind bars after allegedly robbing a Dollar General and stabbing a Good Samaritan. Twenty-two year-old Marces Rush is charged with felony armed robbery and aggravated assault. Sheriff Troy Peterson also announced the arrest of 25-year-old DeMarcus Leshore…
A Navy sailor from New Orleans has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of stabbing and slashing a transgender woman 119 times in a Jackson County hotel room. Twenty-year-old Dwanya Hickerson is charged with capital murder of 25-year-old Dee…
The Gulfport Police Department needs help locating a suspect involved in another armed robbery in Gulfport. Officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Direct Insurance on East Pass Road around 10 o’clock this morning. According to police,…
Biloxi police are seeking the public's help after three men stole equipment from the Beau Rivage. Three white males stole equipment from beau back on November 30 then fled in this white Chevy Silverado Z-71 extended cab. The license plate…
One Gulfport man will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his own uncle. 29 year old Dante Taylor was found guilty of first degree murder. As a habitual offender, he was given the mandatory sentence of…
The Coastal Narcotics Enforcement Team need help locating a woman who is wanted for allegedly manufacturing meth out of her home in Biloxi. Thirty-six year-old Jessica Goldsmith has been MIA since 2011 when Harrison County deputies acted on information that…
Authorities in Greensburg, Pennsylvania captured the two suspects who allegedly snatched a purse from an elderly woman after shoving her to the ground. Thirty-eight year-old Archie Culbreath and 28-year-old Lindsey Newman of Kentwood, Louisiana sit in the Westmoreland County Prison.…
Two Jackson County residents are charged with felony shoplifting after allegedly stealing from three Dollar General stores. Fifty-two year-old Alan Sellers and 40-year-old Monica Montgomery allegedly stole merchandise from the stores on Highway 63, 613, and 614. Sheriff Mike Ezell…