A Pascagoula man who sexually abused four child relatives was sentenced Tuesday to three life sentences in prison. After a two day trial, Spartacus Alford was found guilty of two counts of sexual battery, one count of attempted sexual battery…
Deputies said a Gulfport man was driving under the influence of alcohol for the third time this time with a child in his car. Michael Devon Jones was arrested Tuesday after leaving the scene of an accident in Long Beach.…
Today began the first day of trial for a former Hancock High School assistant female basketball coach accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a student. The defendant, Danielle Dewitt, showed up to the Hancock County Courthouse today in front of…
A Gulfport man pleads guilty to two cases of felony domestic violence. John Robbins IV of Gulfport was charged with his first case of felony domestic violence in January of 2015. Officials say he struck his then girlfriend in the…
The trial begins today for the teacher accused in the sexual abuse of a student at Hancock High School. Leslie Danielle Dewitt is charged with two counts of sexual battery while in a position of trust and three counts of…
The American Civil Liberties Union is speaking out after a video surfaces of a Greenville teacher dragging a student across the floor by her hair. The video was posted to Facebook and has since gone viral. You can see the…
A Pascagoula man is sentenced to three life sentences for sexually abusing a relative. According to the Jackson County District Attorney's Office, 45-year-old Spartacus Alford was found guilty of two counts of sexual battery, one count of attempted sexual battery,…
A first-term Mississippi lawmaker has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. Lowndes County jail records show 43 year old state representative Kabir Karriem of Columbus was arrested Tuesday. He was released on his own recognizance, and is…
News 25's Laurene Callander interviews Captain Gene Killen about the over night house fire that happened at Gautier this morning as fight fighters work to contain the fire.
A Gulfport teenager is behind bars after a shooting over the weekend. 18 year old "Cortez Winters" is charged with shooting into a dwelling, possession of a weapon by a felon, and possession with the intent to distribute marijuana. Police…
The Gulfport Police Department arrested 19 year old, Deandre Dashawn-Antonio Ball, of Gulfport, on the charge of murder Sunday afternoon. Ball turned himself in to the Biloxi Police Department. He was later transported to the Gulfport Police Department where he…
Former Long Beach Police Officer Cassie Barker is out on bond after turning herself in to authorities to answer manslaughter charges in the death of her three year old daughter Cheyene Hyer. Her bond just 50-thousand dollars is something that…
An arrest warrant has been issued for manslaughter for former long beach police officer Cassie Barker in connection with the death of her daughter Cheyenn Hyer. Three-year old Cheyenn was found dead in Barker's patrol car last Friday. Authorities believe…
A Gulfport man pleads guilty to armed robbery. 29 year old "Juarez Jackson" will serve 15 years in prison for robbing the express check advance in long beach. The robbery happened on September 3, 2015. Jackson admitted to entering the…
The Lakeview Subdivision residents reported five auto burglaries of unlocked vehicles. One of the victims was able to provide a video of the one suspect going into their vehicle. Another witness observed a total of four males, possibly three of…
Police continue to search for three men in connection with an armed robbery and kidnapping at the Arlington Square apartments in Gulfport. A man told police on Thursday morning he was held up by three armed black men who entered…
After evading authorities for five months, a Gulfport murder suspect turns himself in. Twenty-year-old Jaquarius Shields surrendered himself to police in Bossier City, Louisiana on Thursday afternoon. Shields faces charges in the April 9th shooting death of 27-year-old Dennis Bunch.…
A Biloxi man was found guilty of shooting and killing his girlfriend’s son following an argument. Forty-seven year-old Rodise Jenkins III represented himself during the trial. Jenkins shot and killed his girlfriend’s son, Anthony Wheaton, after a heated argument in…
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the suspects involved in the crimes of armed robbery and kidnapping. On September 29, 2016 at approximately 8:56 a.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to Arlington Square Apartments located…
Two men are behind bars after attempting to break into a construction trailer in downtown Biloxi. Officers observed Garnel Linwoof Curley and Charles Martel Oatis trying to break into a commercial trailer on the 100 block of Main Street Wednesday.…
Three women are behind bars this morning after a shoplifting incident. Princess Franklin, Yolanda Rene Green and Kristy Michelle Crosb stole several items from the Belk's store inside the Edgewater Shopping Center. Because the merchandise was over a thousand dollars,…
Alleged gang members in Jackson County have been indicted on charges in connection with the kidnapping and brutal beating of a woman last year. They could be facing stiffer penalties. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson ventured out to the site of…
A Biloxi man sentenced after pleading guilty to felony child abuse just moments before his trial was set to begin in the Harrison County Courthouse. Kenneth Preston was arrested in August 2014 after a 16-month-old child was brought to the…
A female inmate at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center allegedly plotted with another female inmate who looks similar to her to be released from the jail Monday night around 8. Thirty-one year-old Tenia Stork was jailed on contempt of…