Crime

Arrest in MS State Student Murder

Four men have been charged in the death of a senior marketing major at Mississippi State University. Joseph Tillman, from the Delta town of Schlater, was found dead early Sunday from what authorities believe stemmed from an attempted robbery. The…

Police Make Arrest In Stabbing Investigation

An arrest is made in the stabbing that injured three people Saturday night in Pascagoula. Thirty-six year-old Della Latrice Ward is being held at the Jackson County Jail in connection with a stabbing that authorities say involved two women and…

Charged With Assaulting an Officer

A Biloxi man was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer this morning. Thirty-two year-old Robert Dunn was arrested following an investigation into a domestic assault incident. Police say Dunn assaulted the Biloxi officer as the officer attempted to…

Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes

Biloxi man, Fabio Fernando Joaquin Mateos was taken into custody today for touching a child for lustful purposes. Police arrested Joaquin Mateos during a traffic stop when they learned he had an arrest warrant. Back in July police first responded…

Christopher Epps Testifies For Bond After Burglary Arrest

Former Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps says he was not thinking and made a mistake by removing items from the house he forfeited to the federal government. His bond revocation hearing continues today as a federal judge considers evidence about whether…

Felony Child Abuse Arrest

A 26-year-old man is behind bars, charged with felony child abuse. Police arrested Jacob Moss. He is accused of causing significant injuries to an 8 year-old that was at Moss's residence. Police say the young victim has multiple scars and…

Jackson Shooting Suspect in Custody

The man police believe opened fire during a block party last weekend has turned himself in. Twenty-two year-old Ryan Davis turned himself in to Jackson police on Wednesday. Davis is charged with six counts of aggravated assault. A video released…

Memphis Shooting Victims From Mississippi

Police have announced the person killed in a shooting in Memphis, Tennessee Tuesday night was from Mississippi. Memphis police say the 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed along with the five others wounded were all from Mississippi. They say…

Reward for Information on Greenville Church Fire

A reward has been issued for anyone with information in connection to the Greenville Church that was set on fire. Police and fire department officials do believe this fire was the work of an arsonist, which is why they have…

Two Women Charged with Residential Burglary

Two Biloxi women are behind bars this afternoon, each charged with one count of residential burglary. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says Laura Brown and Amber Turnage took numerous items from a duplex in St. Martin. The person who lives…

Overnight Shooting Injures Three People in Biloxi

Police are investigating an overnight shooting outside apartments on Rodenberg Avenue in Biloxi. Officers responded around 4:30 this morning to multiple shots fired in the neighborhood. Witnesses say three people were hit by bullets. Two are being treated and the…

Shoplifting Arrests in Moss Point

The Moss Point Police Department now has two people in custody accused of shoplifting a boot outlet. Thirty-year-old Moss Point resident Nicole Harvey and 30-year-old Ryan Simmons of Pascagoula were arrested and charged with felony shoplifting of the Highway 63…

Officer Involved Shooting

Department received a call serve about a suicide threat Sunday afternoon. The deputy who first arrived on the scene became the target, as the suspect began firing a gun at the patrol vehicle. The deputy returned fire and police were…

Charged With Receiving Stolen Property in Biloxi

An Alabama man is behind bars after a report of suspicious activity led police to a stolen vehicle. A male and female were seen walking away from a black Honda Accord they left stranded on the side of the I-10…

Felony Domestic Assault

A man is behind bars accused of hitting his girlfriend in the head with a glass bottle while she was asleep. 36 year-old Carlos Lee is charged with a felony count of aggravated domestic assault. Investigators with the Harrison County…

Search for man who Shot Clerk Last Week

The search continues for the man who shot the cashier of a Pascagoula gas station during an attempted robbery last week. A masked man entered the Murphy Express gas station on Chicot Road early Thursday morning. Before attempting to take…

Arrest Warrant Issued

Jackson County officials are looking for a Simon City Royals gang member who missed his court date. Dillion Scott Odom failed to show up in court for his arraignment following his indictment on charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. He…

MAN ARRESTED FOR RAPE AND KIDNAPPING

Gulfport Police Sgt. Joshua Bromen tells News 25, the Gulfport Police Department has arrested a man on charges of kidnapping and rape. Thirty-three old Odelle Scott of Beaumont, MS was arrested on those charges yesterday. Investigations into this case show…

GAS STATION CLERK SHOT DURING ARMED ROBBERY

Pascagoula Police Dept. Lt. Doug Adams tells News 25, a gas station attendant is currently in the hospital suffering from gun shot wounds. He says around 3 am on Thursday October 13, a black male suspect walked into the Murphy Express…

Abuser Receives Life Sentence

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…

3rd DUI With Child In Car

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.…

Trial Begins for Danielle Dewitt

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…

Domestic Violence Conviction

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…

Teacher Trial Begins Today Hancock County

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…