A Kiln man has been charged with second-degree murder after a man died as a result of wounds from a bar fight. Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam said 53-year-old Robert Hammac was arrested Monday on the charge. He was taken…
Gulfport Police have charged a man with robbing people at a store on Kelly Avenue by threatening them with a machete. Police say 22-year-old Joshua Paxton Ward was arrested Friday and charged him with armed robbery. He was taken to…
A Gulfport man is in jail, charged with shooting his father during an argument. Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley said 54-year-old Jeffrey Swilley was charged with aggravated domestic assault against a vulnerable adult, felony DUI, two counts of possession of…
A Gulfport man suspected of stealing a vehicle in Hattiesburg led Madison Police on a chase through the city before being taken into custody. 18-year-old Montoya Motley was charged in Madison with felony fleeing, two counts of receiving stolen property,…
A Wiggins man indicted on two counts of arson for allegedly setting fire to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Wiggins said he was told to set the fires by Jesus. 35-year-old Stefan Day, also known…
More information is coming out about a Diamondhead man who is accused of three murders in California and another in North Carolina. 73-year-old Warren Luther Alexander was arrested in Mississippi in March 2022 and…
A Pascagoula man is in jail, charged in connection with a home burglary, escape and directing a juvenile to commit a crime. 19-year-old Arnell Finklea of Pascagoula is charged with residential burglary, felony escape, petit larceny and directing a juvenile…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman who worked at the Vicksburg National Military Park pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing park admission fees, federal prosecutors said. Yolanda Ward, 40, of Vicksburg, admitted removing cash deposits from a safe and keeping…
A Stone County man convicted of sex crimes against a child has had an appeal for a new trial denied by the state court of appeals. 69-year-old Michael Alexander was indicted in 2020 and found guilty after a two-day trial…
A Vancleave man will serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a sex crime against a child. District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said Monday that 30-year-old Jack Douglas Hart pleaded guilty to one count of touching a child…
Three Gulfport men plead guilty to their various charges for their roles in a deadly 2021 New Year’s Eve shooting. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Latavion Bland (23), Vincent Armstrong (21), and Mario Clark (26), all of Gulfport,…
A suspect wanted on six counts of aggravated assault has turned himself in to Gulfport Police. 19-year-old Jabari Whitehead is in the Harrison County jail with bond set at $600,000 after surrendering to Gulfport Police this morning. He was booked…
A Moss Point man convicted of sexual battery against a minor, was denied a new trial by the state Supreme Court. Jimmy David Williams was convicted at trial of the March 2018 assault on a then-ninth grade student. He was…
A Mexican national is accused of using a government credit card to buy building materials on the Coast. Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley said 46-year-old Juan Jesus Flores Cupdio has been charged with credit card fraud. He was taken to…
Charges of elder abuse have landed one woman in the Jackson County Jail. Tamela Hammond was arrested on charges of assault against an elderly person and exploitation of a vulnerable adult. It…
On July 31, 2024, at approximately 4:50 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department was notified of an aggravated assault that occurred on July 27, 2024, near the intersection of 33rd Avenue and 24th Street. During the investigation, Detectives identified Jabari Tyre…
A Cleveland, Mississippi, man is in Jackson County jail, accused of threatening a Chancery Court judge. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said 38-year-old Jeffery Miles was arrested July 19 in Illinois and returned to Jackson County on Monday. He has…
A Vancleave man will serve 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing more than 83,000 images of child pornography. U.S. Judge Sul Ozerden sentenced 68-year-old Cameron "Cam" Cotrill on Friday. He will serve 9 years with 10 years…
A Jackson man will serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a human trafficking operation in Pearl. Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the sentencing of 42-year-old James West, Jr., who was arrested in November 2021…
A man in Hancock County is accused of setting two structures on fire over the weekend. Sheriff Ricky Adam said 43-year-old Nicholas Melancon was charged with 2nd degree and 4th degree arson on Saturday. He was taken to Hancock County…
INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) — A shooting outside a Mississippi nightclub left three people dead and more than a dozen injured over the weekend, authorities said. A large crowd gathered outside a club near the Sunflower County courthouse in Indianola early…
A Jackson County man will serve 25 years in prison after his conviction on a charge of burglary with intent to assault. District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said 25-year-old Tommy Tien Vu was convicted Tuesday evening after a jury deliberated…
Gulfport Police are investigating a shooting in the 11000 block of Highland Avenue that left two people injured. Police responded to the River Chase Apartments just after 6 p.m. Both people were taken to a hospital for treatment. Anyone with…
An Ocean Springs man charged in a shooting at a Fourth of July party now faces additional charges. Deputy Chief Steven Dye said 68-year-old Henry Andray is charged with 9 additional counts of aggravated assault and three counts of felony…