Crime

Three Men to Face Charges after Shooting

A Biloxi man shot in the leg will join two others involved in a Gulfport shooting in custody after he gets out of the hospital. Three men will be facing charges after Gulfport police responded to an attempted robbery and…

Woman Sentenced for Scam in Chambers Death

A Mississippi woman is going to prison after using an internet scam to try to profit off the burning death of a teenager. Attorney General Jim Hood says 41-year-old Janet Lee Posey of Blue Springs pleaded guilty Thursday to one…

Arrest Made after Police Chase in Jackson County

A police chase in Jackson County seriously injures a woman passenger and lands the Moss Point driver in jail. The chase began around 6 on Tuesday night when a detective saw 28-year-old Brian Teague allegedly trying to break into a…

Police Departments Team up to end Chase

Today, police officers from D’Iberville and Biloxi teamed up to end a high speed chase turned foot pursuit. It was a joint effort from the Biloxi and D’Iberville Police Department to end a pursuit that started on the interstate and…

Auto and Residential Burglary Arrest

A 12-year-old walks in on a man burglarizing his own home on Old River Road after hearing his dogs barking. According to Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell, 25-year-old Vancleave resident John Herrington walked through an unlocked door and began rummaging…

Teen Pleads Not Guilty

Dexter Kelly, the man charged with murdering his cousin has pleaded not guilty. A Jackson County Grand Jury has indicted Kelly on a charge of murder. The 19 year old Vancleave teen is accused of beating his cousin to death…

Dewitt To Hear Back On Appeal Today

Today a judge is expected to issue a ruling on a request for bond in the case of a former Hancock High School coach sentenced to 30 years in prison for unlawful touching of a child for lustful purposes. Circuit…

Shoplifting Suspects Wanted

The Gulfport Police Department need your help finding two women accused of shoplifting. Gulfport PD was called to iota beauty on both October first and November sixth. The women you see here were caught on surveillance camera taking numerous bottles…

Danielle Dewitt Appeal In Court

Former Hancock High School Coach Leslie Danielle Dewitt should find out the outcome of her appeal today. Her appeal is against the 30 year sentence she received after being found guilty on two counts of unlawful touching of a child…

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…