Crime

Auto and Residential Burglary Charges

An Ocean Springs man is behind bars accused of at least eight auto and residential burglaries in the Stark Bayou subdivision. Officials say 18-year-old Allen Bersonett is accused of stealing loose change, handguns and personal items from vehicles and homes…

Ocean Springs Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested

The woman accused of robbing an Ocean Springs bank on Highway 90 has been arrested. Twenty-eight year-old Brittnie Farmer was taken into custody during a traffic stop after police recognized the car she was seen leaving the bank in. Police…

D’Iberville Waffle House Robbery

D’Iberville police are also requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for robbing a Waffle House on Bobby Eleuterius Boulevard. According to police, a white male entered the restaurant shortly after 5 this morning and demanded money while…

Charges Made in Bay St. Louis Double Murder

A Bay St. Louis man has been charged with two counts of murder in Saturday’s double homicide in Hancock County. Twenty-six year-old Myrick Laneaux made his initial appearance in court today. A judge set his bond at $1 million for…

Hancock Bank Robbery in Ocean Springs

Police are still on the hunt for a woman who robbed a bank in Ocean Springs this afternoon. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the scene with the latest.

BREAKING: Bank Robbery in Ocean Springs

Police are searching for a woman who robbed a Hancock Bank around 2 this afternoon. She is described as a black female and was last seen wearing dark glasses and a hoodie. She was driving what appeared to be a silver…

Two Facing Bribery Charges in Epps Case

Two more people have been indicted on bribery charges in the kick back corruption case involving former MDOC Commissioner Christopher Epps. Fifty-four year-old Teresa Malone of Carthage has been indicted on charges for paying kickbacks to then-Corrections Commissioner Epps in…

Receiving Stolen Property

One man is behind bars this morning after receiving stolen property. Biloxi police arrested 42 year old Wade Christopher Sistrunk of Vancleave after stopping him for an equipment violation. After checking his vehicle identification numbers, police revealed the 2013 Harley…

Two Facing Bribery Charges In Epps Case

Set to appear in court today one of two people indicted on bribery charges in the kick back corruption case involving former MDOC commissioner Christopher Epps. 53 year old Mark Longoria, the CEO of a drug testing corporation, is set…

Bay St. Louis Double Homicide Investigation Continues

The preliminary autopsy results of the double murder in Bay St. Louis over the weekend are in. Twenty-eight year-old Kristina Quintini died from multiple gunshot wounds and Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk tells News 25 that 29-year-old Demetrius Mueller died…

Armed Robbery in Long Beach

One man is in custody after allegedly robbing two women at gunpoint. Thirty-three year-old John Strickland of Gulfport is charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. The robbery took place around 11:30 this morning in…

Bay St. Louis Homicide Update

Authorities are still looking for answers in a weekend shooting that left two Bay St. Louis residents dead and injured an infant. Hancock County officials say the suspect arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing a car from one of the victim’s…

Car Robbery In Biloxi

Biloxi police have arrested a man attempting to steal from a vehicle. Biloxi patrol officers responded to the 700 block of McElroy Street around 5pm. Twenty-Five year old Brent Tyler Hester was found inside the vehicle, by the vehicle owner,…

Possession Of A Motor Vechicle

Myrick Laneaux was arrested yesterday for stealing Kristina Quintini's mother's car. Officials are still trying to determine if this incident was in anyway related to the double homicide from Saturday night. Laneaux is currently in Hancock County jail without bond.…

Bodies Discovered In Bay Pines Home

Two bodies were discovered inside of a home in Bay Saint Louis on Saturday night. Police responded to a call from bay pines apartments at 7:30 pm where they discovered two dead adults, one male and one female. Authorities also…

Jackson County Deputy Fired

Sheriff Mike Ezell says a deputy has been fired after having sexual relations with a female inmate. It is still early on in the investigation and we will continue to bring the details as they become available. Sheriff Ezell did…

Cameron May Pleads Not Guilty

According to our media partner The Sun Herald, the man accused of sexually assaulting an Ocean Springs apartment worker pleads not guilty. Cameron Dwayne May made his plea this morning in Jackson County court. He’s charged with one count of…

Two wanted in Pascagoula for aggravated assault

Pacagoula Police are asking for your help locating two suspects wanted for a shooting that happened earlier in July. 28 year old Kedric Taylor and 29 year old Regio Lavant, both from Moss Point, are wanted for two counts each…

Aggravated Assault Arrest in Jackson County

The Pascagoula Police Department has arrested 29 year old, Javon Lemuel Roberts of Moss Point, MS in connection with two people being shot on Sunday morning, July 10, 2016 at the intersection of Ingalls Ave. and Heidenheim Dr. Javon Roberts…

Hickerson Denied Bond

A judge denied bond for the Navy seaman accused of stabbing a transgender woman to death. Twenty-year-old Dwanya Hickerson made his initial court appearance this afternoon before Jackson County Judge T. Larry Wilson. Judge Wilson denied a court attorney’s request…

Suspect in Custody after Armed Robbery

A Gulfport man who recently posted an anti-police rap song on Facebook is singing the jailhouse blues tonight. He was arrested and charged with armed robbery. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson was on the scene moments after the robbery at the…