Axe Used In Slaughter of 5
An Alabama sheriff says the suspect in the slaughter of five adults was armed with an axe as he attacked them in their sleep, using the weapon to strike one of his first victims in a reclining chair and then…
Crime
Man Attempting To Join ISIS
A Mississippi man attempted to fly to Syria to join ISIS is scheduled to be sentenced today on terrorism charges. Muhammad Dakhlalla of Starkville pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist…
Robbery In Ocean Springs
Police are looking for a man accused of robbing Oasis Spa on Bienville Boulevard. Police say Sunday night shortly before 9; a black male was let into the business because an employee thought he wanted a massage. When he entered,…
Vancleave Man Accused of Killing Cousin Appears in Court Tomorrow
The 57-year-old Vancleave man accused of killing his cousin last night will make an initial appearance in court tomorrow. According to Jackson County investigators, Mose Ben Wells will appear before Jackson County Judge T. Larry Wilson for a formal reading…
Jackson County Man Charged with Murder
One Jackson County man is in custody charged with murder after authorities say he shot his own cousin. Jackson County Sheriff investigators say 57-year-old Mose Ben Wells shot his cousin, 41-year-old Eric Hampton, on McGregor Road in Vancleave. The victim…
Murder Suspect Extradited
The man accused of killing five people over the weekend was extradited from Mississippi to Alabama. Officials say 27-year-old Derrick Dearman entered the Citronelle home belonging to a relative of his girlfriend and murdered five people, including a pregnant woman.…
Argument Leads to Gunfire in Moss Point
An argument between two men at a Moss Point convenience store leaves one man hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The argument took place in front of the Moss Point Express on Main Street just before 1 o’clock this afternoon. According to…
Man On Bike Dead After Truck Hits Him
One person dead, another behind bars after a driver hit a man in Saint Martin. Jackson County authorities say 26 year old Jason Michael Salisbury was riding his bike on tucker road when a truck hit him around midnight Saturday.…
Retired Moss Point Educator Found Dead in Home
Police continue to search for answers that led to the death of a retired Moss Point principal this afternoon. The 64-year-old victim was found dead with multiple stab wounds inside of his Moss Point home. News 25’s Kendra Turley brings…
Moss Point Authorities Investigate Stabbing Death
Police are investigating a murder scene in Moss Point this evening. A bloody scene at the home of the victim, a 64-year-old former educator in the Moss Point School District who was found stabbed multiple times earlier today. News 25’s…
Authorities Investigating Moss Point Death as a Homicide
Moss Point authorities identify a man found dead in his home. Chief Art McClung tells News 25 64-year-old Willie C. Williams was found dead inside of his Moss Point home at 4001 Charles Street. Authorities say he was stabbed multiple…
Sharper Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
The federal judge who more than doubled former Saints football star Darren Sharper’s prison sentence told him that courts cannot ignore the damage he inflicted on women and on society at large. Sharper was sentenced to 18 years for drugging…
Embezzlement Arrest
Long Beach police have arrested two women on embezzlement charges. Forty-three Michelle Fowler of Long Beach allegedly embezzled nearly $35,000 from a Long Beach business. She is being held at the Harrison County Jail on a $20,000 bond. Police also…
Bond Set for Alleged Home Invader
Bond has been set for the man accused of breaking into a Vancleave home with a pickaxe early Friday morning. Thirty-six year-old Anthony Lee Smith of Prairieville, Louisiana is being held at the Jackson County Jail on a $25,000 bond…
Gulfport Man Sentenced for Shooting Law Enforcement Officer
GULFPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR SHOOTING OF GULFPORT OFFICER AFTER FLEEING TRAFFIC STOP Gulfport, MS- District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Corey Donald Johnson, age 23, of Gulfport, pled guilty Tuesday morning to Aggravated Assault on a…
Moss Point Police Looking for Shooting Suspect
On 8/12/2016, Moss Police responded to the area of Shortcut Rd and Frederick St. in reference to a Shooting. Upon arrival Officer located a black male lying in the ditch with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to the…
Arrested In Connection With April Murder
A man who has been on the run since April wanted for murder in Gulfport has been arrested. Gulfport police arrested 24 year old J'Var Pope Saturday on a charge of murder, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts…
Suspected Pick Axe Burglar Arrested
Man accused of breaking into homes in Jackson County with a pick axe was arrested over the weekend. 36 year old Anthony Lee Smith was picked up near O'Neal Road in Vancleave Saturday after two days spent in the woods.…
Shooting in Moss Point
A shooting this afternoon in Moss Point has left one man injured. Details are still very limited at this time, but we do know that the victim was shot around the area of Frederick Street and Shortcut Road. Moss Point…
Biloxi Armed Robbery Arrest
A 21-year-old man is in jail tonight charged with armed robbery at a Biloxi gas station. Police arrested Jonah Jackson shortly after the robbery took place at the Fernwood Shell gas station early this morning. Authorities say Jackson was found…
Jackson County Deputies Searching for Home Invasion Suspect
Jackson County deputies are looking for a man they say was armed with a pick ax and broke into the home of a Vancleave couple around 1:30 this morning. The homeowners called for help after they were awakened by two large…
Additional Charges In Double Murder
The man accused of shooting and killing two people in Bay St. Louis a few weeks ago, now faces additional charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. Myrick Laneaux is charged in wounding Kristina Quintini and Demetrius Mueller's 6 month…
One Dead after Late Night Shooting in Gulfport
An Alabama man has been charged with murder in last night’s fatal Gulfport shooting. Thirty-year-old Peter Henderson is accused of shooting and killing Chandler Pugh shortly after 9:30 last night at the Citgo Gas Station on Pass Road. Gulfport police…
Jason Lowe Indicted
A grand jury hands down an indictment for the man accused of killing Pascagoula native Jessie Bardwell. Jason Michael Lowe was indicted this week on one count of murder in the death of 27 year old Jessie Bardwell. Her body…