Reports of a Shooting in Gulfport
News 25 is hearing reports of a shooting in Gulfport. We have a crew heading to the scene. We will have more details as they become available.
Crime
Twelve Behind Bars in Hancock County Drug Roundup
Twelve people are now behind bars as a result of two drug busts in Hancock County. The Hancock County Narcotics Division executed search warrants on Tigris Street in Bay St. Louis and Orange Street in the Springwood community. Agents discovered individual…
Gulfport Teen Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Assault
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Jabari Thompson, age 19, of Gulfport, pled guilty this week to Aggravated Assault in the Harrison County Courthouse. After accepting his plea, Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set…
Gulfport Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Sexual Battery and Aggravated Assault
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Derrick Brown, age 22, of Gulfport, pled guilty earlier this week to Attempted Sexual Battery and Aggravated Assault in the Harrison County Courthouse. After accepting his plea, Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt ordered…
Animals Rescued from Deplorable Conditions
Thirty animals are in safe hands after Gulfport police and the Humane Society seized them from living in filth. One man is in custody facing over 50 charges in what Humane Society representatives say appears to have been a puppy…
Man Charged with Kiln Toddler’s Death
An arrest has been made in the death of a Hancock County toddler who died Sunday due to head trauma. Police believe the man who did it is the mother's boyfriend. News 25's Kristen Durand talks to the family of…
Arrest Made After 30 Animals Rescued from Deplorable Conditions
On April 5, 2016, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 59 year old James G. Wright, of Gulfport, on 30 counts of condition of premises where dogs are kept, 21 counts of failure to provide rabies vaccinations, and 1 count of…
Bond Denied For Dexter Kelley
Dexter Kelley will be held in jail without bond as he awaits a preliminary hearing for the murder of his teenage cousin. Nineteen-year-old Kelley made his initial appearance in Jackson County Court this morning. He’s facing a first-degree murder charge.…
Man Charged with Capital Murder in Death of Hancock County Toddler
On March 31, 2016, Maddox Viergge, 16 months of age suffered fatal head injuries. Medical evidence indicates the victim’s injuries are consistent with abusive head trauma. On April 4, 2016, Charles Connetti III was arrested and charged with Capital Murder. …
Dexter Kelley Initial Court Appearance
News 25's Laurene Callander tells about Dexter Kelley initial court appearance in Jackson County.
Two People Killed in Kenner, Louisiana
Police are investigating the shooting deaths of a New Orleans area couple. Police say 28-year-old Dawn Scott and 31-year-old Raynell Kimbrough were found this morning shot multiple times in the bedroom of their Kenner apartment. According to police, an infant…
Bourbon Street Shooter Gets 60 Years
Bourbon street shooter 22-year-old Trung Le has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in a gunfight that killed one and left nine injured on the famous New Orleans street back in June of 2014. Le was…
Gulfport House Destroyed In Fire
One Gulfport church pastor is counting his blessings today after he began the morning thinking his church was on fire. Pastor Ken Braxton was driving near Progressive Baptist Church when he saw smoke over the building. When he pulled up,…
Reports Of Shots Fired at Edgewater Mall
Biloxi police are continuing an investigation into reports of gun shots fired Saturday night near Edgewater Mall. Officers responded to the west parking lot of the mall shortly after seven p.m. Witnesses reported hearing four gunshots, but officials say no…
Arrest Made in Vancleave Teen Murder
Investigators believe a 16-year-old Vancleave boy was killed by his 19-year-old cousin. Cliff Allyn’s cousin, 19-year-old Dexter Kelly, has been arrested and charged with murder. Allyn was reported missing Wednesday afternoon when he didn’t return home from playing basketball with…
Arrest Warrants Issued in Pass Christian Mardi Gras Parade Shooting
On Friday April 1, 2016, Chief Timothy Hendricks announces an update from the ongoing investigation of the Davis Avenue shooting on February 7, 2016. It is with great pride that we make public that the Pass Christian Police Department has…
BREAKING: Arrest made in Vancleave teen's murder
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest in the murder of missing Vancleave teenage Cliff Allyn. 19 year old Dexter Mandoza Kelly was arrested and charged with murder. On March 30, 2016, the Sheriff's Department received a call…
Community Addresses Crime
A group of people fed up with crime they say is plaguing the Gulf Coast met tonight to address the issues. They say the answers won't be found in a jail cell. Mass incarceration and drugs are just a few…
Suspect in Waveland Barber College Shooting Caught in Las Vegas
Leif Dasco 28 years old, the suspected shooter at the Barber College in Waveland on 01-11-2016, has been arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop there and he was arrested without incident. The Waveland Police…
No Bond for Man Charged with Jackson County Murder
On 31 March 2016, Hubert Patrick Anderson, was brought before Judge T. Larry Wilson on the Charge of Capital Murder 97-3-21(3). Mr. Anderson was denied bond on the Capital Murder Charge consistent with state law. Mr. Anderson will remain in…
Insufficient Evidence in Samurai Sword Killing
An Ocean Springs man accused of killing his neighbor by stabbing him with a samurai sword is no longer facing charges after a Jackson County grand jury ruled there was insufficient evidence. Johnny Romero, who was 18 at the time,…
Pascagoula Stabbing was Result of a Drug Deal Gone Bad
On March 29, 2016 at approximately 11:34 hours the Pascagoula Police Department received a disturbance call to 3502 Hospital Road Tall Pine Apartments #30. Officers arrived and could not find the disturbance. After speaking with people in the parking lot,…
Stabbing Victim Identified
New details this afternoon about the home invasion Tuesday morning that resulted in a double stabbing in Pascagoula leaving one dead and another in the hospital. The man who died has been identified as 41 year old Joel Thornton of…
Suspects Stabbed in Pascagoula Home Invasion
Pascagoula police are still trying to determine what happened in a home invasion that ended in a double stabbing. Lieutenant Doug Adams says one man is dead and another is in the hospital. According to Adams, the call came in…