Crime

Three teens charged in Tuesday shooting in Gulfport

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Three teenagers are behind bars after shooting into a home in Gulfport. One is facing charges of threatening a law enforcement officer during the investigation. Eighteen-year-old Treyshun Whittle and two 17-year-olds are all charged with shooting into…

Coast doctor charged in sex crimes in Louisiana

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WXXV)- A Bay St. Louis doctor was arrested in Louisiana for indecent behavior with juveniles. Thirty-two-year-old Brandon Bunol is also charged with computer solicitation with a minor and the Louisiana Attorney Generals Office alleges Bunol had…

Woman arrested for fleeing, drug possession in Gulfport

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Gulfport Police arrested a woman for failing to stop for officers and drug possession. Forty-four-year-old Jennifer Parfait is charged with one count each of felony fleeing and possession of methamphetamines. Gulfport motorcycle officers saw Parfait run a…

Alabama man arrested, charged in D'Iberville bank robbery

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- A Prattville, Alabama man has been arrested in connection with the bank robbery in D'Iberville on Wednesday. Thirty-year-old Lane Wesley Blatchford, 30, from Prattville, AL, was arrested on the charge of robbery. On September 3, 2025, at…

Gautier man to serve 45 years for child exploitation

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gautier man will serve 45 years for child exploitation. Twenty-six-year-old David Pace was sentenced for two counts of exploitation of a child and one count of felony child endangerment. According to Assistant District Attorney George…

Long Beach man arrested on multiple drug charges

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)-The Long Beach Police Department arrested 54-year-old Juan A. Evans and charged him with one count of trafficking cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute: marijuana. The arrest was the result of a narcotics…

Victim identified in fatal shooting at Ingalls

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)-The victim in the deadly shooting at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Friday has been identified. Jackson County Deputy Coroner identified the victim as 27-year-old Tahj Johnson of Pritchard, Alabama. The suspect, identified as Curtis James Jr. of Mobile, is…

Long Beach man sentenced for trafficking fentanyl

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)-A Long Beach man was sentenced last week for trafficking fentanyl. Forty-three-year-old Robert French pled guilty in June 2025 and sentencing was deferred. In March 25, 2024, The Gulfport Police Department Narcotics Unit received information that French…

George County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested for DUI

GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- An off-duty George County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Thursday. Lucedale Police saw the deputy driving under the influence within city limits. The deputy has been identified as Braxton Keebler. He was taken into custody without incident.…