Crime

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.…

Gulfport woman convicted of manslaughter

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- a Gulfport woman pled guilty to manslaughter in Harrison County Circuit Court. Thirty-eight-year-old Rose Madison pled guilty to manslaughter for the shooting death of Antoine Johnson. The investigation began on the July 8, 2021 when Madison called…

Homicide investigation underway in Biloxi

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-The Biloxi Police Department is investigating a homicide in the Keesler Circle area. On Saturday, July 19, Biloxi PD received a phone call requesting a welfare check of a residence in the area. The caller reported not having…

Richard Jordan requests clemency

The man currently on death row for killing a Gulfport banker’s wife back in 1976 is now seeking clemency from Governor Tate Reeves. Richard Jordan is scheduled to be executed on June…

Gulfport man sentenced for death threats

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gulfport man on post-release supervision for a 2019 crime will now serve a decade behind bars after making death threats to corrections officers. Forty-year-old Darius Young’s…

Murder suspect in Gulfport turns himself in

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A man accused of murder after a deadly shooting at West Side Park over the weekend has turned himself in. Police say 32-year-old Kendall Jamal McCall of Jackson turned himself in Monday morning. He allegedly shot and…

Seven illegal immigrants arrested in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- In Long Beach today, several illegal immigrants were arrested in what FBI Jackson is calling ‘a very impactful operation.’ Details are limited at this time, but FBI officials confirmed that seven illegal immigrants were detained in…

Minor receives maximum sentence after manslaughter plea

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A 17-year-old in Gulfport recently pled guilty to manslaughter for the shooting death of a 19-year-old woman. The case began in August 2023 when Gulfport Police Department was called to the Wellington Place Apartments regarding a shooting.…