St. Tammany Parish Sheriff charged after recent alleged attack
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA (WXXV)-- The sheriff of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana is facing…
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MBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Simpson County
MENDENHALL, Miss. (WXXV) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Wednesday in Simpson County. Deputies were called to a home on Blair Road in Mendenhall to conduct a welfare check. When they arrived, they…
Two arrested, charged in connection with Memorial Day shooting in Pearl River County
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting on Memorial Day in Pearl River County. Twenty-six-year-old Raheem Charles and 23-year-old Thomas Daniel have been arrested in that incident after investigators recovered evidence and…
Two arrested in Armed Robbery
Ocean Springs, Miss (WXXV) - On May 26, 2026, at approximately 11:00 p.m., officers with the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to a reported armed robbery in the area of Morris Noble Park. Officers made contact with the victim,…
Woman arrested, charged in Ocean Springs after allegedly stabbing family members
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Ocean Springs police department responded to Highland Trailer Park Tuesday for a reported stabbing involving family members. Officers say 23-year-old Angeletta Faith King was detained after allegedly stabbing two family members with scissors during an…
Two injured in Memorial Day shooting in Pearl River County, deputies search for suspects
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Two people were injured in a Memorial Day shooting in Pearl River County and sheriff’s deputies are now searching for suspects. Sheriff’s investigators say it happened around 6:30 Monday evening near the corner of Lilac…
MBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Gulfport Police Department that occurred May 22nd at an apartment complex on Three Rivers Road. According to authorities, officers responded to a call about…
Gulfport Police arrest 40-year-old man on child enticement charge after online investigation
Gulfport, Miss. (WXXV)- An online investigation leads to the arrest of a 40-year-old man in Gulfport. Ian Vohn Pehnke was arrested and charged with enticement of a child to produce a visual depiction of sexual conduction. On October 8, as…
Gulfport PD searching for armed and dangerous suspect wanted in drive-by shooting case
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Gulfport Police Department is searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting. Twenty-one-year-old Deshawn Marques Reed is currently wanted on a felony active warrant for drive-by shooting. Reed is described as a black male…
Picayune Police investigating suspected homicide
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)-- Picayune Police are investigating what they believe to be a homicide case after they found a man dead at a home Wednesday afternoon. The victim has been identified by police as Eddie Lawrence Jenkins. The body of…
Two arrested in Pearl River County after traffic stop
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department is sharing details about an arrest made at the end of April. A traffic stop was made…
Two arrested after search warrant in Pearl River County
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department is sharing details about an arrest made last week. On April 29, the sheriff’s department narcotics…
Man arrested for Thursday shooting in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gulfport man is now behind bars after a Thursday afternoon shooting that left one person injured. Thirty-four-year-old Christopher Clark is charged with one count of aggravated assault. Police say that shooting happened just before 1:30 Thursday…
Man arrested on multiple child sex crime charges in Stone County
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A man has been arrested in Stone County on multiple child sex crime charges. According to Stone County Sheriff Todd Stewart, Brandon Hill was arrested and charged with four counts of sexual battery of a child…
Biloxi man facing child grooming charges in Jackson County
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- More details are coming out about another child grooming case in Jackson County. Jared Boswell of Biloxi is charged with one count of grooming a child and one count of enticement of a child. The charges come…
Lucedale man sentenced in 2024 murder case in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Lucedale man has been convicted in a deadly 2024 shooting outside a Jackson County bar. Twenty-three-year-old Charles Mason IV was found guilty by a Jackson County jury of first-degree murder and four counts of aggravated…
Man captured after hours-long manhunt in Pearl River County
A man who ran from Pearl River County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday was caught later that afternoon after an hours-long manhunt. Semaj Hall had arrived at the Pearl River County Jail to turn himself in on an indictment. Investigators say when…
Four arrested, three victims rescued in Biloxi in nationwide human trafficking operation
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-A nation-wide human trafficking crackdown leads to multiple arrests and rescued victims in Biloxi. Three victims were recovered and four suspected traffickers were taken into custody in Biloxi as a result of Mississippi’s participation in Operation Coast to…
Southaven man arrested on child grooming charge in Jackson County investigation
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-A Southaven man has been arrested on a warrant on the charge of grooming a child after an investigation in Jackson County. Authorities say 38-year-old Justin Giles was taken into custody last week by the DeSoto County…
Two arrested on drug charges after police search home in Picayune
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- The Picayune Police Department is sharing an arrest that happened on Friday. Around 1:30 that afternoon, officers responded to a domestic dispute…
Pascagoula police officer fired after being charged with child abuse in Mobile County
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)-A Pascagoula police officer has been fired after being arrested in Mobile County on child abuse charges. Officials with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed that Thomas Horn is the officer in question and was booked on…
Woman arrested on felony embezzlement charges in Poplarville
Poplarville, MS – On April 22, 2026, the Poplarville Police Department arrested Carolyn Tedford, 64, of Poplarville, Mississippi, on charges of Felony Embezzlement and Felony Uttering Forgery. The arrest follows a month-long investigation initiated after concerns were raised regarding financial…
Woman charged in embezzlement investigation in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-A Biloxi woman is facing embezzlement charges in a case involving a local business. Biloxi Police investigators arrested 47-year-old Gladys Herrington on Monday in connection to missing…
Woman facing arson charge related to wood fire in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A woman is facing an arson charge after a fire in a wooded area in Gautier Monday. Forty-eight-year-old Jennifer Gutknecht is being held at the Jackson County Jail on that charge. Gautier police were called to…