Biloxi School District principal charged with fraud
WXXV News 25 has learned that a Biloxi school principal is behind bars today after her arrest at one of the schools. Melissa Dawn Nance, 56, was arrested during meetings as the school…
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UPDATE: Suspect in St. Martin armed robbery in custody
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies have arrested the suspect wanted in an armed robbery that happened in St. Martin. Deputies arrested Malik Alfred Toliver, 18, on Wednesday. He was identified as the suspect who held up the gas station at the…
Former civilian contractor pleads guilty in death of Keesler airman
A man who was working as a civilian contractor at Keesler Air Force Base pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of aggravated DUI in the death of an airman. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, 27-year-old Emmett…
Lucedale Police seeking suspect in robbery, aggravated assault case
Lucedale Police are asking the public's help to locate Devin Dewayne Williams of Lucedale. Williams is wanted by the Lucedale Police Department for robbery, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. He was last seen in Lucedale on Sunday. Williams is 6-foot-2…
No joke: Credit card fraud suspects caught within minutes of photo release
Thanks to tips that came in to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers, a pair of suspects were identified and arrested within minutes of their photos being released to the public. Jackson County Sheriff's Department asked…
Three arrested in drug raid at Waveland house
Three people are behind bars, charged with drug-related offenses after their arrests in Waveland over the weekend. Waveland Police Chief Mike Prendergast said his department executed a search warrant early Saturday on a house on Elaine Street. Officers confiscated LSD,…
Jackson County searching for armed robbery suspect
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department are asking the public's help to identify a suspect in an armed robbery that happened Wednesday night at the Neighborhood Walmart in the St. Martin community. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money.…
Pascagoula Police seeing suspect in grand larceny case
Pascagoula Police are searching for a suspect they say stole a dump trailer Saturday from Steve's Remodeling and Gutters. The vehicle used to take the trailer is a white, extended cab Chevrolet Silverado with a Salt Life decal on the…
Harrison County man to serve 22 years after impregnating 13-year-old
A Harrison County man will spend more than 20 years in prison after impregnating a 13-year-old girl. District Attorney Crosby Parker said 40-year-old- Antonio Cantrell Owens pleaded guilty last week to sexual battery and was sentenced to 22 years day-for-day,…
D'Iberville Police searching for suspects in weekend armed robbery
D’Iberville Police Officers responded to the Keith's Superstore on Central Avenue on Saturday about an armed robbery. Officers met the clerk at the store, who told them that two black males robbed him at gunpoint, taking an unknown amount of…
Jackson County Sheriff searching for suspect in stolen firearms case
Jackson County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man wanted in a grand larceny case. Dennis Deford Waltman III, 41, of Pascagoula is wanted in the grand larceny case that also includes possession of stolen firearms related to the theft…
Pass Christian Police asking for help to identify home invasion suspects
The Pass Christian Police Department is asking the public's help to identify three suspects who assaulted a resident inside his home. Police say that about 10:23 a.m. Saturday, police responded to someone being shot on Oak Park Drive. The victim…
Argument over sunglasses leads to fatal shooting in Gulfport
What started as an argument over sunglasses on Monday ended in gunfire -- and one man dead. Gulfport Police report that 16-year-old Lional Cornelius Jackson Jr., of Gulfport was arrested Monday…
Mississippi justices block more DNA tests in death row case
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that a death row inmate will not be allowed to seek additional DNA testing on crime scene evidence from the shooting deaths of two college students…
D'Iberville Police investigating early morning murder-suicide
D'Iberville Police are investigating a murder-suicide that happened outside a local bar early Saturday. Chief Shannon Nobles said in a press release that his department received a report of shots fired about 2:30 a.m. at Reno's Sports Pub on Rodriguez…
Advocates condemn killing of Mississippi transgender woman
GULFPORT, Miss (AP) — LGBTQ advocates say the recent fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Black transgender woman along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast reflects a disturbing pattern of…
Gulfport man charged with DUI causing death
A Gulfport man has been charged with aggravated DUI causing death as a result of an April 12 crash. Wilbur Gene Barr, 50, was booked into the Harrison County jail and is held on a $250,000 bond set by Justice…
Reward offered for informaton on 1999 cold case
A reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest in a 1999 cold case. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers said in a press release that the family of Kevin Slater and its organization is offering the $5,000 reward.…
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
By JAY REEVES and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955…
Coroner identifies victim in Gulfport shooting
A man killed in a shooting near Avenue C in Gulfport on Monday night has been identified. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said Anthony Lavern Oatis Jr., 30, died from a single…
Two Gulfport juveniles charged with breaking into Saucier home, stealing guns
Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said two juveniles have been charged with residential burglary. Peterson said deputies responded Wednesday to a complaint of a residential burglary on North Shaw Road in Saucier. Deputies were able to view home surveillance video…
Gulfport man arrested in Emerald Pines shooting
Gulfport Police have made an arrest Thursday in a shooting at Emerald Pines Apartments that left one person dead and another in the hospital. Police say on Monday, Makhari Seven Gasaway, 20, got into a fight and pulled a gun,…
Pascagoula K9 Exo killed in line of duty
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell confirmed this morning that Pascagoula K9 officer Exo was killed in the line of duty Thursday. Exo and his handler, Officer James Prisock, were tracking a suspect wanted by Jackson County Sheriff's Department when the…
Hancock County deputy resigns amid assault allegations
Hancock County Sheriff's Office has had a rash of deputies in trouble -- and there's another one added to the list. Media partner the Sun Herald reports that former patrol deputy Joseph "Joe" Gendreau turned himself in last week at…