One dead, one critically injured in overnight shooting in Gulfport
Gulfport police are hunting down leads, trying to find the person responsible for a deadly overnight shooting. Gulfport Police responded to the Emerald Pines Apartments off…
Crime
Former paramedic will spend 40 years in prison for assaulting patients
A former Mississippi Coast paramedic will serve 40 years day for day without possibility of parole after admitting to sexually assaulting six patients in the back of ambulances. James Lavelle Walley, 58, was sentenced today in Jackson County, according to…
Pascagoula church damaged during break-in; suspect turns himself in
A man suspected of breaking into a Pascagoula church has turned himself into police. Dustin Michael Moore, 29, was charged with burglary of a commercial building on Sunday. He was taken to…
Eight people face drug charges after Waveland house raided
Waveland Police on Friday raided a house on Meadow Lane and arrested eight people on drug charges. According to police, residents had made numerous complaints about criminal activity at the house. "We'd been getting a lot of complaints about that…
Waveland business helps police find alleged stolen trailer
A Waveland business owner helped police by doing a little detective work to retrieve a trailer allegedly stolen on Saturday. Steven Marcionette, 36, of Waveland has been charged with grand larceny. He was taken to the Hancock County jail with…
Woman allegedly beaten to death with a hammer; son arrested
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man accused of beating his mother to death with a hammer has been arrested. Sam Brown, a spokesperson for the Jackson Police Department, said it happened Wednesday at a home in Mississippi’s capital city. Police…
D'Iberville man faces charges after gun accidentally discharges, kills neighbor
A D'Iberville man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a neighbor at his apartment complex. D'Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said police got a 911 call about…
Biloxi Police investigating two shooting incidents
Biloxi Police are investigating two shooting incidents that may be related. Capt. Milton Houseman said the first incident happened about 10:15 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of Rodenburg Avenue. Officers responded to a…
16-year-old charged with shooting into a home
A 16-year-old was behind bars Tuesday night for allegedly shooting into a home. Kenny Arrington Jr., is charged with aggravated assault and shooting into a house. The incident happened Tuesday on Avondale Circle…
Separate shootings kill 2 people at Jackson gas stations
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two people have been shot to death in separate incidents at gas stations in Mississippi’s capital city. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba condemned the shootings and praised police for making arrests within 24 hours of each…
Picayune man wanted for attempted murder arrested in Waveland
A suspect wanted in Pearl River County in an attempted murder case was arrested Saturday in Waveland Amanti Briscoe, 23, was taken into custody after police acted on a tip from Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers posted to social media on…
UPDATE: Meridian officer died doing what he loved, serving the community
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that the suspect in the shooting of a police officer in Meridian has been arrested. News outlets are reporting that Dante Marquez Bender was taken into custody in Ackerman, which is about 2…
Kiln man to serve 25 years for burglary conviction
A Kiln man pleaded guilty Thursday in Hancock County Circuit Court to burglary of a dwelling and will serve 25 years. 33-year-old Antonio Joseph Connetti was sentenced the same day by Judge Christopher Schmidt for the July 7, 2021 burglary…
Gulfport tax preparer pleads guilty to helping file false tax returns
A Gulfport man pleaded guilty Thursday to preparing false federal tax returns for clients. Orland Reed is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 22 and faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison as well as supervised release, restitution and…
Pearl River Sheriff, Picayune Police search for attempted murder suspect
The Pearl River County Sheriff's Department and the Picayune Police Department are asking the public's help to find a suspect in an attempted murder case. Crime Stoppers posted to social media that Amanti Briscoe is being sought by the Sheriff's…
Three men, juvenile face drugs, weapons charges after traffic stop in Picayune
Three men and a juvenile are in custody today in Picyaune after a traffic stop led to finding a stolen vehicle, a cache of drugs and weapons. On Wednesday, Picayune officers with the…
Biloxi Police investigate overnight shooting on Judge Sekul Avenue
Biloxi Police are investigating a Tuesday night shooting on Judge Sekul Avenue. Capt. Milton Houseman said police responded to a call about 11:33 p.m. in the 1100 block of Judge Sekul Avenue, where they found a 24-year-old man who had…
Two people shot in Ocean Springs domestic incident
A 24-year-old man is in custody, charged in an early-morning shooting that injured two people in a domestic incident. Capt. Ryan Lemare with Ocean Springs Police said Brandon Ray Hinkle has been charged with domestic violence aggravated assault, aggravated assault…
Picayune investigates complaint, arrests two on drug charges
Picayune Police made two arrests after receiving complaints about drugs being sold at a vacant lot on Fern Drive. According to a press release, the department received a complaint Tuesday through the Neighborhood Enhancement…
Suspect in Pascagoula robbery, kidnapping case now behind bars
Pascagoula Police have arrested Raheem "Kimbella" Kimble as a suspect in a kidnapping and robbery case. Police put out a request on April 25 asking the public's help to locate Kimble. The department updated the post on Tuesday saying Kimble,…
18-year-old identified as victim in fatal shooting on Old Pass Road
Gulfport Police were at the scene of a morning shooting where they say an 18-year-old is dead and three people are being detained. The victim has been identified 18-year-old Tyrese Yarbor. Gulfport Sgt. Jason Ducre' said the officers responded to…
Gautier Police asking public's help to locate suspects in separate cases
Gautier Police are asking the public's help in locating two suspects wanted in separate cases. Javon Montreal King is wanted for burglary. In December 2020, King had been arrested by Moss Point Police on charges of shooting into a dwelling,…
19-year-old charged with threatening violence at high school graduation
A threat made regarding violence at the Wingfield High School graduation has ended with a 19-year-old in jail, charged with making a terroristic threat. The state Department of Public Safety said in a press release that officers with the…
1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at graduation held on Xavier University campus
A fight that began after a high school graduation on the Xavier University campus on Tuesday morning has left a woman dead. New Orleans police said three people were shot outside the Convocation Center where the Morris Jeff Community School…