Former Diamondhead City Councilman Alan Moran faces felony charges of touching a child for lustful purposes in a case that began February 14. Moran, accompanied by his attorney Donald Rafferty, turned himself in to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office on…
Two Waveland men are accused of possessing and dealing drugs near a school. On Wednesday, Waveland Police used a search warrant on a house on Spanish Cove. Police believed the…
Hancock County Sheriff’s Office arrested five people in two separate cases on drug charges this week. On Tuesday, Sheriff Ricky Adam said in a press release, deputies arrested Bobby J. Crochet, Jr, 21, and Nicole Cousin, 41, both of Kiln,…
An arrest has been made in connection with the wildfires that spread through Harrison and Jackson counties on Monday. Jackson County arrested Michael Dale Dearman Jr., 25, on a felony charge of arson. Dearman was in County Court this afternoon…
The father of a little girl found wandering alone in Pearl River County has been arrested. The father has been identified as Brian Davis…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two people were killed after gunshots were fired into a vehicle in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday, police said. The two victims were found dead near a Jackson intersection on Monday, Jackson Police Chief James Davis…
A Moss Point police officer has been accused of taking property belonging to a suspect for his personal use. Chief Brandon Ashley said in a press release posted on social media that the officer, who was not named, took property…
A Diamondhead man is in jail, charged with domestic aggravated assault over the weekend. On Friday, Bay St. Louis Police were called to a residence after receiving a call about a woman who was struck with a mallet while in…
Bay St. Louis Police on Friday arrested a woman accused of embezzling money from the business where she worked. On Thursday, Bay Police received a complaint that an employee had taken more than $1,000…
On Friday, Pass Christian police arrested 56-year-old Ethel and Richard Ross in connection with 70 counts of animal cruelty each – and their bonds were set at $3,500. The department had received an…
A man in Gulfport was injured Sunday after a shooting on East Railroad Street near Owen T Palmer Park. The target of the attack, who wished to remain anonymous, told News 25 she…
Pass Christian Police are investigating a case in which more than 60 dogs were seized on Thursday. Pass Police Chief Daren Freeman said his department received an anonymous tip about a foul odor coming from a residence on Second Street.…
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a person found in a burned out vehicle. Deputies found the vehicle in a wooded area off Wire Road north of Vancleave on Thursday afternoon. The car had been burned and…
A Biloxi man will spend his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of beating and strangling his girlfriend to death in 2019. Judge Christopher Schmidt sentenced Gary Wayne Wallace, 40, to life on Thursday. The jury deliberated…
SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) — A couple in Mississippi’s Tate County is charged with felony child abuse after being accused of locking their grandchildren in a dog cage. The Tate County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report from East Tate…
A Lucedale man has been charged with felony kidnapping and other charges after a fight with his girlfriend took a dangerous turn. George County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call for help to a home on Ed Evans Road in…
Moss Point Police are investigating a Tuesday evening shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead. Police responded to a report of a shooting about 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 6100 block of Dora Court. On scene, they found a young…
A Wiggins man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg to serve 5 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for transporting visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Restitution to the victims…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge will hold a hearing next month to determine if a death row inmate truly wants to request an execution date and if the inmate is mentally competent to waive…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman will serve 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for an October 2018 shooting death. Victoria Slayton, 27, of Caledonia entered the plea Thursday before Lowndes County Circuit Judge Lee…
A suspect wanted in connection with a bank robbery in Waveland, led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase through Hancock and Harrison counties before being stopped and arrested. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said David Rester Jr., 51,…
BY MARGARET BAKER/SUN HERALD The Diamondhead City Council is set to vote for a second time for a mayor pro-tem, a position currently held by Ward 2 Councilman Alan Moran. Ward 3 Councilman Ricky Sheppard authored the resolution, calling for…
A 43-year-old man is in jail after Moss Point Police charged him in connection with the double homicide that occurred Tuesday morning. Police said Willie Hurd of Moss Point shot two men about 8:30 a.m. in the 6000 block of…
Moss Point Police are investigating a double homicide this morning on Elder Street. Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. said there were two dead from an apparent shooting. The shooting happened about 8:45 a.m. Police Chief Brandon Ashley said when…