CANTON, Miss. (AP) — An Arkansas man has been killed by police in Mississippi after they surrounded a hotel over the weekend. Quentin Bogard of Jonesboro, Arkansas, barricaded himself inside a room at the Relax Inn in Canton, Mississippi, on…
A former Picayune Police sergeant was arrested July 15, 2021 on a series of charges stemming from an investigation into child exploitation. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the FBI and Picayune Police Department worked together on the case, after a…
A federal grand jury has indicted a mother and son accused of improperly obtaining millions of dollars from the state of Mississippi on…
A Biloxi man is behind bars after allegedly shooting at Biloxi officers who responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home. Capt. Brian Dykes said in a press release over the weekend that on July 10, officers arrested Michel…
A man trying to sell cigarettes door-to-door after a convenience store was robbed has been charged in connection with the case. Ocean Springs police said in a press release that on Thursday, a report was filed of a commercial burglary…
Gulfport Police is investigating a Thursday morning shooting that sent one man to the hospital in critical condition Police Sgt. Jason DuCre said dispatch received a call at 10:08 a.m. about a shooting at 41st Street and Searle Avenue. When…
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that Rickey Roger McGill, 63, of Gulfport, plead guilty to touching of a child for lustful purposes. Circuit Court Judge Randi P. Mueller sentenced McGill to 15 years in the…
Charges have been upgraded for the 17-year-old who was arrested in a drive-by shooting that happened July 2nd. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Erick Martin, of Biloxi, was arrested Friday…
Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers has increased the reward to up to $10,000 for the arrest of the suspects responsible for setting fires in multiple…
A George County man who was charged on June 2 in a case involving the sexual assault of a minor now faces additional charges, Sheriff Keith Havard said in a press release. John William Tuneburg Sr., 76, was charged with…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police are investigating after about two dozen gunshots were fired into the house of an Alabama lawmaker who wasn’t home at the time. The Mobile Police Department tells local news outlets that the shooting happened around…
A suspect wanted in the shooting of an FBI agent over the weekend has been taken into custody. The FBI said in a press release that Demario Lamar Cotton was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday morning in Jackson.…
A third suspect wanted in connection with the May 27 shooting death of a man on Lilly Circle was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Moss Point Police posted on its Facebook page that Jamichael Jacquiz Jenkins was taken into custody…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public for the first time, 57 years after…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An FBI special agent has been shot and wounded in Jackson, Mississippi, and is expected to survive the injury, authorities said. The agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jackson field office was shot Saturday night,…
A Moss Point man is facing capital murder charges after the death of a toddler. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a press release that James Garland Ward, 27, brought a 20-month-old female to Singing River Hospital. The child…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail inmate awaiting extradition to Mississippi to face a homicide charge died at a hospital where he was taken Tuesday after he was found unresponsive at the lockup, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office…
Moss Point Police have arrested one person in connection with a May 27 shooting on Lilly Circle and are asking the public's help to find two more suspects in the case. Police Chief Brandon Ashley said in a press release…
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Two more young men have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of an Ocean Springs man found dead on June 2…
Bay St. Louis, MS - District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that 77-year-old Harry Lynn Trest, of Diamondhead, MS, was found guilty of four counts of sexual battery and four counts of touching a child for lustful purposes after a…
The US Marshal’s Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, Gulfport Division arrested Lawrence W. Baker, 52, in Ocean Springs around 7 a.m. Tuesday. Baker was taken into custody in the 100 Block of Braeburn Drive at his residence without incident.…
One man is in the hospital and another is in jail after George County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a fight. According to a press release, deputies responded Friday night to a call in the Agricola Community about…
What started out as a home invasion took a dangerous turn when a man started shooting at police. Michael Anthony Hamilton has been charged with assault, aggravated use of deadly weapon or means likely to produce death or serious bodily…
Gulfport, Miss – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that, 20-year-old Jayveon Leontae Palmore, of Gulfport, MS, pled guilty earlier this week to Armed Robbery. Circuit Court Judge Randi Mueller sentenced Palmore to 20 years, suspended 10 years, leaving 10…