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…
A Perkinston man will serve 12 years day-for-day after being convicted on charges of possession of a controlled substance. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said Wade Alan Willard, Sr., 63, was convicted last week.…
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Two more people have been charged in a drive-by shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy while he was playing with friends at a city park in McComb. Eric Spurlock, 20, and a 17-year-old were arrested last…
Diamondhead City Council issued a statement on Friday to address the arrest of Councilman Alan Moran. Moran was arrested Feb. 14 on charges of simple assault causing bodily injury and contributing to the delinquency of a child. Diamondhead council attorney…
We have an update on a deadly shooting in Pascagoula. The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Jessie Johnson of Moss Point. According to the coroner, he…
A Kiln man pleaded guilty to stealing identities to file for COVID related benefits and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Trevon S. Evans, 25, will be sentenced in June on wire fraud charges and faces up to 20…
The inmate who escaped from a Mississippi prison for the second time has been recaptured in Harrison County, the Department of Corrections posted to its social media site. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said in a press release that Michael…
A Diamondhead councilman, who also is the son of a state senator, was jailed Monday on misdemeanor charges of simple assault causing bodily injury and contributing to the delinquency of a child. Alan…
Pascagoula Police are investigating a rash of vehicle burglaries. According to a post on the department's social media page, most of the burglaries involved unlocked vehicles. "We are asking everyone to please lock your vehicles, even when parked in front…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — An inmate who escaped from a Mississippi prison received an ambulance ride to a hospital after telling someone he was bleeding because he had been in a motorcycle accident, a state Department of Corrections spokesman said…
Ocean Springs Police are investigating an armed robbery of a convenience store early Saturday morning. Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Exxon Fastmart about 12:43…
A manhunt is under way in Rankin County for escaped state inmate Michael Floyd Wilson. Wilson, 51, escaped the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility on Sunday, the Mississippi Department of Corrections posted on its Facebook page. The Rankin County Sheriff's Office…
An Ocean Springs man was jailed Saturday after allegedly shooting two people in the South Pointe community near St. Andrews. Sheriff Mike Ezell said that about 11:30 Saturday morning, Michael Gregory Richard, 42, shot his estranged wife and her friend…
A former Hancock County deputy has been charged with two counts of exploitation of children, accessing child pornography, after the Sheriff's Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.…