Crime

Gulfport man pleads guilty to possession of fentanyl

Gulfport, MS. - District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that 45-year-old Steven Robert Barbine, of Gulfport, pled guilty last week before Judge Larry Bourgeois to a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute- Fentanyl. Barbine pled…

Gulfport man pleads guilty to second degree murder

Gulfport, MS – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 30-year-old Wayne Claude Adams of Gulfport, MS, pled guilty yesterday to second-degree murder before Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport, MS. Judge Schmidt sentenced…

Driver flees traffic stop in Biloxi

An attempted traffic stop in Biloxi ended with the driver fleeing into the water. Yesterday, Biloxi police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the 1800 block of Beach Boulevard on a blue 2011 Chrysler 200…

Mississippi Inmate Death

An inmate serving 20 years for statutory rape and sexual battery has died in a prison hospital. The State Department of Corrections says Thursday that an autopsy will be done on 74-year-old Tommy Lee Jones. He was pronounced dead Wednesday…

Biloxi man arrested on a charge of armed robbery

Biloxi Police Department officers arrested 30-year-old Keith Dubose of Biloxi, Mississippi on a charge of Armed Robbery. The arrest stemmed from an incident reported on February 07, 2021 where the complainant alleged that he was held at gunpoint while his…

Suspect wanted in Gulfport drive-by shooting in custody

A suspect wanted following a Wednesday drive-by shooting in Gulfport is now in custody. Gulfport police announced this afternoon that 20-year-old Andre Jefferson has been located. Police say Jefferson was identified as the suspect after a firearm was discharged from…

DEA warns of phone scams pretending to be DEA agents

The DEA is warning the public of a widespread fraud scheme where telephone scammers are impersonating DEA agents, trying to extort money or steal personal information. The DEA will never phone demanding money or asking for personal information. A release…

Gulfport man arrested on charge of simple assault

The Biloxi Police Department arrested 52-year-old Eric Hardy of Gulfport on a charge of simple assault on a police officer. Officers responded to a report of an alleged shoplifting and attempted to arrest Hardy. During the course…