Crime

Federal court jury convicts two of drug conspiracy

GULFPORT, MS – A jury in federal court convicted two men Tuesday of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. According to the evidence presented, Antony Daniel Abreu, 33, of…

Five arrested in string of thefts in George County

Since July 15th, 2021, George County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Investigators, with the assistance of the public, have recovered over $150,000.00 worth of stolen property and arrested five (5) suspects in multiple larceny cases. On July 15th, at approximately 4:00…

Jackson County investigators search for shooting suspect

Jackson County Sheriff’s investigators are searching for a suspect in connection with a domestic-related fatal shooting. The shooting occurred late Saturday afternoon, according to Sheriff Mike Ezell. Investigators are searching for Christopher Jerome Brown, 30, in connection with the shooting…

George County man faces drug charges

George County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Lucedale man on drug charges. The Sheriff's Office, in a press release, said that agents with the Southeast Mississippi Narcotics Task Force were investigating a suspicious vehicle near the Rocky Creek Inn on…

Gulfport man charged with sexual battery, robbery

A Gulfport man is charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a public restroom and then robbing her. On Monday, Gulfport officers arrested Andrew Malik Jones, 28, and charged him with sexual battery and robbery. According to police, the victim…

Arkansas man killed by police at hotel in Mississippi

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…

Update: Man shot multiple times in morning shooting

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 man pleads guilty to touching of a child

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…