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…
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Quentin Martel Winters, Sr., 33, of Gulfport, pled guilty earlier this week to one count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Circuit Court Judge Randi Mueller…
An Alabama man who was out of jail on bond in a bank robbery case was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged in the armed robbery of the Navigator Credit Union on Highway 614. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in…
VARDAMAN, Miss. (AP) — A father and son have been arrested in north Mississippi after a 25-year-old man was found dead in a pond after a fight at a graduation party. Heriberto Mata died Sunday in Vardaman, according to the…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — A judge set bond Thursday for a prison guard who was arrested on charges of bringing contraband items, including methamphetamine, into Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said in a news release Thursday…
A key piece of information in a 30-year-old cold case has been confirmed. Now, Sheriff Mike Ezell wants to find out what happened to Kimberly Ann Funk and why she was found in the swampy area of Ward Bayou in…
Biloxi Police are in a standoff with a person who is a suspect in an aggravated assault and kidnapping. On Wednesday about 2:55 p.m., a witness called 911 to report a shooting in the 200 block of Stennis Drive. When…
A 27-year-old man is dead and Moss Point Police are asking the public's help to find those responsible. According to a press release, Devonte Carson, 27, died of gunshot wounds at Singing River Hospital on Thursday night. Officers were notified…
Moss Point is investigating the shooting of a family while they were gathered in the yard. An adult male and an 8-year-old child were shot in the incident. Moss Point Police said the incident occurred in the 4000 block of…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect in connection to a shooting that took place late Wednesday night. Gulfport Police say officers responded to a local hospital at approximately 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night after a receiving…
A Biloxi man suspected of armed robbery has been arrested by Biloxi Police. On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Biloxi Police officers responded to the 1600 block of Pass Road, in reference to an armed robbery. Witnesses reported a suspect allegedly…
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — A 22-year-old Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to raping a teenager after her high school graduation party and to the sexual battery of a 12-year-old at his house. District Attorney Warren Montgomery said in a news…
Jackson County sheriff’s investigators are looking for a man who assaulted a St. Martin hotel manager at gunpoint and threatened his employees. Deputies were called to the Red Roof Inn on Cook Road around 6:30 Monday night, May 24th. Sheriff…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help locating a man wanted for grand larceny. Law enforcement says Jacob Faurot is wanted on warrant for grand larceny. Faurot is described as 6’7” and 250…
A second employee with the Jackson County road crew has been charged with embezzlement in the theft of equipment from that department, Sheriff Mike Ezell said Tuesday…