Crime

Biloxi man charged with murder

A Biloxi man is accused of murder after his significant other was found dead. Yesterday, 43-year-old Michael Edward Reis flagged down Biloxi police officers near Porter Avenue and Beach Boulevard and told them he wanted to turn himself in. The…

U.S Marshals top fugitive Jacob Scott behind bars

The Moss Point man who allegedly faked his death and was on the run for nearly two years for sex crimes is back behind bars in Jackson County. U.S. Marshals brought Jacob Scott to the jail this afternoon. The 43-year-old…

‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ facing life in prison

Following a grueling three day manhunt in July 2018, Michael ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ Wilson has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Today, a Green County jury found Wilson guilty on a felony escape charge. Wilson…

Mississippi man convicted in shooting deaths of 8 people

MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi jury has convicted a man in the 2017 shooting deaths of eight people. Willie Cory Godbolt was convicted Tuesday. Among those killed were Godbolt's mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff who responded to a call…

Biloxi police investigating deadly shooting

Biloxi police are investigating the scene of a deadly shooting. It happened around 2 p.m. inside a home on Rustwood Drive off of Popps Ferry Road. According to police, a woman was shot after a struggle involving a gun. She…

Missing woman found in backyard identified

We have new details this afternoon in the St. Martin murder case that happened on February 14th. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Sarah Jane Willard was found buried in the backyard on Sweetbriar Street. Willard was last seen…

Man arrested after body found in Jackson County

An autopsy has been performed on a woman whose body was found last Friday in someone’s backyard in St. Martin. The unknown woman has been missing since October of last year and local authorities began working with an FBI task…

Controversial float throw at the Krewe of Nereids Parade

What was meant as a time of celebration quickly turned into anything but. Yesterday afternoon, the Krewe of Nereids rolled for its annual Mardi Gras parade and one of the throws caught attention Coastwide. “It’s a deplorable act and when…

Arrested for domestic violence aggravated assault

The Biloxi Police Department arrested 37-year-old Brandon Lee Walker of Biloxi on a warrant for domestic violence aggravated assault. The warrant was issued as the result of an investigation into an alleged domestic assault that was reported on in the…

Jury convicts habitual offender for killing motorist

District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Jeremy Fogleman, age 40, from California, was convicted Thursday afternoon in the Harrison County Circuit Court to multiple counts of fleeing from the police causing death and injury. After two weeks in trial,…

Biloxi Police Arrest Man for Auto Burglary

The Biloxi Police Department arrested a man on a warrant for auto burglary on Thursday. According to police, the warrant for 23-year-old Marlyn Fields of Vancleave was issued as the result of an investigation into an alleged auto burglary reported…