By Associated Press MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — A Tulane University basketball player who recently declared for the NBA draft has been charged in a Georgia slaying. Henry County Jail records show 22-year-old Teshaun Hightower was booked into jail Saturday on…
Jason Mitchell, best known for his role as “Easy-E” in Straight Outta Compton was arrested by Harrison County Deputies following a traffic stop on I-10 in Gulfport Wednesday. On April 22, 2020, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest…
Three more men are charged in a gang related shooting that occurred Saturday evening. That brings the total number of suspects to eight. Jayce Franklin, 20, St. James Parish, Louisiana, Keni Williams, 19, Biloxi, and Jo’Vawn McGee, 19, Gulfport, are…
ST. MARTIN, Miss. (WXXV) — Three more suspects have been charged in a gang-related shooting that injured two people Saturday, April 18. A total of five arrests have now been made in connection to the alleged crimes. 22-year-old Quincy Brown…
Update (posted at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2020): There have been new developments in this story. Details: https://www.wxxv25.com/2020/04/21/jackson-county-sheriff-five-arrests-made-gang-related-shootings-st-martin/ Original Story (posted at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2020): ST. MARTIN, Miss. (WXXV) — Three men were arrested Monday after…
JACKSON, Miss. - A 5-year-old girl is dead and at least three adults injured during a shooting at an apartment complex in Mississippi's capital city. Jackson Police investigators said someone shot into an apartment at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bullets hit…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying the vehicle and its driver wanted in reference to credit card fraud. The suspect vehicle appears to be an unknown older make and model vehicle, maroon in color, with large…
Biloxi Police arrested 22-year-old Demontra Tayshun Keyone Tucker of Biloxi for two counts of receiving/possessing stolen property and one count of robbery. The arrest stemmed from an investigation into a vehicle burglary reported on April 14th in the 1800 Block…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — The Pearl River Sheriff's Department is asking the public for help finding the location of 27-year-old Brandon Robinson. A warrant for Robinson's arrest has been issued for a robbery that took place in Pearl…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulfport Police have arrested three teenagers in connection to a drive by shooting that took place Monday afternoon. Gulfport Police said Tuesday they arrested 18-year-old Michael King and 18-year-old Demetrius Coleman Jr. They were each charged…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — One man is behind bars after allegedly making several unauthorized transactions utilizing a credit card that did not belong to him. Early Thursday morning, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 54-year-old Danny Phillip Lessard of D’Iberville pursuant…
By Associated Press LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana said a man kidnapped a woman and fatally shot her when she escaped. Corrie Wallace was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Ja’Riel Sam. St. John…
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who has given speeches about the need to reduce violence is now accused of beating another man to death with a baseball bat. Greenwood police say 45-year-old Stacy Regular is charged with capital…
Gulfport Police Department is looking for Jarvis Brown in connection to the incident. He is possibly in a 2010 black Land Rover. Police are asking the public to be on the lookout. Lt. Joshua Bromen said, “If you live in…
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — A family argument escalated into a shooting that has led to a murder charge against a Moss Point man. Guy Radar, 81-years-old, has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his son-in-law,…
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a single victim shooting. Just after 7 p.m. yesterday, deputies responded to Road 372 where they found a victim laying on the ground with a single gunshot wound to the chest. The…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting the public's help to identify a black female suspect who allegedly assaulted an individual. The woman became belligerent and threw shoes at an employee of a business in the 2600 block of Beach Blvd…
Biloxi Police on Thursday charged a woman with commercial burglary stemming from an incident on March 21. Maj. Chris Deback said Miranda Rose Cantu, 26, was arrested on a warrant charging her with commercial burglary after an investigation into a…
An Ocean Springs woman was arrested Thursday in Biloxi on a charge of motor vehicle theft. Maj. Chris Deback said Cassandra Lynne Stevers, 31, was charged after an investigation into a complaint in which Stevers allegedly stole a vehicle with…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) -- Authorities in Mississippi said a female inmate is pregnant after she had a "quickie" with another inmate in jail. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said the pregnancy was confirmed by a nurse practitioner. Patten says trusted…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting the public's help to identify a white male who is a suspect in the theft of an electronic bicycle on March 18. The bike was taken in the 2600 block of C.T. Switzer Blvd.…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) —Biloxi Police have arrested 27-year-old De’aira Montgomery of Gulfport on a charge of aggravated assault. Montgomery’s arrest stems from an investigation in which she allegedly drove a vehicle into the driver’s side of the victim’s vehicle while…
On March 23, 2020, the Biloxi Police Department received a report of a burglary of a business located within the 2600 block of Beach Blvd in Biloxi. The burglary occurred between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Entry was gained through…
Two inmates who escaped from a community work center were captured. Twenty-three year-old Bobby Morgan and 20-year-old Caleb Johnston were captured after escaping from the Wilkinson County Community Work Center in Woodville on Tuesday. Officers located the two men in…