A tax preparer in Gulfport pleaded guilty to falsifying returns, resulting in $900,000 worth of losses in the United States. According to U.S. District Attorney Mike Hurst and the justice department’s tax division, Alvin Mays, the owner of City Tax…
Twenty-five year-old Sandra Goff was sentenced to 30 years in prison today for the murder of Michael Lossett in Gulfport in 2018. Goff pled guilty to manslaughter and taking away a motor vehicle which is an additional ten years to…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) – After a five-day trial, a federal jury on Friday found Taryn Goin Naidoo, 41, of Diamondhead, guilty of three counts of possession of images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. “I applaud our prosecutors and…
A Gulfport woman is charged with grand larceny in connection with an auto theft in Biloxi this weekend. On Sunday, Biloxi police arrested 40-year-old Claudia Trivett Johnson of Gulfport for grand larceny of an auto. The arrest was the result…
South Mississippi House District Representative 119 Sonya Williams Barnes is among the state's lawmakers speaking out and calling for prison reform in Mississippi sooner rather than later, in the aftermath of several prisoner deaths recently, and dire conditions at Parchman,…
There are 32 million victims of human trafficking world-wide, and if you think it's not a problem in South Mississippi, that's just not the case, as News 25 Today’s Gabby Easterwood shows us The Dark Truth of Human Trafficking in…
We have an update on the captured inmate that escaped police custody yesterday morning. Six additional people have been arrested for helping in the escape. Sheriff Mike Ezell confirmed prisoner Marshall Williams was captured last night at his father’s camper…
Two people are dead and two more are injured following a shooting Wednesday night in Bay St. Louis. In a press conference today, Bay St. Louis Chief Gary Ponthieux updated the public on the shooting which left 19-year-old Cheyenne Schultz…
A man is behind bars in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of an apartment complex Wednesday.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that just after 10 p.m. tonight, 29-year-old Marshall Williams was captured and taken into custody. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says the department made an arrest of Williams for four active felony warrants.…
At about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Marshall Williams escaped from Ocean Springs Hospital. According to authorities, Williams was in custody on four active felony warrants at the time of his escape. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Williams was able to push a…
By Associated Press SUMRALL, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to three counts of felony DUI after initially being indicted on charges he left the scene of a crash that killed two volunteer firefighters. News outlets reported…
By Associated Press FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say two men attempted to scam the state lottery commission by submitting a losing ticket that had the winning numbers glued onto it. News outlets report 47-year-old Odis Latham and…
By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Prisoner advocates are calling on the federal government to investigate Mississippi’s prison system for possible civil rights violations. They say five deaths in recent days highlights deliberate…
Pascagoula Police arrested 19 year old Travis Jones for armed robbery at the Hardee's on Denny avenue this morning. Police say they received reports of a man with a gun and found Jones holding a 9mm firearm. Jones attempted o…
By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Prison officials in Mississippi long ago warned that they needed money to hire more guards and pay them better or else the state's prison system could experience…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi prosecutor says he won't decide whether to try a man a seventh time in a quadruple murder case. District Attorney Doug Evans filed a court order Monday recusing…
There are new developments in the murder case of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Four teenagers have been indicted for allegedly helping Darian Atkinson escape after he ambushed the officer in May. In December, a grand jury indicted 19-year-old Atkinson…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) — Two officers with the Pascagoula Police Department were injured in a car accident Tuesday night. Officer Snyder and his K-9 partner, Tony, were on patrol New Year's Eve when their vehicle was struck by an alleged…
A Moss Point man, out on bond for previous felony charges, is behind bars again on similar charges. Thirty-seven year-old Clarence Shelton was taken into custody Monday night at a convenience store. Police say they found that Shelton had more…
Investigators in Moss Point are trying to bring justice to the families of two victims of a deadly shooting. Moss Point police responded to reports of an assault on Old Slag Road on December 22nd. A woman being treated for…
On Monday, December 30, 2019, at approximately 8:00pm, officers of the Moss Point Police Department were investigating a large crowd gathering in front of a local convenience store. During their investigation they encountered Clarence Shelton, 37, of Moss Point. Shelton…
Buzzed driving is drunk driving.-that's the message Gulfport police has been putting out this entire holiday season. Now with New Year's Eve celebrations happening tonight, police not only in Gulfport, but along the coast will be ramping things up. News…
Biloxi police have made an arrest in connection with a reported fire near the 1600 block of Beach Boulevard Monday. Upon arrival, officers discovered a Christmas tree recycling site actively on fire. Biloxi firefighters extinguished the fire. Fortunately no one…