Ocean Springs Middle School went on lockdown for less than an hour Thursday morning after bullets were found on campus. District spokesman Trey Brennan said the school went on lockdown at 9:23 a.m. after a report was made of the…
A Picayune man has been charged in a shooting and death on Fern Drive. Picayune Police say 20-year-old Tyler Wilcox was charged Wednesday with murder and attempted murder. He was taken to the Pearl River County jail and no bond…
A Gulfport man faces six sex-crime related charges as a result of an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Gulfport Police on Wednesday morning arrested 39-year-old Otis Penn at a Gulfport residence on outstanding warrants from MBI. The charges,…
Wiggins Police are asking the public's help to identify two people who are persons of interest in a counterfeit currency case. Police say two males and the owner/driver of a silver Ford Flex were seen at one location where counterfeit…
A scrap metal business in McHenry could face legal trouble after more than 1,400 pounds of copper communications wire was found during a search last week. Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley said his office, Mississippi Bureau of Investigations and Hancock…
Hancock County Sheriff's Office is investigating a domestic disturbance after a two people were found with gunshot wounds at a residence in the county on Friday evening. Deputies were sent to the 24000 block of Road 347 about 5:04 p.m.…
A Carriere man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Bay St. Louis man on Sunday morning. Bay Police Chief Alvin Kingston said Brendon Potts has been charged and is in the Hancock County jail. Bond…
A Florida man learned a tough lesson Tuesday -- you can't outrun a horse. Mounted police in Jacksonville, Florida, watched 25-year-old Jordan Wilson hand off illegal drugs. When he tried to flee the scene, Officer Cassie Haire pursued him on…
KENNER, La. (WGNO) — Louisiana law enforcement continue to investigate that death of a Kansas City reporter visiting New Orleans for Super Bowl coverage. The death of Adan Manzano was announced Thursday, Feb. 6. According to the Kenner Police Department, Manzano was…
A Harrison County jury on Thursday sentenced two men to prison for the 2022 murder of one man and armed robbery of another in a drug deal gone bad. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 28-year-old Erick Hunt of Jackson…
A 35-year-old Jackson County woman has been indicted in the death of a pedestrian from 2023. Lisa Ribarin was arrested Tuesday on a two-count indictment in the death of Robert Brouhard. Brouhard was walking on Washington Avenue the night of…
A Gautier man and a Moss Point teen are charged in the shooting death of another teen. Sheriff John Ledbetter says deputies found the body of 17-year-old Keontae Dewayne Colbert on Monday night about…
A Gulfport traffic stop on Friday led to the arrest of three people and the recovery of more than two pounds of Fentanyl. Police arrested 39-year-old Tracy McCall, 35-year-old Marcus Lloyd and 31-year-old…
A Vancleave man will spend 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to DUI in the death of his girlfriend. 36-year-old Michael Grimes was sentenced Friday to 25 years, with 22 to serve and 3 years of post-release supervision in…
A Long Beach man has been charged with multiple counts of burglary. 29-year-old Deqwaevious Jones was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of burglary of a vehicle and two counts of burglary of a residence. He was taken to…
Gulfport Police say a man wanted for manslaughter in a case dating back to this past November is now in custody. 27-year-old Ellis Townsend turned himself in to police on Friday. He was taken to the Harrison County jail and…
Three men are charged with cutting power lines in Jackson County. 57-year-old Robert Brooks, 42-year-old Jeremiah Johnson and 53-year-old Jason Lamkin are each charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and destroying state or federal communications systems. Johnson also is…
Three suspects including a 17-year-old, have been jailed on drive-by shooting charges after allegedly shooting into another vehicle on Monday. No one was injured. Sheriff John Ledbetter said deputies responded to a shots fired call around 1:30 a.m. Monday at…
On Friday, the Office of the Attorney General announced it has completed the review of four incidents involving officer-involved shootings -- including the January 2024 incident in which George County deputy Jeremy Malone was killed in the line of duty.…
A Gautier man serving a 20-year-sentence for sex crimes against minors was indicted on a charge of making a false bomb threat. 22-year-old Keshawn Belcher was indicted in September and returned to Jackson County to face that indictment on Thursday.…
A Leaksville man will spend his life in prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of capital murder. 39-year-old Michael Anthony Holder was convicted in the 2023 murder of 22-year-old Logan Wainwright. The victim was killed during a burglary of…
A Stone County jailer has been charged in connection with an investigation into contraband coming into the Stone County jail. 26-year-old Bryan Rodgers was arrested Thursday and charged with possession of prohibited items by persons other than offenders. He is…
A Long Beach woman has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a man at a home on Daugherty Road. Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley said 55-year-old Daphne Zeringue was taken to the Harrison County jail and bond…
Gulfport Police have identified suspects in a January 9 shooting on 39th Avenue. Police say 15-year-old Justyn Lee Jones and 17-year-old James Reginald Sibley are wanted for aggravated assault in the incident. They are considered armed and dangerous. Detectives say…