Crime

Man pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to life

Thirty-nine year-old Nicky Johns has pleaded guilty to murder after shooting and killing a man outside the Travel Lodge Hotel in September 2017. When Ocean Springs police arrived on scene, they found the victim, Christopher Rochelle of Columbia, Tennessee, in…

Man arrested for drive-by shooting in Bay St. Louis

A Bay St. Louis man is now behind bars following a drive-by shooting that happened last night. Police say they responded to a report of shots fired from a vehicle near Keller Street. Twenty-four year-old Dquan Lewis was later arrested…

Two dead in shooting at Southaven Walmart

Officials say two people are dead and a police officer and a suspect were shot at a Walmart in Southaven, Mississippi. Both of the people who died this morning were Walmart employees. One person was found dead in the store…

Accused rapist arrested, identified as illegal alien

The U.S. Marshal’s Service (USMS) and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) arrested an undocumented accused rapist July 18, who had previously come to the United States on Temporary Protective Status. Andres Fuentes-Castro, an El Salvadoran citizen, was encountered by U.S. Border…

Wanted Fugitive Arrested

.                                                                                         On Saturday July 27, 2019, the Gulfport Police Department arrested Wanted Fugitive, Tekoney Oronte Treyvon Blackledge of Katy Texas, in the 3100 block of 8th Avenue Gulfport. Blackledge was identified as a suspect in the killing of a…

Arrested for burglary of a vehicle

The Biloxi Police Department, with the assistance of D’Iberville PD, arrested 52-year-old Frank Charles Leone of Biloxi for burglary of a vehicle. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where victims’ wallets were stolen from a vehicle on the morning of…

Gulfport man pleads guilty to felony fleeing

After leading police on a high speed chase back in October 2016, 24-year-old Carl Daniel Young Jr. of Mobile pleaded guilty just before his trial was set to begin this week. Officials say the chase began in Jackson County and…

Wanted in connection to burglary of a vehicle

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a subject involved in a burglary of a vehicle in the 100 block of Beach Boulevard. On July 19th, 2019, between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. A…

Escaped inmate captured in Perry County

The search has ended for a South Mississippi inmate who escaped from a work detail. According to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, 39-year-old Corey Lee Alred was captured this afternoon near Wendell Road in Perry County. Alred was serving a…

Arrested for warrant for felony malicious mischief

Biloxi Police arrested 33-year-old William Criss Taggart of Vancleave for a warrant issued for felony malicious mischief. The arrest stemmed from an investigation in which Taggart was found to have intentionally caused damage to his hotel room and an adjoining…

Gautier Police identify suspect in gas station shooting

Gautier Police are looking for Jamyrian Wayne Quinn, 23, in connection with the shooting death of Courtney Todd of Moss Point. The shooting occurred last night, July 15th at the Pure Gas Station at 2218 Ladnier Road. Todd, 38, was…

Man shot to death at ‘Pure’ Gas Station in Gautier

Gautier police need help finding a suspect involved in a shooting death at ‘Pure’ gas station on Ladnier Road. Authorities say they found the victim, identified as 38-year-old Courtney Todd of Moss Point, suffering from gunshot wounds. He later died…

Auditors Arrest Harrison County Assistant Tax Collector

Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Harrison County Assistant Tax Collector Denise Gill after she was indicted on four counts of submitting false statements to defraud the government by a grand jury assembled…

Arrested for felony shoplifting

A Biloxi woman is behind bars, charged with felony shoplifting. Biloxi police arrested 22-year-old Essence Nellie Mae Williams after a shoplifting complaint at the Edgewater Mall on Beach Boulevard. Police say Williams went into the business and stole items worth…

Arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle

The Biloxi Police Department arrested 38-year-old James Michael Jordan Jr. of Biloxi on a charge of being in possession of a stolen vehicle. The arrest was the result of a traffic stop conducted in the 2500 block of Beach Blvd.…

Suspect wanted in uttering counterfeit

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a subject involved in uttering counterfeit. On June 6th at about 11:15, a white male wearing khaki shorts, tan hat and a black hoodie, entered the business in the 13000…

Arrest made in armed robbery at 'Up in Smoke’

Gulfport police, along with several other agencies, made an arrest in connection with an armed robbery at the Up in Smoke Store on 25th avenue. The robbery occurred on July 3rd. Thirty-nine year-old Kelly Akins of Houston, Texas and 32-year-old…

Armed Robbery *UPDATE* (Arrest Warrants)

.                                                                                         The investigation into the armed robbery which occurred on July 3, 2019, at the Up in Smoke store located in the 2900 block of 25th Avenue, has led to arrest warrants for 39 year old Kelly Wayne…

Wanted for larceny

Biloxi police needs help in identifying an alleged larceny suspect. The suspect stole a cell phone valued at about $500 at the IP Casino on June 10th. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a white baseball cap,…