Gulfport Police announced that the suspect in a double homicide has been arrested. Christopher Davis was taken into custody just before 7 p.m., a police spokesman said. “We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the community for the invaluable tips and…
Gulfport Police are searching for a suspect in a double homicide. 51-year-old Christopher Antoine Davis has been identified as the suspect. He is about 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds with salt-and-pepper…
A minor who is a suspect in a drive-by shooting case has turned himself in to Gulfport Police. On November 15, officers responded to the 5010 block of West Railroad Avenue about a drive-by shooting about 3:26 p.m. Officers found…
A Vancleave man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of killing a man over missing property. 39-year-old Thomas Pearson II was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday evening in the April 21, 2021 shooting…
Gulfport Police have charged a man with leaving the scene of an accident causing injury after an incident on Tuesday. Police say 78-year-old Elio Gonzalo Fombellida is charged him with one count of leaving the scene of an accident with…
Gulfport Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting case that happened last week. Police responded to the 5010 block of West Railroad Avenue about a drive-by shooting on November 15, 2024, at about 3:26…
A Kentucky man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sex crimes in Harrison County. 55-year-old Jimmy Joe Davis was in court in May and the jury was deliberating charges of sexual battery and touching a…
By Daniella Silva The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was found guilty of murder Wednesday in a case that became a flashpoint in the immigration debate earlier this year ahead of the presidential election. Jose Antonio Ibarra,…
A Gulfport man has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault in connection with a drive-by shooting. 20-year-old Brannon Griffin was arrested Tuesday. He was taken to Harrison County jail and bond was set at $500,000. Gulfport Police responded…
A pair of Gulfport residents were arrested in Long Beach, charged with stealing packages that had just been delivered. 36-year-old Meagan C. Demary and 44-year-old John M. Woodard were charged with petit larceny. They also were found with methamphetamines and…
A Lucedale man has been charged with distributing child pornography. George County Sheriff Mitchell Mixon said 38-year-old Justin Johnson was arrested Friday after deputies and the state Attorney General's Office executed a search warrant at his residence. The investigation is…
Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the 2014 murder case of a Long Beach woman. Kimberly Jo "Kim" Watts, a divorced mother of one who worked as a nurse,…
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office is warning residents not to fall for the latest scam making its way around the county. Scammers are contacting citizens, saying they have a federal warrant for their arrest. The scammers even go so far…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in McComb that happened on Thursday that left one dead and one in custody. Officers with the McComb Police Department were responding to an area regarding calls of a suspicious…
It took a Jackson County jury about an hour to convict a Biloxi man of filming women in public restrooms and indecent exposure. 36-year-old Christopher Burdine will be sentenced on December 4. The case began in 2023 when Jackson County…
A New Orleans woman is behind bars, charged in the death of a man found at a home in Carriere. Pearl River County Sheriff's Office said 47-year-old Showanda Carter has been charged with murder in the death of 45-year-old Clint…
Stone County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help to identify a suspect in an early morning burglary. The department posted on social media that a convenience store had a break-in early Friday morning. Security cameras captured an image of…
A Harrison County woman faces indictment alleging she took money from a vulnerable adult for her own use. 66-year-old Sandra Bolton was arrested Friday on two counts of embezzlement and two counts of exploitation of a vulnerable person. She was…
A Gulfport man will spend 15 years in prison for robbing a Circle K in 2021. 35-year-old Nelson Walker was convicted after the jury deliberated about 2 1/2 hours. He will service his 15-year sentence consecutive to a sentence Walker…
A former worship leader from Saucier has filed his intent to plead guilty to federal sex crime charges this month. 34-year-old Tyler Selby was indicted in September 2023 on charges of producing a video of himself and a young boy…
Four minors were arrested Thursday night on felony charges related to vehicle break-ins. Sheriff Matt Haley said the minors were charged with possession of stolen property and possession of a handgun by a minor. They were taken to the the…
An Ocean Springs woman is charged with felony child abuse after allegedly participating in a 'suicide pact' with her 10-year-old daughter. 37-year-old Brittney Hensley was arrested in Huntsville, Alabama on October 15 and extradited back to Ocean Springs. She was…
Biloxi Police are asking the public's help to locate a suspect wanted by the Department of Corrections. 30-year-old Justin Scott Dean is wanted for felony eluding by Biloxi and a parole violation on a burglary conviction through the Mississippi Department…
Gulfport announced it has made three arrests in connection with a drive-by shooting on Wednesday. 20-year-old Donnez Rafeyon Lebron Yarbor, 20-year-old Na’Alhyia Nakia Miller and 24-year-old Devon Rechard Wilkerson each were charged with one count of drive-by shooting. They were…