Crime

Sentenced 20 years on gun and drug charges

Forty-four year-old Bruce Crosby pled guilty to charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and felony possession of a weapon. Crosby had a prior felony conviction, also for possession with intent to distribute. Crosby was sentenced to 20…

Assault on Jackson County deputies

A Moss Point man is behind bars after assaulting three deputies during a divorce court hearing in Chancery Court today. According to Sheriff Mike Ezell, 28-year-old Joshua Mosely is the brother of the man getting the divorce. Mosely got into…

Guilty plea expected for 2016 murder of nuns

A Mississippi prosecutor says a man charged with killing two nuns in 2016 will plead guilty June 21st as part of an agreement that removes the possibility of the death penalty. District Attorney Akillie Malone-Oliver says she spoke with the…

Gulfport man arrested for sexual battery

Gulfport police arrested 19-year-old Byren Williams of Gulfport, charging him with one count of sexual battery. On June 8th, officers responded to the 4500 block of Engram Drive and made contact with a female juvenile who stated on June 6th…

Gulfport man arrested for armed robbery

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of 20-year-old Lamarcus Swington of Gulfport. Sheriff Troy Peterson said deputies responded to a Shell gas station and a Chevron gas station located on County Farm Road in Long Beach to a…

Operation Triple Beam

.                                               Between April 16 – April 20, 2018, the Gulfport Police Narcotics Division, US Marshals Gulf Coast Regional…

Son charged in school counselor’s death in Stone County

The investigation continues into the death of a Hattiesburg High School guidance counselor who was found dead in her home last Wednesday after allegedly being decapitated by her own son. Sherry Johnson’s body was found after deputies went to her…

Waveland community on the lookout

Police in Waveland are warning residents after an incident in the area of Waveland Avenue and Sears, south of the track. Two men stopped at the house of an elderly lady who was home alone, talking their way into her…

Local doctor sentenced 3.5 years for Medicaid fraud

A Mississippi physician has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for his part in an insurance fraud case. Seventy-eight year-old Dr. Albert Diaz of Ocean Springs told prosecutors during his sentencing Thursday in Hattiesburg that…

Two shootings in Bay St. Louis

Two shootings less than a mile away and an hour apart from each other were reported last night in Bay St. Louis. “I don’t expect to have bullets flying in my backyard now that I’m home, it’s sickening.” Erin Page,…

Homicide investigation in Stone County

Authorities are investigating the death of 51-year-old Sherry Johnson in Stone County as a homicide. Johnson was found dead in her home on Johnson Road Wednesday. Stone County investigator Ray Boggs tells News 25 it is premature to know how…

Gulfport man sentenced for shooting at a Bay St. Louis Bar

District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that 24-year old Trey Hugh Tillery of Gulfport, MS was sentenced this week for two counts of Aggravated Assault before Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt at the Hancock County Courthouse. Tillery previously entered his plea…

Gulfport shooting suspect charged with attempted murder

Gulfport police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting that sent one woman to the hospital yesterday evening. Thirty-seven year-old Johnny Carter is charged with one count of attempted murder. Police say Carter and the 54-year-old victim were…

Gulfport man arrested for aggravated domestic assault

A man was arrested in Gulfport after a woman reported that he struck and choked her. Officers arrested 37-year-old William Ladner of Gulfport and charged him with one count of aggravated domestic assault. The complaint of domestic assault came from…