Gulfport man arrested for string of car burglaries in Pass Christian

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV)– A Gulfport man was arrested Friday in connection to a string of car burglaries that took place in Pass Christian in March.

Pass Christian police investigators say 30-year-old Ashtin Nichols is charged with seven counts of vehicle burglary.

Multiple car burglaries were reported to police in the areas of East 2nd Street and East Scenic Drive between March 7 and March 26.

Multiple guns and around $4,000 in cash were stolen during these burglaries.

Police were able to identify Nichols as a suspect after an extensive investigation, and he’s now being held on a $105,000 bond at the Harrison County Adult Detention Center.