Armed Robbery Arrests
On 14 June 2017, 37 year old Biloxi Resident Ray Charles Martin Jr. turned himself in to the Biloxi Police Department on a warrant for Armed Robbery. The arrest and warrant stem from an investigation into the robbery of an…
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Biloxi hit and run suspect under arrest
A suspect is now in custody for the July 1st hit and run on Reynoir Street in Biloxi. With the help of Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers and the public, Biloxi Police Department arrested 46-year-old Jose Luis Alvaras-Rico of Biloxi, the…
Felony eluding arrest in Biloxi
An Alabama man was arrested in Biloxi for felony eluding. Sixty-four year-old Robert Mitchell Bennefield of Opelika, Alabama drove away Sunday night as an officer was attempting to pull him over. As officers attempted to catch up to Bennefield, he…
One dead, one in custody after shooting in Gulfport
The suspect wanted in a homicide in Gulfport this morning is now in custody. Police say 44-year-old Marcos Hosey was arrested without incident around noon today. Police towed his car from an apartment complex on Loposser Avenue. Hosey is accused…
Suspect in Gulfport homicide arrested
The suspect wanted in the overnight homicide in Gulfport is now in custody. Police say 44-year-old Marcos Hosey was arrested without incident this morning. Hosey is accused in the shooting death of Arthur Etheridge at the O’Neal Road Apartments. Police…
Saucier women wanted in Slidell arrested
A Saucier woman wanted in Slidell for aggravated assault on a police officer among other charges is in custody in D’Iberville for unrelated charges. According to Chief Wayne Payne, 28-year-old Jessica Hiel was wanted in Slidell for aggravated assault on…
Arson arrest in Jackson County
A D’Iberville man faces arson charges after authorities say he tried to burn down a home in Gulf Park Estates near Ocean Springs while someone was inside. Sheriff Mike Ezell tells News 25 they saw a fire in the driveway…
Four suspects in brutal New Orleans attack arrested
Authorities in New Orleans have confirmed all four suspects wanted in connection with an attack on two men last Saturday are in jail. Surveillance video shows four males attacking two Boston-area men from behind as they were walking in the…
Biloxi man arrested for arson
One man is facing arson charges after allegedly setting a tree on fire. The Biloxi Police Department arrested 28-year-old Marshall Point of Biloxi on Saturday. According to police, citizens reported a man pouring gas on to and setting an oak…
Burglary of a residence
Gulfport police officers credit concerned neighbors in the area of 45th Street near Harrison Avenue for alerting authorities after spotting suspicious activity. Thirty-three year-old William Herold was arrested on the charge of burglary of a residence. Neighbors called police after…
Man arrested after firing shots in Gulfport
A drug deal gone bad leads to a man shooting a victim in the leg in Gulfport. Police arrested Pass Christian resident Michael De’Anthony Smith on three counts of aggravated assault. The 23-year-old was selling marijuana to three people around…
One arrested in armed robbery attack
Biloxi police have arrested a man wanted for armed robbery. Devonte Walker was arrested after allegedly holding a victim at gunpoint while two others physically assaulted him and robbed him on May 18th on Division Street. The two other suspects…
Arrest made in Trevues Martin murder
Another person is behind bars in connection to the murder of Trevues Martin, the 20-year-old who was found dead in the front seat of his vehicle hours before his 21st birthday. Gulfport police arrested 18-year-old Kalisha Crockett Friday evening. Crockett…
False pretense arrest
A Moss Point man is behind bars for selling stolen items to a pawn shop. Thirty-eight year-old Stephen Douglas Kinnan is charged with false pretense. Police records show Kinnan sold items to a pawn shop for $500 in December. The…
Dino’s Gifts owner arrested
The charges against the two people accused of the armed robbery of Dino’s Gifts in St. Martin on June 3rd have been dropped. The store owner, Luis Diaz, is now charged in the case. Sheriff Mike Ezell says investigators determined…
Convicted rapist arrested in Pensacola
An ex-convict from Alabama is accused of kidnapping, killing, and disposing of the body of a 12-year-old Florida girl. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department announces the arrest of Robert Howard in the murder of 12-year-old Naomi Jones. Investigators zeroed in…
D’Iberville man charged with statutory rape
A D’Iberville man was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a 15-year-old today. According to authorities, 22-year-old Terry Lee Sparks was arrested after the parent of the victim reported that Sparks had sexual intercourse with their daughter. Sparks was…
Suspects in Ocean Springs armed robbery arrested
The couple wanted in the June 3 armed robbery of a St. Martin business are in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center. Sheriff Mike Ezell says acting on a tip, U.S. Marshals arrested 23-year old Erin Elizabeth Diaz and 33-year…
Burglary and Grand Larceny Arrest
A Vancleave man with an extensive arrest history is charged with commercial burglary and grand larceny in crimes that happened over the Memorial Day Weekend. Thirty-one year-old Joshua Bradley is accused of stealing a four wheeler and tools from a…
Pastor credits alarm for quick arrest
The second Gulfport church in two weeks is vandalized, but this time the suspect did not get away. The senior pastor at Tabernacle of Faith Church is crediting his alarm system for keeping the burglar from doing too much damage.…
Man arrested by FBI in Jackson County
A man traveling from Mexico through South Mississippi was arrested by the FBI on Monday and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Just before 9 a.m. on May 22, 2017, officers with the South Mississippi Metro…
Arrest made in Reserve Apartments shooting
On May 13, 2017 at approximately 7:28 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the Reserve Apartments located at 11200 Three Rivers Road in reference to a shots fired call. Upon arrival, officers located Terry Singleton and Fredrick Robinson deceased…
Arrests made in Gautier shooting
The Gautier Police Department have made two arrests in the Robbery and Shooting of a 17 year old male. Trevon Grasper (17) and Kewesi Barial (16) have both been charged with Robbery and Aggravated Assault. Bonds for each charge have…
Texas women arrested for cocaine trafficking in Jackson County
Two Texas women are facing drug charges after agents found over 13 pounds of cocaine in their car in Jackson County. South Mississippi Metro Enforcement officers stopped the two on I-10 near Highway 57 for driving carelessly. FBI Agent Brett…