Four people are accused of using stolen identities of Mississippi inmates to fraudulently collect unemployment benefits. State Auditor Shad White says Felisa Suggs, Nathanial Cole, P’Trance Fields, and Kavisia Blaylock have been arrested as part of ‘Operation Payback.’ Investigators say…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department is sharing details on a narcotics arrest that took place on August 12. The arrest happened at…
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a California man with what they said was a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol complex. Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le of Julian,…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Long Beach police have arrested two people on drug charges following a Tuesday bust. Fifty-year-old Jeffrey Willis and 58-year-old Marsha Fennell, both of Long Beach, were arrested Tuesday. Officers, with help from the Harrison County Narcotics…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Two people have been arrested after an attempted robbery led to a shooting Monday evening in Gulfport, police said. Officers responded around 5:09 p.m. on Aug. 24 to the area of West Oak Drive and Victory Street,…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) – Harrison County District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Decruis Tatum, 27, of Biloxi, pleaded guilty to sexual battery before Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt and was sentenced to serve 50 years in the custody of the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-The Gulfport Police Department says two suspects previously wanted on felony drive-by shooting warrants have been located. Police had been searching for Jasmine Marie Rose Viduya, 20, and Timyah Charmaine Jones, 19, who were wanted on active felony…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) - The Gulfport Police Department responded Monday afternoon to the area of Cal Lane and Three Rivers Road where multiple shots were fired at a home. According to officials, officers were advised a dark colored sedan was…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -The Gulfport Police Department arrested a suspect in connection with a human trafficking and kidnapping investigation involving a juvenile victim. According to police, 38-year-old Krystal Leann Householder of Gulfport was arrested on Aug. 15 and charged with…
By CLAUDIA LAUER The homicide rate in the United States dropped to the lowest it’s been in 75 years, according to an FBI report on 2025 crime statistics released Friday, which also showed overall violent crime dropped 9.3% last year. Experts note that national violent…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The George County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Lucedale woman accused of using an elderly victim’s credit card information. Investigators say 46-year-old Chasity Baker made more than $2,000 in unauthorized purchases. Baker is now charged with…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A high-speed chase in Pearl River County earlier this month led to the arrest of two people on drug charges. Investigators say they tried to stop a Nissan Altima on I-59 near Poplarville on August…
A Hattiesburg man will serve 20 years in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material. Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office says 54-year-old Kenneth Loveless was sentenced recently in Forrest…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-An 18-year-old is wanted in Gulfport in connection to a drive-by shooting. Desmond Dedward Hall is currently wanted by Gulfport PD on an active felony warrant for drive-by shooting. He is described as 6’ tall and weighing approximately…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-A Lucedale man will spend 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to sexual battery and aggravated domestic violence. Thirty-six-year-old Logan Barber was sentenced to 40 years, with 25 years to serve day for day without parole.…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gulfport man will spend 35 years in prison for the 2024 shooting death of a 16-year-old. Twenty-one-year-old Elijah Eckford pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and shooting into a dwelling. Gulfport police found 16-year-old Zaelyn Braxton shot…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A woman is facing felony charges after investigators say she embezzled more than $80,000 from a George County church over several years. The George County Sheriff’s Office says church leaders reported the suspected theft on July…
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the capital murder conviction and death sentence of Joseph Heard in the 2021 killing of his two-year-old stepson in Biloxi. In a ruling released Thursday, the high court rejected Heard’s appeal, finding no reversible…
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Stone County Sheriff's Office has identified additional alleged victims of Jackie Ray Knight. Knight was initially arrested following an investigation into allegations involving the sexual abuse of a minor, according to the Stone County Sheriff's…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)-Two men are behind bars after an armed robbery at a Picayune convenience store early Wednesday morning. Officers responded just after midnight to Petro Plus on Memorial Boulevard after a reported robbery at knife-point. The suspects fled before…
The Attorney General’s Office announced the results of a statewide operation targeting online child predators and sex offenders. Operation Muddy Waters was a two-week crackdown…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Jackson County man will spend three decades behind bars after pleading guilty to a child exploitation charge. Twenty-six-year-old Dylan McDaniel of Ocean Springs was sentenced Monday and will serve this sentence without the possibility of…
An Illinois man is accused of making violent threats against witnesses in the ongoing Nolan Wells death investigation. According to a criminal complaint filed…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of killing his neighbor during an argument over a dominoes game. A Harrison County jury found 60-year-old Julius Taylor Jr. guilty of…