Update on officer involved shooting
The Harrison County deputy that was shot this morning has been released from the hospital in Mobile. News 25’s Taylor Rubach is on scene with details.
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Officer shot in north Harrison County
A Harrison County deputy is recovering after being shot in north Harrison County just before noon today. The officer was parked in his patrol car near the intersection of Highway 605 and Highway 67 when a man walked up and…
Officer involved shooting in Harrison County
A Harrison County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been shot and injured, but his injuries do not appear to be life threatening. It happened after 11 am today about a quarter mile south of the intersection at Highway 605 and Highway…
Street sentenced, family receives justice
Scotty Street, the man found guilty for murdering a retired Lucedale teacher in December 2014, will spend the rest of his life behind bars without parole. The sentencing comes as a result of Street’s trial which ended this afternoon in…
Sentencing for DUI causing injury
A Gulfport man sits behind bars after pleading guilty to a DUI that severely injured a woman in 2015. William Horner was sentenced to 25 years with 18 years to serve. In June 2015, Horner crashed head on with Bethanie…
Retired teacher’s killer to serve life in prison
Scotty Street, the man found guilty for murdering a retired Lucedale teacher in December 2014, will spend the rest of his life behind bars without parole. The sentencing comes as a result of Street’s trial which ended this afternoon in…
Surveillance footage of wanted thieves in Wiggins
The Wiggins Police Department is currently seeking information on the identity and whereabouts of two suspects who burglarized a vehicle and then used the victim’s credit card at several local businesses on Monday. The suspects were seen possibly in a…
Street sentenced to life without parole
Thirty-nine year old Scotty Street was sentenced today to life without parole. He was sentenced by the judge, not the jury. Street was found guilty of murdering 55-year-old Frankie Fairley in December 2014. News 25 will have more on the…
Shooting into an occupied dwelling
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting help locating the suspects involved in shooting into an occupied dwelling. Around midnight, the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 2600 block of Wanda Place for a shooting into a building with people inside.…
Street sentencing hearing update
After being found guilty for the 2014 murder of 55-year-old Frankie Fairley, a school teacher and mother of 13, Scotty Street is awaiting his sentencing. Today, the court heard testimonies from psychiatrists, including claims that street had suffered from a…
Capital murder trial moves into sentencing phase
Thirty-nine year-old Scotty Street is guilty of murdering 55-year-old Frankie Fairley and then stealing her van on December 9th, 2014. The capital murder trial has moved into the sentencing phase in Jackson County Court. An autopsy showed the retired Lucedale…
Wanted in Ocean Springs
For your crime of the week, Ocean Springs investigators are looking for a man wanted for commercial burglary after he was caught on camera robbing the Crawfish House on Government Street. The suspect was able to make entry into the…
Car burglar strikes homes in Long Beach
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell spoke of the summer months being a time when people could be more susceptible to letting their guards down. Whether or not that’s true, it does seem as though car burglars are striking all across…
Burglaries on the rise in Jackson County
A string of burglaries in Jackson County leads to numerous arrests and the seizure of thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen property. Summer is the peak season for burglaries due to the number of people leaving their house and car…
Suspects wanted for car burglaries in Biloxi
The Biloxi Police Department is asking the public’s help identifying two suspects in reference to multiple car burglaries. The incidents occurred at the Golden Nugget Casino on July 2nd. Surveillance video shows two young white males walking throughout the parking…
Guilty of capital murder
Thirty-nine year-old Scotty Street is guilty of murdering 55-year-old Frankie Fairley and then stealing her van on December 9th, 2014. The capital murder trial is still going on and has moved into the sentencing phase. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson joins…
Man charged with second degree murder in Gulfport
The homeless man killed in an attack in Gulfport on July 14th has been identified. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove says the man was 55-year-old Ronald Spencer. The suspect, James Christopher Woodard, who was initially arrested on a charge of…
Seafood dealer sentenced for illegal fish sales
A Mississippi seafood dealer is heading to federal prison for illegal fish sales. A federal judge sentenced Lonnie M. Ray of Bay St. Louis to serve 25 months in prison and another three years on supervised release. Ray, of Cowart…
Update on drug deal homicide
Court testimony alleges a man fatally shot two men in connection with a drug deal at an apartment complex. Thirty-five year-old Torre Mandrell Clark is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 40-year-old Fredrick Robinson and…
Aggravated assault charges leads to second degree murder
On July 14, 2017, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 31-year-old James Christopher Woodard, homeless, on the charge of Aggravated Assault. The arrest was the result of a patrol response, at 12:18 p.m., to a homeless camp in the area of…
Another man in custody for auto burglaries in Jackson Co. and D’Iberville
Another man is in custody for the five hour car burglary spree in Jackson County and another man's charges for the same crime have been dropped. Today, Sheriff Mike Ezell says John Lee III of Moss Point is charged with…
Wanted for commercial burglary in Ocean Springs
The Ocean Springs Police Department is searching for a man wanted for commercial burglary after he was caught on camera robbing the Crawfish House on Government Street. The suspect was able to make entry into the business by running through…
Suspect punches clerk, steals two hot dogs and anti-freeze
Police say a man punched a convenience store clerk in Ocean Springs as he was stealing two hot dogs and a gallon of anti-freeze. According to Captain William Jackson, 24-year-old James Bryant of Hattiesburg is charged with strong-armed robbery in…
Capital murder trial in Jackson County
Today in Jackson County, the jury was selected for the trial of the Hurley man accused of capital murder in 2014 in Pascagoula. Scotty Street appeared in court three years ago in the capital murder death of 55-year-old Hurley resident…