crime

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…

Man arrested for attempted robbery

D’Iberville police arrested a man accused of the attempted robbery of a bank inside of Walmart. According to police, 32-year-old Roy Williams was taken into custody after attempting to take money from the cash drawer by reaching over the counter…

Sentencing in role for Hattiesburg cop killings

Three people charged in connection with the 2015 shooting death of Hattiesburg Police Officers Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate were sentenced this morning. Douglas McPhail and Anquanette Alexander both pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution and conspiracy. They were accused of…

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…

Burglary of a business

In Gulfport, a 24-year-old is behind bars after burglarizing a Sprint store. Officers responded to the store on Three Rivers Road back on May 30th around 2 a.m. They found a broken glass door and after saw a white man…

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…

Latimer man charged after stabbing his son

A Latimer man is charged with domestic violence after he allegedly stabbed his son this morning. Authorities say 45-year-old Franky Lee Wingate stabbed his 24-year-old son when he stepped in to defend his mother. Sheriff Mike Ezell says Wingate was…

Mississippi Bank Teller Killed Today

A bank teller in Mississippi was killed during an attempted robbery, and authorities say the suspect took her own life after a police chase. Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that a teller was killed…

Have You Seen This Man?

The Biloxi Police Department needs help identifying a person passing counterfeit bills. The suspect is a white male about 5'7" and about 160 pounds. He has a teardrop tattoo near his right eye area and appears to have his left…

Former Ole Miss QB arrested for DUI

Former Ole Miss and EMCC quarterback Bo Wallace was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Saturday night. West Point police made the arrest at 11 p.m. Saturday and Wallace was later released on bond. Wallace returned to Scooba…

Marijuana infused cereal treats seized in Jackson County

Citizen complains result in the seizure of 16 plastic bags of marijuana infused cereal treats in Jackson County. Last night, the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team witnessed a drug deal at the Lake Mars Boat Ramp in Gulf Park Estates.…

Death sentence upheld

The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of strangling his ex-girlfriend and dumping her body in the woods. A majority of justices Thursday rejected an appeal by Timothy Evans. He was convicted in 2013…

Federal meth trafficking charges

Two Harrison County men are facing federal methamphetamine trafficking charges after an investigation into drug trafficking in South Mississippi discovered the drugs were coming from California. According to the FBI, 55-year-old Steven Salmon and 41-year-old Hector Serrano Cruz, both of…

Search for Georgia inmates in its third day

The search for two Georgia inmates wanted in the killing of their prison bus guards is now in its third day. Authorities say 43-year-old Donnie Russell Rowe and 24-year-old Ricky Dubose carjacked a driver and fled in his green Honda…

Manhunt on for two Georgia inmates

Mississippi authorities are urging Mississippians to take caution as two Georgia escapees are armed and dangerous and still on the loose. A Georgia sheriff says the reward is now $115,000 for information leading to arrests of the two inmates who…

Have you seen this man?

Gulfport police are looking for Mohamed Hussain. Public Information Officer Sergeant Joshua Bromen tells News 25 over a month ago, officers responded to Discount Tire and Rim on Pass Road when workers called about a reported burglary. When authorities arrived…

New details in Harrison County shooting death

New details in the shooting that took place Sunday night in Harrison County. The charges against 19-year-old David Ryals have been upgraded from aggravated assault to murder after the victim, 21-year-old Blake Carroll, died of his injuries at the hospital.…

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…

Murder suspect’s home burned in Lincoln County

A fire has destroyed the home of a Mississippi man charged with killing eight people. Sheriff Steve Rushing in Lincoln County says nobody was in the mobile home in Bogue Chitto when firefighters answered a fire call before dawn on…

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…