crime

Man facing charges for sex crimes

A homeless Harrison County man is facing charges for multiple sexual crimes tonight. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 44-year-old Clifford Melvin Keetion Jr. is in the Harrison County Adult Detention Center for two counts of sexual battery, one…

Man charged with killing his mother

An Alabama man has been charged with the murder of his mother. Mobile police arrested 34-year-old Clark Raines and charged him with his mother’s murder. Kay Raines had been reported missing after last being seen at the Beau Rivage in…

Boyfriend under arrest in Gautier murder

On Wednesday, February 8, Amanda Hicks went missing from Gautier. She was last seen with her boyfriend and father of her 15-year-old son, James Vanlaningham Jr. The camper trailer that the couple lived in at Santa Maria RV Park was…

Man wanted for vehicle burglary in Gulfport

The Gulfport Police Department is asking for help locating a suspect involved in several vehicle burglaries. Sergeant Joshua Bromen says yesterday the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 15,000 block of Daniel Boulevard in reference to several vehicle burglaries. Bromen…

Extradition hearing for murder suspect

The man accused of killing a South Mississippi man and putting his body inside a freezer will appear in a Portland, Oregon court today for an extradition hearing. Forty-year-old Thomas Elliot Stafford is charged with the capital murder of 65-year-old…

Man arrested after fatal crash in Lucedale

A man was arrested Sunday for fleeing the scene of an accident that left three minors dead and three injured in George County. After crashing into a sign in front of Mississippi Furniture Warehouse in Lucedale Saturday afternoon, authorities say…

Wanted for questioning in murder case

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help locating two people wanted for questioning in a murder investigation. Tracey Dubose and Eric Lashay Boykin Sr. are also wanted for felony drug charges. If you have any information…

Wanted for larceny

Biloxi police would like help identifying a man who they say stole liquor from the IP Casino Resort and Spa. Authorities say an unknown white male stole several bottles of liquor and then fled the area on foot. The man…

Man wanted in old car theft case in Ocean Springs

A teenager is wanted for stealing a car a year ago. According to Ocean Springs Captain William Jackson, 19-year-old Dylan Tyler Spears stole a vehicle from a woman who was staying at the Studio 6 Motel on Highway 90. Captain…

Cameron May sentenced to 50 years

The two day trial comes to an end and Cameron May is found guilty on all counts. Judge Dale Harkey sentenced May to 100 years with 50 years to serve. The jury deliberated for two hours before convicting May of…

Searching for Jackson County murder suspect

The Jackson County capital murder suspect accused of killing and leaving the body of the victim inside a freezer is now believed to be back on the Coast. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department tells News 25 Thomas Elliot Stafford returned…

Trial day two for Cameron May

The jury is deliberating the final decision if Cameron May is guilty of raping and beating a woman in Ocean Springs. The attack happened at Dominion Apartments back in September 2015. During court today, May’s defense attorney said mental illness…

Search continues for suspect in murder

Jackson County investigators are in Mt. Vernon, Alabama this morning searching the stolen car belonging to the man whose body was found Monday morning in a freezer in a Latimer home. Sheriff Mike Ezell says a relative of Thomas Elliot…

Suspect named in Jackson County murder

The search is on for a man wanted in connection to the body found in a freezer in the Latimer community on Monday. News 25’s Kendra Turley brings us the latest details on the suspect and the victim. A chilling…

Arrest made in murder of Biloxi woman

Mobile police have arrested a man in the death of a Biloxi woman who was shot to death more than two years ago. Steve Mason is charged in the slaying of 24-year-old Ke’Lei Morris. Morris, a St. Patrick and University…

Cameron May trial begins

‘I just remember thinking I was going to die’ those words spoken in court this morning by the Ocean Springs apartment worker who was allegedly raped and assaulted. As the trial for Biloxi resident Cameron May started, more evidence in…

Cameron May’s trial begins today in Jackson County

In Jackson County, trial begins today for the man accused of sexually assaulting and severely beating a woman in Ocean Springs. Cameron May is charged with one count of kidnapping, one count of sexual battery, and two counts of aggravated…

Police search for hit and run suspects

Two hit and runs on the Coast last week and still no suspects or arrests have been made. D’Iberville police continue to search for a driver of a U-Haul truck who allegedly struck a 12-year-old boy on Tuesday. The next…

Hate crime sentencing postponed

The federal court sentencing of a Mississippi man who killed an Alabama transgender woman has been postponed. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. on Thursday delayed the hearing until May 15th. The defendant, Joshua Vallum’s, lawyer sought the move. Vallum…

Guilty plea to 2014 murder

A Gulfport man has pled guilty to the 2014 murder of 41-year-old Lamont Hayes. Twenty-two year-old Rashad Johnson pled guilty to first degree murder today, confessing that he and his co-defendant, Jalen Williams, went to the Hayes home to rob…

Sausage theft in Moss Point

The Moss Point Police Department needs help identifying the person accused of snagging sausage from Tay’s Barbeque. In this video, a white or light complexioned male breaks into Tay’s Barbeque on February 10th around 10:45 at night. He enters the…

Credit card fraud and theft in D’Iberville

Investigator Terry Joiner says these individuals are wanted in retail crimes. These two individuals are suspects in the same credit card case. The woman seen in the yellow shirt is wanted for stealing multiple packs of diapers from a neighborhood…