crime

Gulfport Man Allegedly Sets Man on Fire

A Gulfport man faces aggravated assault charges after allegedly dousing a man with gasoline before setting him on fire in Hattiesburg. According to Hattiesburg police, 39-year-old Kunta Kidd of Gulfport was arrested earlier today and booked at the Forrest County…

Hostage Situation and Standoff in Jackson

A hostage situation is going on at a rooming house in Jackson. It all started this morning. Police say 13 hostages have been released and at least one more person is still barricaded inside a home. A 9-1-1 call came…

Search Continues for Suspect a Week Later

Today marks one week since 20-year-old Trevues Martin was found dead in his grandmother’s driveway. The hunt continues for 19-year-old Deandre Ball who Gulfport police say is wanted for the murder. This afternoon, News 25 sat down with Martin’s mother,…

Gulfport Teen Wanted for Murder

Gulfport police now have a suspect in connection to Tuesday night’s shooting on Monterey Drive. Nineteen-year-old Deandre Deshawn-Antonio Ball is wanted by police on murder charges. Ball is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Trevues Martin just hours before his…

Gulfport Teen Wanted for Murder

The search continues for the suspect wanted in last week’s shooting death in Gulfport. Nineteen-year-old Deandre Deshawn-Antonio Ball is wanted by police on a murder charge. Ball is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Trevues Martin just hours before his…

Gulfport Police Community Meeting

The Gulfport Police Department held their third and final community meeting this evening at the West Side Community Center. The series of meetings was an effort to combat crime in the area. News 25’s Kendra Turley has our full report.…

Gulfport Police Community Meeting

After two murders this week, tonight the Gulfport Police Department will be holding their third and final community meeting against crime. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from Gulfport with details on tonight’s meeting.

D’Iberville Manslaughter Arrest

A D’Iberville man is behind bars today, charged with manslaughter. Shortly before midnight, 33-year-old Michael Allan Pittman called the D’Iberville Police Department to report an attempted suicide at Timber Grove Apartments. When D’Iberville police arrived they found 36-year-old Rondal Butler…

Father and Son Arrested in Vancleave

A Vancleave father and son are charged with burglarizing their neighbor’s home over a week’s period in July. Forty-three year-old Christopher Cole and his son, Brandon Cole, 22, both of 13300 Southern Pine Drive, are each charged with two counts…

Man Dies from Gunshot to the Chest

No charges will be filed in last night’s fatal shooting in Gulfport, according to Police Chief Leonard Papania. Chief Papania tells News 25 the shooting was in self-defense and over money for cocaine. Police say 37-year-old Phillip Kennedy lost his…

Philip Spear Hearing Rescheduled for Friday

The preliminary hearing for a man accused of producing and distributing child pornography out of his home in Ocean Springs has been moved to Friday. Today 59-year-old Philip Spear was set to appear in front of Magistrate Judge Robert H.…

Highway Chase Goes off Road

Last night a high speed chase evolved into a manhunt as a driver refused to pull over for Mississippi Highway Patrol. Highway patrolmen deployed a spike strip down to stop the car around mile marker 41. Although the car was…

Drive-By Shooting in Vancleave

Jackson County authorities are looking into a drive-by shooting that may have something to do with an angry Vancleave High School softball parent. Authorities say shots were fired towards the home of a Vancleave High School softball coach out of…

Murder Suspect Appears in Court

The sailor accused of stabbing a transgender woman to death appeared before a Jackson County judge this morning. Detective Leo Allen took the stand detailing what investigators determined to happen between 20-year-old Dwanya Hickerson and 25-year-old Dee Whigham in the…

George County Corrections Officer Arrested

A George County corrections officer is now behind bars after allegations surfaced he had been in a sexual relationship with an inmate at George County Regional Jail. Fifty-eight year-old Warren Avery has been charged with two counts of sex with…

Former MSU Employee Indicted for Embezzlement

A former Mississippi State University employee turns herself in for embezzlement. Special agents with the Office of the State Auditor determined 63-year-old Susan Holder received excessive reimbursement for travel to the tune of $35,500. Evidence shows Holder charged travel to…

Jackson County Kidnapping Arrest

A Biloxi man is behind bars and charged with kidnapping his son over the weekend. Twenty-seven year-old Billy Gray was visiting his seven-year-old son at the boy’s mother’s home in St. Martin Saturday afternoon. The mother left him in his…

Biloxi Man Charged with Striking Victim with his Car

A Biloxi man is behind bars after allegedly hitting a woman with his car and then forcing her into his vehicle. According to Biloxi police, 47-year-old Sherad Malone was booked on charges of aggravated domestic violence after a witness reportedly…

Brock Turner Registers as Sex Offender

The man many say received too lenient a sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman registers as a sex offender. This morning, Brock Turner arrived at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio where he registered as a convicted sex…

Former Football Star Arrested

Former Biloxi High School football player Devoriae Martin is back behind bars after he failed to show up for court on multiple charges. Martin is accused of committing several crimes in 2015 including kidnapping, armed robbery and embezzlement. The former…

Bond Set for Strong Armed Robbery

Bond was set today for a man accused of committing three strong armed robberies in a 24 hour span in Jackson County. A $20,000 bond was set for 32-year-old Richard Roundtree of Ocean Springs after allegedly robbing three stores in…

Nuns Slain in their Home

Police in a small Mississippi city say they have discovered the bodies of two Catholic nuns. The women were found in their home and authorities believe they are homicide victims. Police were called to check on the nuns when they…

Vancleave Family Arrested

A Vancleave man is back in jail for violating his probation. His relatives are charged with trying to help him while he was on the run. Twenty-four year-old Shelby Hines is accused of violating his probation by walking away from…