Forty-year-old Christopher Messina of Pass Christian was arrested today and charged with possession of child pornography. The investigation is ongoing with additional charges possible. Messina is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Sergio Sandoval, the former Ocean Springs School District bus driver accused of sexually abusing a student, was rushed to the hospital this morning before trial was set to resume. Sandoval reportedly fainted in the stairwell and was taken by ambulance…
Jury selection in the trial of a former Ocean Springs school bus driver begins today. Sergio Sandoval is facing four counts of touching a child for lustful purposes and one count of sexual battery. Sandoval is accused of sexually assaulting…
The trial for the former Ocean Springs School District bus driver accused of inappropriately touching a student back in 2014 began today. Sergio Sandoval is accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl on multiple occasions in 2014 while other children…
Authorities now say William Boyette, the man accused of killing three women including a Biloxi native, is now dead. Sheriff’s deputies say Boyette shot and killed himself. His accomplice, Mary Rice, surrendered herself to authorities. Earlier today deputies spotted the…
Two men involved in the video of a cat being tortured were sentenced in Jackson County this morning. Both will do jail time, pay fines and serve community service hours at the animal shelter. This report contains video that some…
The search is on for William Boyette, the man believed to have killed three women and injured another before going on the run in Escambia County, Florida. One of Boyette’s victims was his girlfriend, Alicia Greer of Biloxi. Forty-four year-old…
The four victims of a Yazoo City nightclub shooting have been identified: 36- year-old Edward Johnson, 30-year-old Kevin Johnson, 32-year-old Jerrandan Allen, and 35-year-old Gabriel Townsend. U.S. Marshals took 27-year-old Briddell Barber, the man accused in the killings, into custody…
A Moss Point man is in jail after a traffic pursuit Sunday morning. A Jackson County deputy began chasing a car driven by 23-year-old Jataurus Carter with two other passengers inside on Highway 63. Officials say Carter ran a red…
The 21-year-old woman arrested for attempting to rob a gas station in Pascagoula this morning is behind bars, pending a bond hearing. Authorities say the gas station’s clerk was able to snatch the gun away from the suspect and stop…
The search is on for William Boyette, a man believed to be responsible for the murders of three women between Milton, Florida and Lillian, Alabama. One of those women was from Biloxi. Boyette was last seen traveling west in the…
Authorities in Harrison County are asking for the public’s assistance in stopping a string of thefts. Harrison County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple complaints of stolen mail from residences. The suspects, Timothy Ross and Sabrina Morrison, both from Alabama, are altering…
A Texas man is behind bars in Jackson County after a traffic stop on I-10 discovered nearly eight pounds on cocaine in his truck. Luis Maldonado was arrested Tuesday morning at the 70 mile marker on I-10 after a Jackson…
Biloxi police arrest the man responsible for a string of auto burglaries in East Biloxi. Forty-three year-old Anthony Norwood Jr. was arrested on four counts of vehicle burglary. Items reported stolen included change, electronics, and purses. Norwood is being held…
A Moss Point man is awaiting charges after being involved in a late night shooting in Pascagoula. Pascagoula police arrested Moss Point resident Cisrow Wallace Lewis after a 911 call about a fight on Kenneth Avenue near Telephone Road last…
The Long Beach Police Department is investigating the burglary of an occupied dwelling that occurred around January 18th. They are seeking the identities of the individuals pictured. Anyone with information regarding this incident or the whereabouts and identities of these…
Two people believed to have committed crimes in D’Iberville and Jackson County, as well as two other states, are now behind bars. John Navolt and Tamika Raley were arrested after allegedly shoplifting and using a stolen credit card a few…
A Gulfport man was found guilty of kidnapping, forcible sexual intercourse, and aggravated assault by a Harrison County jury this afternoon. Fifty-six year-old Andrew Cruse Jr. of Gulfport was sentenced to life in prison on all three counts and will…
A Waveland investigation leads to the arrest of two men and the seizure of several firearms and stolen property. Forty-three year-old Frank Taylor of Kiln was charged with four counts of commercial burglary for stealing tripletail coolers from a warehouse.…
Alberto Garcia has been sentenced to death in the murder of five-year-old Ja’Naya Thompson. This sentencing was handed down two and a half years after the heart wrenching discovery of her body in Gulfport. News 25 was in the courtroom…
The Gulfport Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects involved in a burglary armed robbery of a residence. Last night a man wearing dark clothing entered a home through a window and took the home owner’s…
One man is recovering after a stabbing in Jackson County last night. Police officers rushed to the northwest part of Pascagoula. Pascagoula police tell News 25 an altercation between two men led to the stabbing. The incident happened on Agnes…
Biloxi PD has arrested 26-year-old Russell Adams on a charge of resident burglary. A neighbor witnessed Adams wandering through the neighborhood and enter the victim’s residence. Police arrived and arrested the suspect without incident. Adams was already wanted for failure to appear…
The father who was accused of beating his then three-year-old son, Zander, in 2016 is now facing two additional charges in the same case. After considering the case, the Jackson County grand jury indicted 25-year-old Nathan Blake McCrory on four…