crime

Gunshot Victim Recovering in Hospital

One man is recovering from bullet wounds while another man is in custody for allegedly pulling the trigger. Authorities say 27-year-old Rico Raschwan Brown of Gulfport is responsible for pulling the trigger and shooting the victim which we now know…

Jackson County Deputies Search for Hit and Run Suspect

Jackson County deputies need help locating a car that left a 42-year-old man injured in a ditch. Deputies found Donald Goff of Hattiesburg surrounded by a group of people on Cook Road in St. Martin around 9 o’clock Friday night.…

Have You Seen These Two? Sunglass Hut Shoplifting

Gulfport police need help locating two suspects accused of shoplifting sunglasses. Public Information Officer Damon McDaniel says a man allegedly entered the Sunglass Hut on Factory Shops Boulevard with a female. McDaniel says the male suspect took several pairs of…

Sentenced 15 Years for Molesting a 15-Year-Old

A Jackson County man was sentenced 15 years in prison for molesting a 15-year-old girl. According to the district attorney’s office, 32-year-old Michael Jacob Hilton will serve two years of that sentence in prison and the remaining 13 will be…

Woman Tied to Two Bank Robberies

The woman accused of robbing a Hancock Bank in Ocean Springs is now accused of a bank robbery in Saucier that happened in April. Harrison County investigators were able to obtain evidence from this week’s robbery that tied 28-year-old Brittnei…

Storage Shed Arson Arrest

A man is behind bars at the Harrison County Jail tonight charged with arson. Gulfport police arrested 48-year-old Derrick Demetrios Speed after he was seen walking in the area of Old Pass Road and Fournier Avenue after an outside shed…

Auto and Residential Burglary Charges

An Ocean Springs man is behind bars accused of at least eight auto and residential burglaries in the Stark Bayou subdivision. Officials say 18-year-old Allen Bersonett is accused of stealing loose change, handguns and personal items from vehicles and homes…

D’Iberville Waffle House Robbery

D’Iberville police are also requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for robbing a Waffle House on Bobby Eleuterius Boulevard. According to police, a white male entered the restaurant shortly after 5 this morning and demanded money while…

Charges Made in Bay St. Louis Double Murder

A Bay St. Louis man has been charged with two counts of murder in Saturday’s double homicide in Hancock County. Twenty-six year-old Myrick Laneaux made his initial appearance in court today. A judge set his bond at $1 million for…

Hancock Bank Robbery in Ocean Springs

Police are still on the hunt for a woman who robbed a bank in Ocean Springs this afternoon. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the scene with the latest.

BREAKING: Bank Robbery in Ocean Springs

Police are searching for a woman who robbed a Hancock Bank around 2 this afternoon. She is described as a black female and was last seen wearing dark glasses and a hoodie. She was driving what appeared to be a silver…

Two Facing Bribery Charges in Epps Case

Two more people have been indicted on bribery charges in the kick back corruption case involving former MDOC Commissioner Christopher Epps. Fifty-four year-old Teresa Malone of Carthage has been indicted on charges for paying kickbacks to then-Corrections Commissioner Epps in…

Armed Robbery in Long Beach

One man is in custody after allegedly robbing two women at gunpoint. Thirty-three year-old John Strickland of Gulfport is charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. The robbery took place around 11:30 this morning in…

Bay St. Louis Homicide Update

Authorities are still looking for answers in a weekend shooting that left two Bay St. Louis residents dead and injured an infant. Hancock County officials say the suspect arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing a car from one of the victim’s…

Cameron May Pleads Not Guilty

According to our media partner The Sun Herald, the man accused of sexually assaulting an Ocean Springs apartment worker pleads not guilty. Cameron Dwayne May made his plea this morning in Jackson County court. He’s charged with one count of…

Aggravated Assault Arrest in Jackson County

The Pascagoula Police Department has arrested 29 year old, Javon Lemuel Roberts of Moss Point, MS in connection with two people being shot on Sunday morning, July 10, 2016 at the intersection of Ingalls Ave. and Heidenheim Dr. Javon Roberts…

Hickerson Denied Bond

A judge denied bond for the Navy seaman accused of stabbing a transgender woman to death. Twenty-year-old Dwanya Hickerson made his initial court appearance this afternoon before Jackson County Judge T. Larry Wilson. Judge Wilson denied a court attorney’s request…

Suspect in Custody after Armed Robbery

A Gulfport man who recently posted an anti-police rap song on Facebook is singing the jailhouse blues tonight. He was arrested and charged with armed robbery. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson was on the scene moments after the robbery at the…

Hickerson Court Appearance

Dwanya Hickerson, the Navy seaman accused of killing a transgender woman over the weekend, is set to appear in court today. Hickerson was taken into custody Monday on a capital murder charge. He is accused of the robbery and stabbing…

Arrest Made in Gulfport Armed Robbery

On July 27, 2016, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 23 year old Byron Michael Fairley, of Gulfport, on the charge of Armed Robbery. Fairley’s arrest was the result of a patrol response to Bancorp South bank located at 15410 5th…

Man Pleads Guilty to Charges

A 24-year-old transgender man from Lucedale has pled guilty to sex crimes ranging all the way back to 2012. Krishna “Kris” Maroney pled guilty to six counts of sexual battery and one count of touching of a child for lustful…

Stabbing at Sawgrass Park Apartment Complex in Gulfport

A domestic dispute ended with one man in the hospital this morning. Gulfport police are still on the lookout for a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. According to Gulfport Sergeant Damon McDaniel, authorities responded to a call…