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…
The Biloxi Police Department needs your help in identifying a person wanted for questioning in connection with a commercial burglary that took place Tuesday at the A & J Mini Mart. The suspect is a white male and was last…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
One man is now in custody in connection to the St. Martin stabbing that left one transgender woman dead in a hotel Saturday night. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department arrested 20-year-old Dwanya Hickerson of New Orleans at Keesler Air Force…
The City of Gulfport is now missing thousands of dollars of Christmas lights. According to Sergeant Damon McDaniel, an East Railroad Street building, which housed the lights, was burglarized three times this week. The suspect or suspects have stolen up…
An arrest has been made in connection to the St. Martin stabbing that left one transgender woman, Dee Whigham dead in a hotel Saturday night. Today, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department arrested Dwanya Hickerson of New Orleans. News 25’s Kenda…
An arrest was made in the stabbing death of a transgender person. Sheriff Mike Ezell with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office tells News 25 the suspect is being taken to the Jackson County Adult Detention Center. News 25 has a…
Sentencing has been set for the Mississippi couple who pleaded guilty to planning to travel to Syria and join ISIS last year. Sentencing will be on August 11th for Jaelyn Young, the then 20-year-old who left her parents a note…
Jackson County authorities are continuing their investigation into a homicide at a hotel over the weekend. They are looking for a man wanted for questioning in regard to the stabbing death of a transgender woman at the Best Western in…
One of the former Ole Miss students accused of placing a noose around the statue of James Meredith learned his fate today. Austin Reed Edenfield was sentenced to one year probation, along with 50 hours of community service. He was…
The death of an inmate in Green County is being treated as a homicide. Inmate Howard Payton died in the South Mississippi Correctional Institution around 8 p.m. last night. Payton was in prison for kidnapping and three counts of rape…
A Gulfport woman pleads guilty to robbing a bank back in 2014. Thirty-six year-old Lacritia Summerlin entered her plea in court this week after admitting to robbing the First Bank on Highway 49 on September 19th, 2014. A bank teller…
Miranda Duke of Pascagoula pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery from 2013. The victim was 13-years-old at the time. Judge Kathy Jackson sentenced Duke on each of the three counts of sexual battery to serve 12 years. District…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a person who is wanted for questioning. The Biloxi man is wanted in connection to a credit card fraud that occurred on July 10th at the Edgewater Mall. Anyone who…
The man charged of burning Panola County resident Jessica Chambers to death pleads not guilty. Quinton Tellis faces capital murder charges for Chambers’ murder two years ago. This morning he entered a not guilty plea in court. Detectives say Tellis…
A court date has been delayed for the state senator charged with aggravated assault after being accused of hitting someone with a shovel in a fight last week. Senator Chris Massey of Nesbit was scheduled to appear in court Thursday,…
An arrest has been made in the death of Hancock County resident Jeremy Fountain. Drew Bourgeois was arrested in Metairie, Louisiana last night and is being held there on numerous charges including Waveland PD’s warrant for murder. Jeremy Fountain’s body…
After almost two years, members of a Gulfport community are still reeling and authorities are still seeking justice for a five-year-old girl raped and killed in their neighborhood. Saturday marks the two year anniversary of Janaya Thompson’s tragic death. News…