crime

Biloxi man sentenced to 30 years for sexual battery of a child

HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Forty-five-year-old Derrick Lee Bowie pled guilty last week to sexual battery of a child. According to Assistant District Attorney Haley Necaise Broom, the Gulfport Police Department was contacted by Child Protective Services regarding the alleged sexual…

One dead, three injured in shooting in Gautier

Gautier, MS — The Gautier Police Department responded to a reported shooting at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the College Villa Apartments located at 2726 Ladnier Road. Preliminary investigation indicates that an altercation occurred inside one…

MBI investigating shooting at Alcorn State

JACKSON, Miss., - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been requested to investigate a shooting that occurred at Alcorn State University. At approximately 6:30 p.m., officers responded to a call regarding shots fired in the area of the Industrial Technology…

DeLisle man sentenced to 73 years for homicide and kidnapping

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Thirty-nine-year-old Alexis Dwight Preston has been sentenced in a 2022 murder in Delisle. Preston pled guilty to second-degree murder and kidnapping for the July 3, 2022 murder of 24-year-old Cody Smith. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office received a…

Man arrested, charged with child molestation in George County

GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The George County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division announces the arrest of a suspect following an investigation into a report of child molestation. The George County Sheriff’s Office says that 46-year-old Daniel Killingsworth was arrested and…

Man arrested for stabbing father to death in Jackson County

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Jackson County Sheriff’s Department made an arrest Thursday involving a stabbing that occurred around noon. Deputies were called out to the St. Andrews community for a possible home invasion. After investigating the cameras, they followed the…

Armed robbery suspects wanted in Biloxi turn themselves in

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Biloxi Police Department reported that the two suspects wanted for armed robbery have turned themselves in. De’Suaveyeno Henry and K’alec Kelly were wanted for an armed robbery that occurred on September 30th, 2025, in the 100…