Jackson County arson suspect has charges reduced
In an update on an arson arrest from over the weekend, 29-year-old Branson Causey’s felony charge of arson was reduced to a misdemeanor during his initial appearance today. Causey…
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Picayune man arrested for meth found in Cheetos bag
A Picayune man is behind bars after officers found meth in a Cheetos bag inside his car. Jeffrey Effler is now charged with felony trafficking of a…
Man charged with arson after fire on Old CCC Camp Road
An Ocean Springs man is behind bars, charged with arson. Jackson County Sheriff’s officials say 29-year-old Branson Causey is charged with arson after a fire…
Man convicted of second-degree murder
A jury convicted a Jackson County man of second-degree murder in the killing of his former girlfriend during a domestic violence attack. Terrance McNaughton was sentenced to 40 years in prison…
Moss Point PD investigating armed robbery at Raceway gas station
Moss Point Police are actively investigating an armed robbery of the Raceway gas station located at 7315 Highway 63, Moss Point, MS. On Monday, May 29, at approximately 3:00 a.m., the clerk stated a male entered the store, pointed a…
Louisiana man arrested for DUI that resulted in death in Biloxi
A Louisiana man has been charged with aggravated DUI causing death after a weekend accident on Highway 90 in Biloxi. Thirty-four-year-old Bradley Paul Broussard of…
Scratch Kitchen shooting suspect waives preliminary hearing
The suspect in the Scratch Kitchen and Bar shooting has waived his preliminary hearing. Twenty-two-year-old Fa’Darius Williams decided to forego the hearing and instead will await the decision of…
Arrested and charged with one count of auto burglary in Long Beach
The Long Beach Police Department arrested 20-year-old Jamarion Deray McDonald and charged him with one count of auto burglary. The arrest stems from an incident that occurred in the 300 block of Pinecrest Avenue at 4:30 on May 16th, 2023.…
Arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer
On May 16, 2023, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 31-year-old Aaron Shey Miller and charged him with two counts of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer and one count of Attempted Injury of a Public Service Animal. On May…
Ocean Springs shooting suspect extradited
Ocean Springs police have extradited the suspect in the Scratch Kitchen and Bar shooting and brought him back to Mississippi from Alabama. Williams is being extradited today after being arrested in…
Arrests made in fatal shooting on Ladnier Road in Gautier
GAUTIER, MS – Thomas Guy Rogers, 27-years-old, the suspect in a fatal shooting in Gautier, was arrested today at a residence in Mobile, AL. He will be held at the Mobile Metro Jail until extradited back to MS. On May…
Eight people arrested on drug charges in Hancock County
Eight people have been detained by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for illegal drug activity and stolen property. Terrell Joseph Ladner, 68, Kiln (Homeowner) – Arrested and…
Fire investigation leads to murder arrest in Picayune
A Picayune man is charged with murder after two bodies were discovered in a burned building last week. Maurice Perkins is charged with two counts of first-degree murder.…
Spring Break shooting suspect in custody in Harrison County
The suspect in the Black Spring Break shooting is now in custody in Harrison County. Twenty-two-year-old Dontavis Magee of Gulfport was captured in Covington County yesterday. He’s…
Suspect in Ocean Springs shooting taken into custody in Alabama
Alabama authorities have taken the suspect in Friday’s Scratch Kitchen shooting into custody. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers helped identify the suspect. He is identified in arrest records as Fadarius Williams. Mobile police officers arrested Williams and he was booked into…
Suspect in shooting in Downtown Ocean Springs still remains unnamed
Ocean Springs Police Captain Ryan Lemaire spoke with News 25 today to provide an update on the shooting at Scratch Kitchen this past Friday. Captain Lemaire…
Ocean Springs businesses angry after downtown shooting
Friday night there was a mass shooting at the Scratch Kitchen in Downtown Ocean Springs that left one dead and six injured. This is the second shooting to happen…
Arrested for felony false pretense
On Friday, May 5, 2023, Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 43-year-old Thomas Jason Scruggs on one count of Felony False Pretense. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, Harrison County Investigators received a report from a victim who stated that…
Man arrested in shooting that wounded Mississippi trooper
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers Thursday arrested and charged a man in a shooting that wounded a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper earlier this week. Stanley Self Jr., 24, was arrested by U.S. marshals at an apartment complex in…
Arrests made in shooting death of 16-year-old in Gulfport
The Gulfport Police Department apprehended 15-year-old Brenton Brumfield, who has been charged with one count of 2nd Degree Murder and one count of Homicide of an Unborn Child, and 19-year-old Jamarrion Jackson, who has been charged with one count of…
Hancock County School District prepares to help students during difficult time
A Pass Christian man is accused of opening fire at a house party in Bay St. Louis. Nineteen-year-old Cameron Everest Brand is charged with two…
Substitute teacher arrested on sex charges remains in Jackson County Jail
An update on the investigation into a substitute teacher arrested on sex charges. Twenty-one-year-old Keshawn Belcher was arrested Wednesday and charged with child exploitation and touching a child for…
Mississippi jail escapee a suspect in killing, carjacking
Authorities in Mississippi say a man who escaped from a jail over the weekend is suspected of killing a man and stealing his pickup truck in Jackson. Sixty-one-year-old Anthony Watts was shot and killed Monday night around 7 p.m. on…
Man convicted of felony leaving the scene
A man was convicted of felony leaving the scene of an accident today. John Cole of Biloxi hit a pedestrian while driving on Highway 609, running from the scene.…