JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Jackson County man will spend three decades behind bars after pleading guilty to a child exploitation charge. Twenty-six-year-old Dylan McDaniel of Ocean Springs was sentenced Monday and will serve this sentence without the possibility of…
An Illinois man is accused of making violent threats against witnesses in the ongoing Nolan Wells death investigation. According to a criminal complaint filed…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of killing his neighbor during an argument over a dominoes game. A Harrison County jury found 60-year-old Julius Taylor Jr. guilty of…
Mississippi is joining a new regional effort to crack down on fraud. State officials, including the treasurer, secretary of state, AG, and auditor, helped launch the Southeast Regional Fraud…
A Moss Point man is sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to being a peeping tom. Twenty-four-year-old Thomas Smith specifically was found guilty on the charges of sexual battery, and four counts of photographing a person in…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Robert Stephan Wilson, Jr., 50, of Long Beach, Mississippi, was sentenced to 40 years today for one count of child exploitation. This case originated with an undercover operation led by Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office and was…
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — A Stone County man has been arrested following an investigation into allegations involving the sexual abuse of a minor, according to the Stone County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's officials said deputies received a report on July…
(WXXV) The death of Ocean Springs teenager Nolan Wells on Horn Island during the Fourth of July holiday weekend has drawn national attention as investigators continue working to…
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-A woman is behind bars in George County after the sheriff's department received a report regarding a case of possible child neglect. The George County Sheriff’s Office received the report and immediately began an investigation into the…
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE LOS ANGELES (AP) — Data collected from 30 American cities showed an 18% decrease in the homicide rate from 2025 compared to the same period in 2026, translating to about 215 fewer homicides this year, according to a…
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying a white Chevy Tahoe. The Hancock County Sheriff’s…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-Two Pearl River County residents are behind bars in a human trafficking and child sex crimes investigation involving a pregnant teenager. Dawson and Sabrina Brown each face a long list of charges in the investigation, which…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department is sharing details on drug arrests made July 14. The department’s narcotics division made contact with Matthew…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gulfport Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Thursday night. According to Gulfport PD, officers responded to the 5000 block of 28th Street in reference to a firearm discharge. Once on scene, officers found…
On June 20, 2026, the Ocean Springs Police Department was notified by the Ocean Springs School District of allegations involving an inappropriate sexual relationship between a teacher and a student. During the investigation, detectives determined that former Oak Park Elementary…
A Mississippi death row inmate has lost his latest appeal in federal court. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Jason Keller’s conviction…
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the eight men indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last month pleaded…
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- A Wiggins man is facing drugs and weapons charges after a traffic stop earlier this month. Police say the stop happened on July 9 on…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man will spend 80 years behind bars after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple girls and possessing child pornography. Forty-two-year-old Aaron Costa will not be eligible for early release or parole after pleading guilty to…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- Three people, including a 12-year-old, were hurt in a shooting Saturday night in Picayune. Now, two people are facing attempted murder charges. Police say officers responded just before 11 p.m. that night to South Haugh Avenue, where…
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV)- Federal agents are asking for the public’s help with information after a Pass Christian man was recently arrested on child pornography charges. Department of Homeland Security investigators based out of Gulfport executed a search warrant on…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Gulfport police have arrested a 29-year-old woman on child exploitation and sex crime charges involving a dog. Twenty-nine-year-old Micheryl Thomas is charged with one count of unnatural intercourse and one count of possession of child pornography. Police say…
On July 8, 2026, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 21-year-old Deshawn Marques Reed of Gulfport, Mississippi, charging him with one count of Drive-by Shooting. On July 8, 2026, at approximately 8:55 p.m., officers with the Gulfport Police Department responded to…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-A man is behind bars in Gulfport in connection to a shooting that left one person dead. Fifty-six-year-old Carliss Demetric Rupert has been arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder. On July 7, officers with the…