crime

Mississippi executes man for rape, murder of teen girl

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man has been put to death by lethal injection for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl more than two decades ago. Officials say 58-year-old Thomas…

Suspect wanted in Jackson County arson case

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a man accused of arson. Randolph Phillips is the suspect. The fire happened in the Latimer community on December 12th. Phillip’s current location is unknown and he’s considered homeless. He drives a…

Arrested for two counts of drive-by shooting in Pascagoula

On Tuesday December 13th, 2022, officers and detectives with Pascagoula Police Department arrested Jeremiah Deijohn Davis, 18 years old of Pascagoula, for two counts of drive-by shooting. These arrests stem from two separate incidents that occurred on Detroit Avenue in…

Gulfport teen sentenced to 30 years for gun violence

Gulfport, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Cassius Vaughn Hanzy, 18 years-old now, but 16 years-old at the time of the crime, of Gulfport, pled guilty on Monday to killing 17-year-old Caleb Mosley. After accepting the plea,…

Arrested for drive-by shootings in Pascagoula

Pascagoula police arrested Dontavious Ducksworth in the shooting we told you about last night. Ducksworth was arrested for two counts of drive-by shooting. The arrests come from two separate incidents that happened on Detroit Avenue in Pascagoula over the last…

Pascagoula police investigating shooting

On December 6th, Pascagoula officers responded to the 1300 block of Skip Street in reference to shots being fired. 19-year-old Romarion Armstrong of Moss Point was taken into custody after a brief foot chase. He is currently being charged with…

Gulfport PD searching for man wanted for murder

Gulfport police have issued an active felony warrant for Royce Barthelemy in connection to a murder that happened yesterday morning in Gulfport. Barthelemy is described as being 6 feet tall and weighing 150 pounds. He also has brown eyes and…

Man sentenced for drug trafficking

A Gulfport man was sentenced to 13 years in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections as a habitual offender. Michael Thomas Jr. was found guilty of trafficking spice, possession of…

Charged with aggravated assault in Biloxi

On November 10th 2022 at approximately 2:21 PM, Biloxi Police responded to the 200 Block of Magnolia Street for an alleged shooting. A victim was located with a gunshot wound to their chest.  19-year-old Joshua Thomas Haskin of Gulfport was…