crime

Man injured in drive-by shooting in Gautier

Gautier Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured a man Thursday night. About 8 p.m., police received multiple calls about two vehicles firing weapons while driving on Louis Alexis Trail toward Homestead Boulevard. When officers arrived at the scene,…

Biloxi man pleads guilty to sexual battery of two children

Biloxi, Miss – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that Laterrance Nathan, age 43, of Biloxi, Mississippi pled guilty earlier this week to two different crimes of sexual battery against two young girls. Judge Christopher Schmidt sentenced Nathan to…

25-year-old charged with arson in Jackson County fires case

An arrest has been made in connection with the wildfires that spread through Harrison and Jackson counties on Monday. Jackson County arrested Michael Dale Dearman Jr., 25, on a felony charge of arson. Dearman was in County Court this afternoon…