Traffic stop leads to felony drug arrests in Pearl River County
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department made a major drug bust Monday during a routine traffic stop. At about 6…
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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…
Harrison County man arrested on sex crimes involving a child
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Harrison County man is behind bars on sex crime charges involving a child. Thirty-six-year-old Kurtis Emmert of Saucier is charged with…
18-year-old arrested, charged in drive-by shooting in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Gulfport police arrested 18-year-old Henry Fomunyam on a charge of drive-by shooting. The arrest stems from an incident that happened on September 26 afternoon. Officers responded to Trailwood Drive and Cypress Court in reference to reports of…
Gulfport Police investigating Wednesday afternoon shooting
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gulfport Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place on Wednesday afternoon. Officers with the police department responded to Rippy Road in reference to a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found a male in the…
Arrests made for alleged drug deal in Picayune
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- The Picayune Police Department shared that detectives with the special operations division stopped a drug deal on Monday. The deal was seen at a business…
18-year-old arrested on multiple charges in Harrison County
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- An 18-year-old Gulfport man has been arrested on multiple charges by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office. 18-year-old Jamaro McNair was arrested on two felony counts of motor vehicle taking, one felony count of burglary of a…
Several juveniles arrested in shooting near elementary school in Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- A shooting near an elementary school Tuesday afternoon led to a swift police response and the arrest of several juvenile suspects. On September 23 at 4:45, officers responded to a shooting near Eastlawn Elementary. The incident began…
Two arrested on trafficking fentanyl charges in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Two people have been arrested in Gulfport on charges of trafficking fentanyl. On September 22, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 29-year-old Kevon Barnes and 30-year-old Danielle Jordan on those charges. After an intelligence led operation spanning several…
Three teens charged in Tuesday shooting in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Three teenagers are behind bars after shooting into a home in Gulfport. One is facing charges of threatening a law enforcement officer during the investigation. Eighteen-year-old Treyshun Whittle and two 17-year-olds are all charged with shooting into…
Man convicted of charges in Wiggins church vandalism
WIGGINS, Miss. (WXXV)- A federal jury has convicted a man of vandalizing and setting fire to a church in Wiggins last year. According to our media partner the…
Suspect in fatal deputy-involved shooting in Hancock County identified
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The person killed in Sunday morning’s deputy-involved shooting in Hancock County has been identified. Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair says the man is 51-year-old Willie Carroll of Cypress, Texas. Hancock County Sheriff’s officials say they were…
Narcotics arrest at safety checkpoint in Pearl River County
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department shared an arrest was made at a safety checkpoint on September 9. At the checkpoint, deputies found Bryan Davis driving with a suspended driver’s license. A lawful search of…
3 teens critically wounded in shooting at suburban Denver high school, including suspected shooter
By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — Three teens were critically wounded in a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, including the suspected shooter, on Wednesday, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen,…
Biloxi man sentenced for touching of a child for lustful purposes
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man has been sentenced for touching a child for lustful purposes. Fifty-eight-year-old Michael Gillich III was sentenced on one count of touching a child for lustful purposes. In November 2022, the Biloxi Police Department began…
Coast doctor charged in sex crimes in Louisiana
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WXXV)- A Bay St. Louis doctor was arrested in Louisiana for indecent behavior with juveniles. Thirty-two-year-old Brandon Bunol is also charged with computer solicitation with a minor and the Louisiana Attorney Generals Office alleges Bunol had…
Vancleave woman arrested in deadly DUI crash case in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-Biloxi police make an arrest in a deadly car crash all the way back on July 20. Twenty-three-year-old Katelyn Posey of Vancleave was taken into custody Friday on charges of DUI causing death. Biloxi Police say Posey was…
Woman arrested for fleeing, drug possession in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Gulfport Police arrested a woman for failing to stop for officers and drug possession. Forty-four-year-old Jennifer Parfait is charged with one count each of felony fleeing and possession of methamphetamines. Gulfport motorcycle officers saw Parfait run a…
Hattiesburg man pleads guilty to spring break shooting in Biloxi
BILOXI, MISS. (WXXV)- Twenty-four-year-old Dontavis Omar Magee, of Hattiesburg, pled guilty last Thursday, to shooting in the crowded parking lot of Surf Style on Highway 90 in Biloxi during Spring Break in 2023. A Biloxi police officer and four civilians…
Gautier man to serve 45 years for child exploitation
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gautier man will serve 45 years for child exploitation. Twenty-six-year-old David Pace was sentenced for two counts of exploitation of a child and one count of felony child endangerment. According to Assistant District Attorney George…
Man arrested, charged with making terroristic threats in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Biloxi police arrested a Moss Point man after the man allegedly threatened to shoot at people on Howard Avenue this past Sunday. Biloxi…
Man arrested on offense of possession of child pornography in Picayune
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV)- A Picayune man was arrested on the offense of possession of child pornography. Officers of the Picayune Police Department responded to a business on Frontage Road on August 27. Upon arrival, the officers made contact with members…
Youth crime concerns in Gulfport: State Rep. Jeffrey Hulum discusses with WXXV
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) - In recent news in the City of Gulfport, several teens have been linked to criminal activity over the past few months. Just two weeks ago, the community held…