GULFPORT – The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force announces the arrest of Dennis Sheppard. Sheppard was wanted by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office for the strangulation death of his former girlfriend which occurred on November 2, 2020.…
JACKSON, MS – In an effort to rid Mississippi prisons of gang-related financial control, a search team of prison staff and investigators raided Unit 26 at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman last week. A horde of illegal contraband from cellphones…
Bay St. Louis Police are investigating a woman's death as a homicide, Chief Gary Ponthieux said in a press release Monday. About 7:45 a.m., a report came in of a dead woman found on the 500 block of Washington Street.…
Authorities are on the look out for a man wanted for armed robbery in Saucier over the weekend. According to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers, the incident happened Saturday, October 24th at 9:21 p.m. The suspect is described as a heavy-set…
On October 23, 2020, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 33-year-old Andrew James Treadaway and 42-year-old Sumer Ree Treadaway. On October 23, 2020, at approximately 8:00 a.m., officers of the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 4000 block of Glover Street…
The Bay St. Louis Police Department is investigating a murder that occurred Wednesday night. At approximately 11:21 p.m., the Bay St. Louis Police Department responded to a shooting on the 300 block of Keller Street. A witness…
The murder of Jackson County Justice Court Judge Sheila Jackson Osgood has rocked the Moss Point community. The investigation into what happened Wednesday is underway. There are more questions than answers surrounding the death of beloved Jackson County Justice Court…
The two boys who went missing from Pascagoula Friday night, six-year-old Kaiden Wall and two-year-old Kolden Wall have been located and are safe. Their non-custodial mother, 33-year-old Sarah Caswell, had her initial appearance at 10 this morning at United States…
The two boys who went missing from Pascagoula Friday night have been located and are safe. Their non-custodial mother and abductor Sarah Caswell just had her initial court appearance this morning. News 25's Lorraine Weiskopf has more
The Gulfport Police Department is currently investigating a shooting in the 2000 block of 47th Avenue. On October 16th, 2020 at 7:12 p.m., the Gulfport Police were notified of a suspect lying in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshots. The…
A suspect wanted in connection with a September shooting in Pascagoula turned himself in to police today. Twenty-year-old Swadrian Lewis was wanted for aggravated assault for a shooting that occurred on September 27th at Monaco Drive that injured a 22-year-old…
The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman suspected of armed robbery. Around 8:25 yesterday morning, the suspect entered a Picayune Dollar General store and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. The…
The three men charged with accessory after the fact to capital murder in the death of a Gautier man are now each charged with capital murder. Twenty-seven year-old Zachary Cooper of Moss Point, 36-year-old Jason Lee Miller of Lucedale, and…
The Biloxi Police Department arrested 65-year-old Richard Lee Settle of Bay St. Louis on a warrant for alleged Felony Malicious Mischief. The arrest was the result of several reported commercial Properties that had been vandalized with spray painted graffiti. All…
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been called in after a Vancleave woman died in the Jackson County Jail on Friday. Sheriff Mike Ezell said Jennifer Carol Foster, 50, was arrested Friday by Ocean Springs…
On October 8, 2020, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 23-year-old Brittany Laughlin on one count of Manslaughter. On October 8, 2020, at approximately 4:04 a.m., officers of the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 8200 block of West Virginia Avenue…
Two Ocean Springs men are accused in a federal criminal complaint of taking kickbacks in an $18 million healthcare fraud scheme involving compound prescription pain creams. According to our media partner, the Sun Herald, Dempsey Bryan Levi and Jeffrey Wayne…
A former Jackson County deputy faces a felony charge of bringing contraband into the adult detention center. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 21-year-old LaShayla King of Moss Point was arrested this weekend for introduction of contraband into a correctional facility. King…
Police say three people were injured after gunfire erupted during a concert at a Biloxi nightclub. Our media partner the Sun Herald reports three people with gunshot wounds were taken to a hospital early Sunday. Biloxi Police Major Chris De…
Four people are now charged in the death of a Gautier man whose body was found September 22nd floating in the Pascagoula River. An autopsy determined 29-year-old Dustin Suttles’ death was a homicide. Sheriff Mike Ezell says investigators made two…
A second man has pleaded guilty today for his role in a 2016 shooting at Mugshots in Hattiesburg. Twenty-eight year-old Demethius Dixon, also known as ‘Deezy,’ of Louisiana pled guilty today for carrying and using a firearm during a drug…
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi announced a new collaboration with the City of Gulfport today to combat and deter violent crime. Local and federal law enforcement leaders are teaming up to ‘eject’ violent crime from the…
A second suspect is charged in the death of Dustin Lee Suttles, the Gautier man whose body was found last week floating in the Pascagoula River. Sheriff Mike Ezell says investigators arrested 23-year-old Taylor Allan Carpenter of Escatawpa Tuesday morning.…
Two suspects involved in a drive-by shooting yesterday morning in Gulfport are now in police custody. Gulfport police arrested 17-year-old Kobe Hawthorne on one count of drive-by shooting and five counts of aggravated assault. His bond is set at $600,000.…