One man accused of shooting and killing a Mississippi state trooper last week is being extradited back to Mississippi today from Louisiana to face new felony murder and armed robbery charges from 2019. Damion Whittley has been in custody in…
On Tuesday, August 11th, 2020, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 43-year-old Norman Cook of Biloxi for felony charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute to cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, and a felony…
On Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 28-year-old Damion Raiford on a felony charge of burglary of a dwelling. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, Harrison County Sheriff’s Investigators responded to the 18000 block of Robinson…
Pearl River Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's assistance to obtain information on a drive-by shooting that happened August 10, 2020 at 1:10 p.m. Police say at 127 John Travis Road in the White Sand Community an elderly man…
The Biloxi Police Department responded near the 200 block of Reynoir Street, Biloxi, MS 39530 in reference to a burglary in progress. Witnesses on scene provided a description of the alleged suspect. Upon their arrival, Biloxi police officers canvassed the…
Gulfport, Mississippi. – Taryn Goin Naidoo, 41, of Diamondhead, Mississippi, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., on three separate counts to 170 months in prison on each count, each to run concurrently, for a total…
JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, joined by Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matt Albence, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans Acting Special Agent in Charge Gilbert Trill, and U.S. Department of Labor Office of…
On August 6th, 2020, Biloxi Police arrested 35-year-old Mariah Lenora Pitalo of Long Beach, MS for felony credit card fraud. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where the victim alleged Pitalo processed an unauthorized transaction using the victim’s credit card…
Biloxi police have made two arrests in connection to a shooting that occurred in late July. Twenty-one year-old Coderian Cain of McComb is charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a felon, and 24-year-old Corey Cowart…
A Pass Christian man is now facing felony charges of touching a child after allegedly molesting a 15-year-old. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, 36-year-old Joshua Cole Ladner was arrested yesterday at his mother’s residence in Diamondhead with the assistance of…
Two Crystal Springs teens are jailed in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center charged with a string of car burglaries. Noah Magrette and Zackery Hammond, both 19, are charged with five counts of car burglaries that occurred in the Cedar…
With each passing day, drug traffickers are coming up with new ways to conceal contraband and avoid detection, but law enforcement officers in our area now have a new highly-efficient weapon in the fight against drugs. You’ve likely heard of…
Biloxi police arrested 22-year-old Brandon Cole Langson Jones of Biloxi on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felon being in possession of a firearm. The arrest was the result of shooting reported on July 31st, 2020…
Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage has positively identified the body found on July 17th on Texas Flat Road in Hancock County as missing Picayune man Willie Jones. Willie Jones has been missing since July 6th and officials later received…
Gulfport, Miss – Joseph D. Sonnier, 31, of Gautier, Mississippi, has been charged in an indictment, returned by a Federal Grand Jury on July 28, 2020, with four counts of assault on an officer or employee of the government, one count…
The Biloxi Police Department arrested 25-year-old Rajuan M. Williams of Biloxi, MS., on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The arrest was the result of a shooting reported on July 17th in the 300 Block of Elmer…
A Moss Point man and woman have been charged in burglaries that occurred earlier this month in Escatawpa. Forty-three year-old Larry Adams is charged with one count of residential burglary and another count for commercial burglary. Thirty-four year-old Anita Byrd…
Three more people accused of participating in a multi-million dollar health care scheme have been sentenced in federal court in Mississippi. U.S. District Senior Judge Keith Starrett sentenced 47-year-old Glenn Beach of Sumrall to 13 years and 53-year-old Hope Thomley…
A man and a woman from Moss Point are charged in burglaries that happened earlier this month in the Coda Road area of Escatawpa. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said Larry Paul Adams, 42, is charged with residential burglary and…
JACKSON, MISS. – The FBI Jackson Field Office is leading the investigation into an assault on a federal law enforcement officer in Gautier, Miss. On Tuesday morning, local, state and federal law enforcement were executing a state arrest warrant for kidnapping…
The FBI is still investigating a shooting in Gautier that injured a Harrison County deputy this morning. News 25’s Grant Chighizola has more.
The FBI is continuing to investigate a shooting which wounded a federal law enforcement officer in Gautier this morning. Local, state, and federal law enforcement were executing a state arrest warrant for kidnapping at the Siegel Select Extended Stay Hotel…
Biloxi police needs help identifying a man wanted for questioning in reference to grand larceny. The incident occurred at the 1200 block of Cedar Lake Road in Biloxi. The white male is described as wearing a blue shirt with graphics…
The FBI is continuing to investigate a shooting which wounded a federal law enforcement officer in Gautier this morning. Local, state, and federal law enforcement were executing a state arrest warrant for kidnapping at the Siegel Select Extended Stay Hotel…