crime

Gulfport man arrested on child porn charges

Thirty-seven year-old Daniel Tarnowski of Gulfport was arrested on a child pornography charge. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, authorities searched Tarnowski’s home where they found multiple computers actively downloading child pornography at the time of his arrest. He’s…

Capital murder suspect’s preliminary hearing

The suspect in the murder of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen had his preliminary hearing today in Biloxi. Harrison County prosecutors presented their evidence against Darian Atkinson with the hope of obtaining a trial. As you may remember, there was…

Arrested on two warrants for auto burglary

The Biloxi Police Department arrested 29-year-old Christopher Ryan Ebbitt on two warrants for auto burglary today. The warrants were issued as the result of the investigations of auto burglary incidents reported in the one hundred block of Beach Boulevard back…

Capital murder suspect’s preliminary hearing

The suspect in the murder of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen had his preliminary hearing this morning at the Harrison County Courthouse. Nineteen-year-old Darian Atkinson smiled as he entered the courtroom for his testimony hearing. During the hearing, Gulfport Police…

Arrested for burglary

Biloxi police responded to an alarm call Saturday in the 2400 block of Pass Road. Upon arrival they found 35-year-old William Herold of Gulfport in possession of stolen property from a vehicle on scene and from the business. He is…

Arrested for aggravated domestic violence

Biloxi police have arrested 26-year-old Samuel Anderson for aggravated domestic violence. Police say Anderson strangled the victim on Agincourt Avenue and was arrested without incident. His bond is set at $75,000.

Gulfport shooting suspect pleads guilty

A capital murder suspect accused of shooting a Gulfport teenager then fleeing to New Mexico appeared in court this morning. D’Juan Holloway is charged with capital murder for shooting Ray Howze outside a Gulfport convenience store in 2015. He was…

Biloxi man arrested for felony DUI

Seventy-one year-old Joseph Staehling Jr. is behind bars for felony DUI. Biloxi police say a warrant was issued back in April where Staehling was charged with misdemeanor DUI. Further investigation revealed he had two previous DUI convictions within a five…

One man arrested after car chase in Biloxi

A police chase that started in Biloxi this afternoon led to one man being arrested in Gulfport. It happened after police attempted to perform a traffic stop on 45-year-old Norman Bradley from Pass Christian. The chase began when Bradley refused…

Woman wanted for suspected larceny in Biloxi

The Biloxi Police Department needs your help finding an alleged larceny suspect. They say the woman stole a wallet from a customer’s purse then used credit cards at several places without permission. It happened in the 100 block of Rue…

Two arrested following altercation at a bar in Saucier

Harrison County Sheriff’s Department arrested two for aggravated assault following an altercation at BJ’s Roadhouse in Saucier on May 5th. Sheriff Troy Peterson says 60-year-old Mark George is charged with aggravated assault and 51-year-old Kimberleigh Haenel for accessory before the…

Biloxi shooting arrest

A D’Iberville man is behind bars, charged with aggravated assault after a shooting injured two people. Early this morning, police arrested 23-year-old Ira Akeem Henry in connection with a shooting that happened near the 800 block of Motsie Road in…

Homeless man pleads guilty to kidnapping and robbery

A Gulfport man took a guilty plea for armed robbery and kidnapping. Forty-seven year-old Ernest Eugene Leffew pled guilty before his trial was scheduled to begin in the case of what started as a missing person. Back on September 24th,…

Malicious Mischief

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a subject involved in malicious mischief. On May 10th, 2019 at about 1:56 a.m. an unknown black male, wearing a black shirt, blue jacket and blue jeans entered the business…

Pass Christian man arrested for statutory rape

A man is behind bars tonight facing a felony rape charge for an incident that allegedly took place in December of last year. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 26-year-old Clyde Fricke of Pass Christian was taken into custody…

Two in critical condition following shooting in Moss Point

Moss Point police are investigating a shooting that happened late last night in front of Olivet Baptist Church. According to Chief Brandon Ashley, a report of shots fired came in at 11 last night on Frederick Street and found two…

Arrested for statutory rape

The Biloxi Police Department arrested one man today for statutory rape. Nineteen-year-old Darwin Robert Dubon Ibanez of Biloxi was issued a warrant as the result of an investigation into allegations made back in October 2018. Ibanez had engaged in sexual…

Third arrest made in St. Andrew’s Clubhouse shooting

A third teenager is behind bars in connection with a shooting that happened in Jackson County on May 11th that injured another teen. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says 19-year-old Devin Von Musterman of Gulfport is charged with three counts…