crime

19-year-old Gulfport man convicted of second-degree murder

District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Kobe Augustine, 19, from Gulfport, was convicted by a Harrison County jury this afternoon of second-degree murder for the killing of 16-year-old Nigel Poole, also of Gulfport. Augustine was 15 years old at…

Habitual offender sentenced to 35 years

A Lucedale man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison on assault and kidnapping charges dating back four years ago. Andrew Williams, 31, was sentenced to two counts of kidnapping in Jackson County in March 2018 and one count…

Ocean Springs police search for armed robbery suspect

Ocean Springs police are searching for the man involved in an armed robbery at a Dollar General on Tuesday. According to police, the suspect entered the Dollar General on Government Street near Walnut Drive, brandished a firearm and demanded money…

Subject involved in a shoplifting

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a subject involved in a shoplifting in the 2600 Block of CT Switzer Sr. Dr. On July 24th, a white male left the store with a grey Superman hat and…

Attempted to pass counterfeit bill

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in helping to identify subject(s) who allegedly attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 dollar bill in the 1900 block of Pass Road. The white male and white female subjects attempted to pass…

Arrested for molestation and sexual battery

On August 9th, 2019 the Long Beach Police Department arrested 36-year-old Jeremy Michael Schmidt of Long Beach and charged him with two counts of molestation and one count of sexual battery. Justice Court Judge Melvin Ray set Schmidt’s total bond…

Arrested for aggravated assault charge

A Long Beach man is behind bars for aggravated assault. The Biloxi Police Department arrested 23-year-old Brandon La Roy Welch of Long Beach. Welch was the suspect to an investigation involving aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The arrest stemmed…

Charged with assault on police officer

A man is facing charges for assaulting a police officer who was responding to a domestic-related incident yesterday. Biloxi police say 23-year-old Elijah Smith has been charged with simple assault on an officer. Smith reportedly attempted to flee the scene…

Man pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to life

Thirty-nine year-old Nicky Johns has pleaded guilty to murder after shooting and killing a man outside the Travel Lodge Hotel in September 2017. When Ocean Springs police arrived on scene, they found the victim, Christopher Rochelle of Columbia, Tennessee, in…

Man arrested for drive-by shooting in Bay St. Louis

A Bay St. Louis man is now behind bars following a drive-by shooting that happened last night. Police say they responded to a report of shots fired from a vehicle near Keller Street. Twenty-four year-old Dquan Lewis was later arrested…

Two dead in shooting at Southaven Walmart

Officials say two people are dead and a police officer and a suspect were shot at a Walmart in Southaven, Mississippi. Both of the people who died this morning were Walmart employees. One person was found dead in the store…

Accused rapist arrested, identified as illegal alien

The U.S. Marshal’s Service (USMS) and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) arrested an undocumented accused rapist July 18, who had previously come to the United States on Temporary Protective Status. Andres Fuentes-Castro, an El Salvadoran citizen, was encountered by U.S. Border…

Texas road rage suspect located in Harrison County

After a nearly two-week manhunt for a Texas murder suspect, the Gulfport Police Department put him behind bars right in South Mississippi over the weekend. "Saturday, July 27th at about 1:30, we traveled to the 3100 block of 8th Avenue,…

Arrested for burglary of a vehicle

The Biloxi Police Department, with the assistance of D’Iberville PD, arrested 52-year-old Frank Charles Leone of Biloxi for burglary of a vehicle. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where victims’ wallets were stolen from a vehicle on the morning of…

Gulfport man pleads guilty to felony fleeing

After leading police on a high speed chase back in October 2016, 24-year-old Carl Daniel Young Jr. of Mobile pleaded guilty just before his trial was set to begin this week. Officials say the chase began in Jackson County and…

Wanted in connection to burglary of a vehicle

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a subject involved in a burglary of a vehicle in the 100 block of Beach Boulevard. On July 19th, 2019, between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. A…

Two arrested in connection with deadly shooting in Gautier

Two people are behind bars in connection with the shooting death of 38-year-old Courtney Todd. Gautier police arrested 23-year-old Jamyrian Quinn for murder and 25-year-old Parish Raper for accessory after the fact in the murder. Both suspects were taken into…