crime

Arrested for robbery

Biloxi police arrested sixty-one year-old Curtis Lee Pearson for robbery today. Police responded to a complaint in which a victim reported Pearson forcibly took her purse and fled the scene on foot near the 300 block of Crusader’s Drive. Officers…

Hearing for accessory suspects in murder of Officer McKeithen

Following Darian Atkinson’s preliminary hearing yesterday for the murder of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen, five suspects for accessory after the fact in the same crime had their hearings today. News 25’s Andrew Scherer has more.

Credit card fraud

The Biloxi Police Department is asking for your assistance in identifying a person. The Biloxi Police received a complaint of a credit card fraud that occurred in the 1700 block of Pass Road in Biloxi. The unknown female pictured used…

Hearings for accessory suspects

Following Darian Atkinson’s preliminary hearing yesterday for the murder of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen, five suspects for accessory after the fact in the same crime will have their hearings today. Davian Atkinson, Wanya Atkinson, Joshua Kovach, Dalentez Latavian, and…

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…