According to Harrison County District Attorney Joel Smith, a Gulfport man pled guilty to two counts of exploitation of a child for making sexual videos of two young girls. Thirty-four year-old James Allen Stevens was arrested in September 2017. The…
After 40 years of not know who was responsible for the murder of Julia Critchfield in Saucier, Harrison County investigators solve this cold case, helping a family with closure. It was January 22nd, 1978 when 36-year-old Julia Critchfield was found…
Thirty-two year-old Quincy Labauve of Biloxi was sentenced this morning to 40 years for charges of child exploitation and sexual battery. Labauve pled guilty to the crimes on October 16th. Evidence obtained in the investigation uncovered Labauve’s use of several…
A Gulfport man is found guilty and convicted of a 2017 Long Beach murder. Thirty-year-old James McDowell was charged with the shooting death of 25-year-old Deverick Johnson which happened in February 2017 on Lang Avenue in Long Beach. During the…
A Harrison County jury found a man guilty of a shooting death that happened two years ago at Southern View Apartments in Biloxi. Thirty-one year-old Orlando Newell of Biloxi was sentenced to life without parole for the crime. He was…
Biloxi police need help identifying two suspects who are wanted for grand larceny in the 800 block of Beach Boulevard. A victim reported the theft of a watch valued over $1,000 and cash. They are described as two black females,…
An arrest had been made in connection with the November 2014 sexual assault that took place on the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bay Bridge. Ocean Springs police say DNA evidence led them to 32-year-old Aaron McMillian of American Fork, Utah. Authorities say he…
On November, 9th 2018, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 24 year old Dewayne Louis Maxwell of New Orleans, LA on a warrant for auto burglary. The warrant was issued as a result of an investigation into an auto burglary reported…
Long Beach police arrested four people on charges of felony shoplifting. Eighteen-year-old Jomar Stubbs and 17-year-olds Isiah Crockett and Marquise Buckhaulton, along with a 16-year-old, were arrested after it was determined the four stole multiple firearms and accessories from the…
A Gulfport man will be spending the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to the first degree murder of his wife. Forty-nine year-old William Douglas Bryant pled guilty at the Harrison County Courthouse. Bryant was charged with…
Thirty-five year-old Amanda Decelle of Gulfport is behind bars for credit card fraud. The victim reported unauthorized charges in excess of $100 on their JC Penny credit card at the store located in the Edgewater Mall. Her bond is set…
Biloxi police arrested 21-year-old Jordan Rucker on a charge of burglary in an occupied dwelling in the 2400 block of Beach Boulevard. The homeowner reportedly fought with Rucker after he forced entry into the home. Rucker fled the scene before…
Twenty-three year-old Bailey Strickland and 23-year-old Demi LaFluer have been arrested for felony shoplifting. Biloxi police say the investigation shows several shopping incidents that occurred at numerous stores in Edgewater Mall. The combined total value of merchandise stolen was in…
Biloxi police arrested 57-year-old John Ludlow for touching of a child for lustful purposes. Police say their investigation stems from a complaint where a juvenile victim disclosed being touched in a sexual manner by Ludlow near the 1300 block of…
One of two suspects wanted in connection with a home invasion in Gulfport on Monday has turned himself in. Schour Overstreet is charged with one count of armed robbery and one count of burglary. His bond is set at $300,000.…
This morning, a Gulfport woman woke up to the terrifying sight of two intruders inside her home with one pointing a gun at her head. Naomi Adkins tells News 25 she heard a loud boom noise as two men came…
A man suspected of killing or wounding people in Mississippi, New Mexico, and Kansas pled guilty to murder today. Alex Deaton, who is already serving a life sentence for a murder conviction in Rankin County, entered the guilty plea in…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying a subject who allegedly stole merchandise in the 2600 block of C.T.Switzer Rd. The incident occurred on October 29, 2018 about 12:50 pm. The male subject allegedly took several items…
Two men are behind bars for burglary of a dwelling. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 37-year-old Matthew Bechtel and 32-year-old Robert Wedgeworth were captured by the homeowner, an off-duty law enforcement officer, upon arriving at his residence. The…
Biloxi police need help identifying a man suspected of burglary of a boat that occurred in the harbor located between the Golden Nugget Casino and Margaritaville. Police say several electronic devices were stolen from the boat.
Biloxi police need help identifying a male suspect who allegedly shoplifted from the Belk Department Store inside Edgewater Mall. The suspect took several clothing items valued at over $320. He left the store without paying for the items. He left…
Biloxi police need help identifying a female suspect who allegedly assaulted an officer and shoplifted from a retail department store in the 2600 block of Beach Boulevard on October 23rd. The female took several clothing items valued at $179 and…
The Long Beach Police Department arrested 27-year-old Tyler Jones and charged him with auto burglary. Authorities say Jones entered a vehicle that was not his and stole property from inside that vehicle. This offense occurred near the 200 block of…
Ocean Springs police are trying to identify these suspects who are responsible for kicking in the door of the Dollar General on Bienville Boulevard in Ocean Springs. Police were called to the scene just before 3 a.m. after an alarm…