The manhunt continues for a former Georgia attorney accused of murdering his mother. The murder occurred just hours before the man was set to report to prison. Richard Merritt was found guilty in January of defrauding more than a dozen…
A juvenile from Saucier is being charged as an adult on one count of armed robbery. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, employees of the Family Dollar on Old Highway 49 in Saucier reported the armed robbery. Witnesses says…
Twenty-two year-old Orlando Carter is behind bars today on charges of kidnapping, armed robbery, and rape. Long Beach police say Carter allegedly kidnapped a victim, robbed her at gunpoint, and sexually assaulted her. In a second incident, Carter robbed another…
It was another exciting year for the people in Pass Christian as they celebrated their annual Mardi Gras parade. Despite the bad weather, around 40,000 people showed up to watch the floats roll on. The parade started at 12 p.m.…
On February 27, 2019, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 30-year-old Carolyn Renee Hyde of Biloxi on a warrant for taking away a motor vehicle. The warrant was issued as the result of an investigation into the theft of a vehicle…
An overnight shooting in Gulfport left two people dead. Around 1 a.m., Gulfport Police were called to a home on 8th Avenue to investigate a firearm discharge complaint. Once officers arrived they found two people on the property suffering from…
Biloxi police are asking for help identifying a woman who stole a bank debit card in Biloxi. The woman was caught on surveillance video at the Biloxi Walmart on Switzer Road on February 4th. According to police, the woman stole…
Another subject is wanted in connection with Sunday night’s murder in Gulfport. Leila Darlene Lizana is believed to be with Eli Martinez Medina and is now wanted for questioning. She is described as a white female, 5’6”, 145 pounds with…
On Saturday, February 23, 2019, Gautier Police Officers responded to the Navigator Federal Credit Union, located at 1850 Highway 90, in reference to a robbery. Officers learned that an unknown white male entered the bank and provided a note demanding…
A Gulfport man is wanted for murder. Police are looking for 44-year-old Eli Martinez Medina. He is accused of assaulting and killing a man last night in Gulfport. The victim, who has been identified as Frederick Plummer, was found in…
The Biloxi Police Department needs help finding two people who allegedly stole a $300 Schwinn mountain bike in the 800 block of Bayview Avenue. Police say the white man and woman allegedly stole the bike on February 10th just before…
Violent crimes have been on the rise in Moss Point, but local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies are stepping in to put a stop to it. Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley said, “I live in the City of…
A drug bust took place earlier today in Harrison County, putting two people behind bars. Harrison County Sheriff's deputies executed a search warrant in a home on Edwin Ladner Road in Pass Christian. Inside, they found multiple guns, two ounces…
A Saucier man accused in the shooting death of his son and another man remains behind bars tonight after Judge Bruce Strong denied bond. Billy Jack Roberts will now face a grand jury. Court papers say Roberts was trying to…
Jacob Reynolds of Vancleave is now behind bars for leaving the scene of a crash. Early this morning, police received a call of a car crash on Government Street at Cash Alley where a Mitsubishi Endeavor crashed into two light…
A 24-year-old Gulfport man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for second degree murder and attempted murder. Judge Lisa Dodson sentenced Shaquil Sands to a total of 89 years for the crimes, but suspended portions of each sentence…
Police are searching for a suspect involved in an armed robbery that happened today at the Hancock Whitney bank on Courthouse road in Gulfport.
The two-year-old killed in the double murder in Saucier this weekend has been identified, but police say the child’s name is not being released. According to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, between 11:45 p.m. and Midnight Saturday, deputies responded to…
This morning, Biloxi police arrested 37-year-old Homer Lee McClelland of Biloxi for grand larceny. Police say a warrant was issued after an investigation into the theft of a motor vehicle in the 200 block of Iberville Drive. He is being…
Forty-one year-old Justin Nelson pled guilty to four charges including to one count of felony driving under the influence causing injury and one count of possession of a controlled substance of LSD. The DUI occurred on June 5th, 2016 at…
Long Beach Doctor Robert Wiemer was recently indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged involvement in selling opioids under the table. In total, Wiemer is facing nearly 60 counts including 51 counts of distributing controlled substances outside of…
The driver involved in a five hour standoff in Jackson County appeared before Jackson County Court Judge Mark Watts this afternoon. Michael Mack was charged with three counts of aggravated assault against a police officer: one from Jackson County Sheriff's…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Myrick Curtis Laneaux, age 29, pled guilty in the July 2016 homicides of Kristina Quintini and Norris Demetris Mueller of Bay St. Louis. Laneaux pled guilty to two counts of Manslaughter and a…
I-10 is now open after a standoff with an armed man shutdown the interstate Wednesday morning. Police have taken the suspect into custody. Law enforcement agencies were in a standoff on I-10 in Jackson County with an armed man with…