crime

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…

Arrested for aggravated assault

The Biloxi Police Department arrested 32-year-old Oshea Montrell Odom for two counts of aggravated assault. According to Biloxi police, his warrant was issued as a result of an investigation of a shooting on the 800 block of Bayview Avenue back…

Arrested on charge of auto burglary

The Biloxi Police Department arrested 54-year-old Dickie Douglas Waltman Jr. of Gulfport on a charge of auto burglary. Waltman’s arrest was the result of an investigation into the reported burglary of an auto that occurred in the 700 block of…

Sixth arrest made in Officer McKeithen's death

Wanya Toquest Atkinson, 20 years old, of Oceans Springs was arrested today and charged with Accessory After the Fact to Capital Murder. The arrest stemmed from the ongoing investigation into the Murder of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. The Gulfport…

Arrested for aggravated assault

Gulfport police arrested Frederick Washington Jr., charging him with one count of aggravated assault. Police say they responded to a report of shots fired from the area of 18th Street and 38th Avenue. Officers found a black man suffering from…

Witnesses take the stand in Trevues Martin case

There are new details in the murder trial of DeAndre Ball, the Biloxi man suspected of shooting and killing Trevues Martin on the eve of his 21st birthday. Testimony from Martin’s grandmother revealed he was selling marijuana from his car…

Two arrested for armed robbery in Biloxi

Biloxi Police arrested 23-year-old Todd Quigley for armed robbery and possession of a firearm, along with 21-year-old Kevin Nguyen for armed robbery. According to police, Quigley and Nguyen used a firearm during a robbery in the 200 block of Fayard…

Two teenagers arrested in Jackson County

Two teenagers are behind bars after allegedly shooting another teenager. Eighteen-year-old Clayborne Mitchell of Biloxi and 17-year-old Braden Pavlik of Ocean Springs are being charged with three counts of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon. After dropping the…

Court appearances for suspects in murder case

Darian Atkinson now has an attorney this morning after three court appearances since Wednesday. He is charged with capital murder for the death of Officer Robert McKeithen and could face the death penalty if convicted. Two others charged with accessory…