crime

Charged in connection with Moss Point shooting

A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that sent a woman to the hospital yesterday in Moss Point. Twenty-four year-old Korey Williams was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, shooting into a dwelling, and domestic violence. Williams…

Auto burglary arrests in Gautier

Officers Allen Weaver and James Parker, with the Gautier Police Department, were called to Springridge Road at 4:37 a.m. this morning, in reference to an Auto Burglary. While responding, the officers were able to identify and subsequently arrest two suspects,…

Vancleave woman charged in death of infant son

A Vancleave woman is charged with the June 14th death of her infant son. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 28-year-old Elizabeth Marie Barhonovich is charged with second degree murder. The sheriff says ten-month-old Kash Barhonovich died after being left in his…

Two bodies found inside Woolmarket pharmacy

A man and a woman were found dead inside the Woolmarket Pharmacy on Shriner’s Boulevard. It was business as usual for most of the morning at Woolmarket Pharmacy. That is until police received a call just after 11 a.m. reporting…

Former Three Doors Down bass player arrested

The original bass player for the band Three Doors Down is behind bars today in the Jackson County Jail on multiple charges. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 46-year-old Todd Harrell was arrested today at his home after an alarm went off.…

Wanted for storage shed burglaries

Biloxi police are asking for help identifying two people wanted for burglarizing several storage sheds on Pass Road in Biloxi. The suspects pictured were driving a white GMC Sierra van with Arizona license plate number AH7-0480. Anyone with information regarding…

Four men arrested for armed robbery in Harrison County

Four men have been arrested for their involvement in a strong armed robbery in D’Iberville. Eugene Griffin, Marco Mack, David Crump, and Jonathan Tyron are now in custody. A couple at Arbor View Apartments was walking to their building when…

Man and woman arrested after armed robbery in Gulfport

Gulfport police arrested 34-year-old Justin Smith and 28-year-old Cierrial Sunkins. Smith is charged with one count of armed robbery. Sunkins is charged with accessory after the fact. A victim stated that her purse was taken at gunpoint in the 3200…

Sentenced 20 years on gun and drug charges

Forty-four year-old Bruce Crosby pled guilty to charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and felony possession of a weapon. Crosby had a prior felony conviction, also for possession with intent to distribute. Crosby was sentenced to 20…

Assault on Jackson County deputies

A Moss Point man is behind bars after assaulting three deputies during a divorce court hearing in Chancery Court today. According to Sheriff Mike Ezell, 28-year-old Joshua Mosely is the brother of the man getting the divorce. Mosely got into…

Guilty plea expected for 2016 murder of nuns

A Mississippi prosecutor says a man charged with killing two nuns in 2016 will plead guilty June 21st as part of an agreement that removes the possibility of the death penalty. District Attorney Akillie Malone-Oliver says she spoke with the…

Auto burglary arrest in Biloxi

Biloxi Police Department has arrested a Brookhaven man on charges of auto burglary. Twenty-five year-old James Lyndon Powell is behind bars as the result of an investigation into an incident that occurred in the Imperial Palace parking garage on Sunday.…

Gulfport man arrested for sexual battery

Gulfport police arrested 19-year-old Byren Williams of Gulfport, charging him with one count of sexual battery. On June 8th, officers responded to the 4500 block of Engram Drive and made contact with a female juvenile who stated on June 6th…

Gulfport man arrested for armed robbery

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of 20-year-old Lamarcus Swington of Gulfport. Sheriff Troy Peterson said deputies responded to a Shell gas station and a Chevron gas station located on County Farm Road in Long Beach to a…

Wanted for questioning in relation to grand larceny

The Biloxi Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying a male wanted for questioning in reference to grand larceny. The incident occurred on May 24th near the one hundred block of Beach Boulevard. The suspect stole over one thousand dollars’…

Armed robbery suspect arrested

Eighteen-year-old Isaiah Caruthers is now behind bars after investigators discovered evidence tying him to the June 2nd robbery of a Shell Station on County Farm road in Long Beach. Two other unknown males were also spotted at the scene of…

Son charged in school counselor’s death in Stone County

The investigation continues into the death of a Hattiesburg High School guidance counselor who was found dead in her home last Wednesday after allegedly being decapitated by her own son. Sherry Johnson’s body was found after deputies went to her…

Waveland community on the lookout

Police in Waveland are warning residents after an incident in the area of Waveland Avenue and Sears, south of the track. Two men stopped at the house of an elderly lady who was home alone, talking their way into her…

Son charged in school counselor’s death

A Hattiesburg High School guidance counselor was found dead in her home and now authorities say her son, 29-year-old Terrell Johnson, is charged in her death. Sherry Johnson was found brutally murdered in her home on Johnson Road Wednesday in…

Gulfport man sentenced for shooting at a Bay St. Louis Bar

District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that 24-year old Trey Hugh Tillery of Gulfport, MS was sentenced this week for two counts of Aggravated Assault before Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt at the Hancock County Courthouse. Tillery previously entered his plea…