crime

Jackson County drive-by shooting suspects given bond

Jackson County officials say the two men charged with drive-by shooting yesterday are in jail under a $15,000 bond each. According to Spokeswoman Marcia Hill, 27-year-old Antonio Johnson of D’Iberville and 26-year-old Eric Price were arrested at an apartment complex…

Missouri man wanted for murder arrested in Gulfport

A man on the run wanted for murder in Missouri was located and arrested in Gulfport yesterday. According to Independence County, Missouri officials, 46-year-old Nathan Hendricks was found hiding outside a Gulfport residence. Hendricks is charged with second-degree murder, first…

Drive-By Shooting Arrest

Biloxi police have arrested the men they believe are responsible for a drive-by shooting in the area of Judge Sekul Avenue and Bayly Drive earlier this week. Twenty-two year-old Emanuel Chavez is accused of leaning out of a car window…

Four arrested in shooting death in Pascagoula

Four people are charged in the shooting death of a Gautier man, but Pascagoula authorities say more charges are possible. On Friday, officers responded to shots fired in the area of Regency Wood Apartments. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased…

Father and son arrested in missing man homicide

Hancock County Investigator Glenn Grannan says 70-year-old Terry Smith and his son, 46-year-old Carl Smith, have both been arrested in the shooting death of Philip Whitaker. The two were arrested after Whitaker's van was found in Poplarville at Ponderosa Trace…

Inmate escapes Alabama jail

The search is on for an armed and dangerous escapee from Alabama. Coosa County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. marshals are searching for 27-year-old Shane Anthony Vernon. He escaped from county jail on Sunday around 2:30 p.m. Authorities say Vernon was…

Man charged with exploitation of a child

Forty-one year-old George Ramp Jr. pled guilty to three counts of exploitation of a child and two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes. The events in question occurred between May 27th, 2015 and May 31st, 2015. Ramp briefly…

Two arrested for aggravated assault

Two men are in custody in Moss Point after police say they shot a man for no reason. Twenty-six year-old Patrick Thompson and 30-year-old Demetrius Howard, both of Pascagoula, were arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a 9-1-1 call…

Gautier man arrested for grand larceny

Thirty-one year-old Thomas Marshall Stewart of Gautier has been arrested on a charge of grand larceny. The arrest stems from an investigation into a theft at the Golden Nugget Casino. Stewart allegedly stole a casino patron’s wallet which contained over…

Third suspect in drive-by shooting arrested

On 14 November 2017, nineteen year old Javaris Ramsey of Gulfport was arrested by the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant issued through the Biloxi Police Department for Drive-By Shooting. Ramsey was transported to the Biloxi Police Department for…

Kevin Mattina arrested for false pretense

On Wednesday November 15, 2017, Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 49 year old Kevin Paul Mattina who resides at 2009 S 8th St. Ocean Springs, MS on a felony charge of False Pretense. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson,…

Bank robbery at Hancock Bank in Waveland

At approximately 5:30 PM this evening an unknown black male walked into the Hancock Bank located at 529 Highway 90 in Waveland and robbed them via a note which indicated that he had a weapon. The male then left in…

Touching of a child and exploitation of a child

A 41-year-old man pleads guilty to touching of a child and exploitation of a child. According to the district attorney’s office, George Ramp will serve an entire 45 year sentence in prison. The investigation began when two Harrison County sheriff’s…

Man arrested for robbery by assault

According to the Biloxi Police Department, thirty-eight year-old Zawon Timothy Moore has been arrested on the charge of robbery by assault. On August 30th, Biloxi police responded to the 1900 block of Beach Boulevard in reference to a report of…

Aggravated Assault Arrest

A Pascagoula man was arrested today on charges of aggravated assault after allegedly shooting a teen at a Biloxi house party. Twenty-year-old Corbyn Cowan is the suspect in the May 29th shooting on Carmargue Lane in which a teenage victim…

Update: Hard Rock stabbing suspect identified

On 10 November 2017 at approximately 3:33 pm Biloxi Police Officers responded the valet area of the Hard Rock Casino, located at 777 Beach Blvd. Biloxi, MS, for a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived they received information that…

Guilty of aggravated assault

A Gulfport man found guilty of aggravated assault yesterday could serve up to 20 years in prison. Thirty-three year-old Merlin Williams was arrested in July 2016 for stabbing his girlfriend repeatedly in the chest, arm, back, neck, and legs. After…