crime

DUI death sentencing

A Hurley man has been sentenced to 25 years with 20 to serve in prison for a 2016 DUI death and leaving the scene. Twenty-five year-old Markey Tanner was found guilty for striking and killing 22-year-old Megan Dekleinhans in February…

Two suspects at large after armed robbery in Ocean Springs

Two armed suspects are on the run after robbing a man and pointing a gun at a woman in Ocean Springs. Authorities say the armed robbery happened outside a house on Holly Street early this morning. An armed robbery on…

Early morning armed robbery in Ocean Springs

Just after 5 o’clock this morning, Ocean Springs police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery on Holly Street. A male victim claims that as he was leaving his home for work, two masked men approached, demanding his…

Arrested for child endangerment

In Moss Point, police are investigating an incident which occurred on Saturday where Moss Point police officers attempted to stop a vehicle before the driver sped off striking a power pole. Twenty-four year-old Travis Pierce has been arrested and charged…

Kidnapping arrest

A Bay St. Louis man is behind bars for kidnapping. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 36-year-old Hubert ONeal Fulton Jr. was arrested for kidnapping his girlfriend on Saturday, March 17th. The sheriff’s department responded to a domestic assault…

Commercial burglary arrest

One man is behind bars following a burglary at Sharkheads on Beach Boulevard in Biloxi. Biloxi police arrested Fred Eugene Hoops Jr. of Bay St. Louis Sunday on a felony commercial burglary warrant. Hoops was then issued a $25,000 bond.…

Federal judge orders Coast doctor to remain in jail

A doctor from the Gulf Coast is facing several charges of fraud and will remain behind bars until his sentencing hearing on May 22nd. Seventy-eight year-old Dr. Albert Diaz could be sentenced to eight to ten years in prison on…

Wanted for felony shoplifting

Biloxi police need help identifying a person accused of stealing over one thousand dollars’ worth of Polo shirts from Dillard’s at Edgewater Mall. The suspect is wanted for a felony shoplifting that happened on March 7th around 5 p.m. He’s…

Sentenced to 40 years in prison for child pornography

A Mississippi man recently released from prison on a child exploitation sentence is headed back for another 40 years on the same charges. Twenty-seven year-old Christopher Morgan from Bassville was sentenced Friday in Jefferson Davis County Circuit Court on six…

Biloxi police need help identifying suspect

Biloxi police need help identifying a suspect who allegedly stole clothes and food from a Dollar General in Woolmarket. The theft happened February 23rd. The unidentified male was seen running away into the woods after taking the items without paying.…

Two suspects wanted for trailer theft in Gulfport

Gulfport police are asking for your help in identifying two suspects wanted for stealing a trailer from a local business. On March 4th, around 5:30 in the morning, two white males in a Ford F-350 pickup truck removed a trailer…

Young Moss Point female kidnapped and sexually assaulted

Moss Point police are searching for a man who reportedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a Moss Point High School student at gunpoint Wednesday morning. Moss Point police launched an investigation into this case after the young student confessed to a…

Guilty for kidnapping and sexual battery

A Harrison County jury found a Tennessee man guilty of kidnapping and sexual battery for a crime nearly three years ago. Forty-one year-old Dontrey Craig was arrested in July 2015 after showing up to his victim’s home and physically assaulting…

Young Moss Point female kidnapped and sexually assaulted

Moss Point police are searching for a man who reportedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a Moss Point High School student at gunpoint Wednesday morning. News 25’s Veronica Bayona is in Moss Point with more on this story.

Arrested for aggravated assault and sexual battery

A Gautier man has been arrested after a woman claims she was sexually and physically assaulted at gunpoint in Ocean Springs this morning. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says 41-year-old Dion Neal turned himself into Jackson County authorities a few…

Vancleave man arrested for burglary

Early this morning, Biloxi police responded to reports of a burglary at the Stor-All-Er Mini Warehouses on Pass Road. After motion security sensors alerted an employee, they saw a white male on the property wearing a mask. Officers found 43-year-old…

Victoria’s Secret theft suspects

The Biloxi Police Department is asking for help identifying three females that shoplifted over two thousand dollars’ worth of merchandise from the Victoria’s Secret at Edgewater Mall in Biloxi. The incident occurred Friday around 8 p.m. Surveillance footage shows three…

Charged in connection with shooting in Gulfport

Gulfport police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1600 block of Rich Avenue yesterday. Upon arrival around 11 a.m., witnesses claimed they were shot at by a group of people due to an ongoing dispute. The suspects…

Moss Point Crime Stoppers tips increase in 2018

This year, the violence surrounding the City of Moss Point has made headlines, but the community’s involvement in trying to solve these crimes has seen an increase. Lori Massey, the coordinator of Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers, tells News 25 that…

Arrested for aggravated assault

A Gulfport man has pled guilty to two counts of aggravated assault after a shooting at a bar in Bay St. Louis. Twenty-four year-old Trey Tillery was arrested after firing two shots from a 40-caliber glock handgun into the leg…

Vancleave man sentenced to years for sexual abuse

A Vancleave man accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl pled guilty to two counts of sexual battery. Twenty-eight year-old Sterling Davidson was sentenced to 30 years in prison with 15 to serve without the possibility of parole followed by…