HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Harrison County jury has convicted a Hattiesburg man on multiple drug and weapons charges, and he’ll now spend nearly 60 years behind bars. Forty-nine-year-old Juan Martinez was found guilty of four counts of possession with…
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- On the evening of Tuesday, March 17, 2026, deputies with the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department made a drug-related arrest following a routine traffic stop. At approximately 7:15 p.m., a patrol deputy initiated a stop…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man has been sentenced on drug charges in Harrison County. Fifty-year-old Andrew McCormick was sentenced on two counts of possession of controlled substance with intent on Thursday. McCormick was originally convicted by a jury…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Texas man is charged after Harrison County sheriff’s deputies seized 8.8 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 10. On March 11, a deputy with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction division…
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- A D’Iberville couple has been convicted of drug possession and trafficking charges by a Harrison County jury. Forty-three-year-old Jayson Wathern was found guilty on the possession of a controlled substance charge and 45-year-old Ashleigh Wathern was found…
A Walnut Grove man will serve 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges this week. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 53-year-old Danny Donrull Bolton pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent. Circuit Court…
The attorney for a Biloxi councilman indicted on federal drug charges filed paperwork Monday to say his client plans to plead guilty. W. Fred "Dub" Hornsby filed the plea change Monday in U.S. District Court. His federal trial was scheduled…
Eight people have been detained by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for illegal drug activity and stolen property. Terrell Joseph Ladner, 68, Kiln (Homeowner) – Arrested and…
After a month long investigation, five people are accused of conspiring to bring drugs into the Jackson County Adult Detention Center. Sheriff John Ledbetter says the investigation started…
By ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American and Russian officials said. The swap, at a time…