false pretense

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,…

Arrested on false pretense

Thirty-seven year-old Charles Jerrell Brown of Gulfport has been arrested on the charge of false pretense. Investigators have determined Brown met an alleged victim to purchase some jewelry. He reportedly gave the victim over $1,000 in counterfeit bills in exchange…

False pretense arrest

A Moss Point man is behind bars for selling stolen items to a pawn shop. Thirty-eight year-old Stephen Douglas Kinnan is charged with false pretense. Police records show Kinnan sold items to a pawn shop for $500 in December. The…

Scam Artist Round Two

A Lucedale man who posed as a youth minister and was charged with scamming Jackson County businesses in October is at it again. Sheriff Mike Ezell tells News 25 that 29-year-old Tommy Boulton was arrested again this afternoon for allegedly…

Woman Sentenced for Scam in Chambers Death

A Mississippi woman is going to prison after using an internet scam to try to profit off the burning death of a teenager. Attorney General Jim Hood says 41-year-old Janet Lee Posey of Blue Springs pleaded guilty Thursday to one…