A man who kidnapped a woman in Las Vegas and then used sexual violence, intimidation and threats of harm to force her into commercial sex was found guilty of sex trafficking in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. A jury convicted…
A 37-year-old Biloxi man, already in state prison on a 40-year-sentence on sex crimes, pleaded guilty to federal sex crime charges. Quincy LaBauve was sentenced in Harrison County in 2018 to one count of sexual battery and two counts of…
A Gulfport man accused burning a cross in his yard to intimidate his neighbors has pleaded guilty to the federal hate crime. Axel Charles Cox, 24, was indicted in September on charges of criminal interference with the right to fair…
GULFPORT, MS – A jury in federal court convicted two men Tuesday of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. According to the evidence presented, Antony Daniel Abreu, 33, of…
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican-controlled Legislature is trying to restrict the reasons women may seek abortion. This comes after federal courts blocked time limitations the state tried to set the past two years. A bill that…
By REBECCA SANTANA NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments on whether Mississippi laws that restrict the voting rights of certain felons are unconstitutional. Former convicted felons affected by the state’s laws are pushing…
Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason was in federal court in Gulfport today for a follow up on the county’s jails that are just outside the state’s capital. Since 2015 the facilities have been under investigation for violating prisoner’s civil rights.…
Tuesday, contractor, Sean Anthony, made his initial court appearance for his role in the Harrison County Utility Authority scandal.
A sad day for William Martin's friends and family as many learned the shocking news of his indictment and death Thursday afternoon.
Shocking news out of Gulfport Thursday: Harrison County Supervisor, William Martin, was found dead in his home shortly after he failed to appear in federal court.