Two arrested, charged with first-degree murder in Harrison County
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- Over the weekend in D’Iberville, a pair of arrests were made in connection to the murder of a Gulfport man. Twenty-year-old Amonte Robinson was…
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Gulfport man sentenced to life for murder at gas station
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gulfport man has been sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder. Forty-seven-year-old John William Anderson was convicted for the killing of Jeneation Lewis. He was also convicted of being in possession of a weapon after…
Pitipong Daengbuna found guilty of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence
We have an update in the first-degree murder trial of Coast resident Pitipong Daengbunga. According to our media partner, the Sun Herald, the jury found him guilty of murder and tampering with evidence in the stabbing and strangulation death of…
Saucier man convicted for murder of girlfriend
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced that Jeremy Charles Childress, age 48, of Saucier, MS was convicted yesterday for the murder of his girlfriend Melinda Hester, at the home they shared on Haley Road in Saucier. The…
Man sentenced to life in fatal Waffle House shooting
A Biloxi man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of a Waffle House waitress in 2015. Fifty-two-year-old Johnny Max Mount was…
Two charged with first-degree murder in Harrison County
On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 19-year-old Angel May Pierce and 24-year-old Jerry Cornelious Parkman charging them both with one count of 1st Degree Murder. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, Harrison County Sheriff's Investigators…
Suspect in shooting near Scarlet Pearl extradited to Coast
A suspect in a murder that happened near Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in September is in Harrison County jail. 18-year-old Karmelo Derks of Prichard, Alabama, is charged with first degree murder. He was extradited from Mobile after being arrested there…
Vancleave man charged with first-degree murder
A Vancleave man is charged with shooting his wife to death in their home over the Labor Day weekend. Sheriff Mike Ezell says deputies found the body of 40-year-old Nina Olivia Brossett in a bedroom of the house on Jim…
Man arrested and charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery, 15-year-old charged with armed robbery
On July 7, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 25-year-old Erick Tyrie Hunt of Jackson, Mississippi on one count of First-Degree Murder and one count of Armed Robbery. The Gulfport Police Department also arrested 15-year-old Eric Jamorian Chopin of Moss…
Jackson County jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder
After a four-day trial, a Jackson County jury found Deshaude Jones guilty of first-degree murder and of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jones is…
George County man sentenced to life in domestic abuse murder
A George County man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the beating and strangling death of his wife. Judge Dale Harkey on Wednesday sentenced Justin George Johnson, 46, after he was found guilty of first-degree murder…
Jackson County man accused of killing father, charged with first-degree murder
An Ocean Springs man is behind bars for allegedly killing his dad. He had his initial appearance in court today. Forty-eight-year-old Robert Baxter was arrested…
Arrested for aggravated assault and first degree murder
On December 17th 2021, Biloxi Police arrested 26-year-old Tyler Edwin Matthews of Biloxi on warrants for Aggravated Assault and First Degree Murder in relation to the shooting incident on November 21st, 2021. Witness statements and evidence collected at the scene…
Man arrested, charged with first degree murder in connection to Gulfport stabbing
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Police have arrested 50-year-old Phillip Latrell Collins and charged him with one count of first-degree murder. The arrest stems from an investigation that began on Sunday, November 7, 2021. At approximately 4:24 p.m. Sunday, officers responded…
Noble V. Marske charged with murdering his father
A Biloxi man was arrested last Friday after his father’s body was found in Bay St. Louis. Noble V. Marske was charged with first-degree murder by the Biloxi Police…
Suspect pleads guilty to 2018 murder charge
Gulfport, MS - District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that Dannie Bergeron Jr., age 22, plead guilty this week to First-Degree Murder for the killing of Tiffany Goodman. The defendant’s trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday and jurors were summoned…
Hattiesburg Police searching for first-degree murder suspect 22-year-old Alex Carmichael Williams
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV) — The Hattiesburg Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation. Alex Carmichael Williams, 22, of Hattiesburg, has an active arrest warrant for first-degree murder in the shooting…
Suspect facing new murder and robbery charges
One man accused of shooting and killing a Mississippi state trooper last week is being extradited back to Mississippi today from Louisiana to face new felony murder and armed robbery charges from 2019. Damion Whittley has been in custody in…
Biloxi Police arrest, charge suspect with first degree murder in connection to body found Tuesday night
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Late Tuesday night, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 41-year-old Clint Barrett Brower on a warrant for First Degree Murder. The warrant was issued as the result of an investigation into an incident in the 800 block…
Man found not guilty in two fatal shootings
In Harrison County, gripping testimony and shocking new details in an apparent drug deal gone wrong in 2017. A jury deliberated for more than two hours finding Torre Clark not guilty of two first-degree murder charges. Officers arrested Clark in…
Sentenced to life in prison in Hancock murder
A man is sentenced to life behind bars for what Judge Lisa Dodson calls a ‘completely senseless act.’ Forty-year-old Christopher May of New Orleans says he was smoking crack and drinking when he gunned down Clifford Burke in his truck…
Armed Robbery / Murder Arrest
On June 27, 2019, the Gulfport Police arrested 29-year-old Tony Alexander Williams of Gulfport, charging him with armed robbery and first degree murder. The arrest is the result of extensive investigation into the murder of Delfred Lewis which occurred on…
Kerry Thomas Young charged with first-degree murder
One person is dead after a shooting in Gautier last night. Officers went to the scene at 1801 West Park Drive around 7:01 p.m. Monday night after a complaint of shots fired and one person hurt. Officers found 47-year-old Lashun…
Gulfport man pleads guilty to first-degree murder
A Gulfport man pled guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that 44-year-old Marcos Hosey pled guilty to murdering 34-year-old Arthur Etheridge of Gulfport. In July 2017, a friend of…