Grand Jury returns decision in Nolan Wells death investigation
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) -- The Jackson County District Attorney's office announced on Monday night that no criminal charges or indictments will be filed in the death…
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Jack Smith files to drop Jan. 6 charges against Donald Trump
By Ryan J. Reilly and Ken Dilanian WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion to drop all four felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump in connection with his effort to overturn his 2020 presidential election in the lead-up to the…
Man indicted on charges of assaulting, kidnapping woman in 2023
A Gulfport man faces a four-count indictment on charges of assaulting and kidnapping a woman he was in a relationship with. Ferrell Tevin McCord, 32, was served an indictment this week on two counts of aggravated assault, one count of…
Grand jury clears Hancock County deputy in 2022 shooting
A Hancock County grand jury has cleared a Hancock County deputy involved in a shooting in December 2022. The state Attorney General issued a statement Monday morning announcing the grand jury found that there was "no criminal conduct on behalf…
Pascagoula woman indicted in embezzlement case
A Pascagoula woman has been indicted on a count of embezzlement stemming from a 2022 arrest. 24-year-old Courtney Spears was arrested on the indictment on Saturday. She was taken to Jackson County jail. No bond has been set pending an…
Body-cam footage shows indicted ex-police officers laughing at man who died in their custody
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three former police officers who were indicted by a Mississippi grand jury joked around about a Black man who died in their custody, with one of them questioning whether to call an ambulance…
Former councilman indicted on four counts in sex crime case
A former Diamondhead councilman has been indicted by a Hancock County grand jury in a felony touching case. Alan Moran was charged with touching a child for lustful purposes as a result of a Feb. 14,2022 incident. He was accused…
Grand jury clears Gulfport officers in 2021 shooting
A Harrison County grand jury has cleared Gulfport officers of any wrongdoing in a 2021 shooting. The grand jury in its March 2022 term issued a partial report Monday. The report declared that the officers involved in the shooting on…
Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 1955, file photo, J.W. Milam, left, his wife, second from left, Roy Bryant, far right, and his wife, Carolyn Bryant, sit together in a courtroom in Sumner, Miss. Bryant and…
Hancock County grand jury clears deputies in shooting during Hurricane Ida
A Hancock County grand jury has found no wrongdoing by deputies in the 2021 shooting of Martin Luther Bowman III. The grand jury issued a partial report Wednesday. Bowman, 80, was shot August 31, 2021 by Hancock County deputies after…
Harrison County grand jury clears officers in death of father, son after multi-state chase
A Harrison County grand jury releases a partial report today, finding no criminal conduct by law enforcement in the chase and subsequent…
Investigation into shooting death of three-month-old heading to grand jury
The investigation into the shooting death of three-month old La’Mello Parker is heading to a grand jury. Biloxi police officials confirmed the completion of their investigation…
Hancock County deputy cleared in September shooting
A Hancock County Sheriff's deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the September 2020 shooting of Raymond Keith Miller. A partial grand jury report was filed on July 8 and released today. It said in the report that "after…
Grand jury clears officers in Hancock County shooting of wanted felon
(WXXV) — Deputies involved in the shooting death of a wanted felon in Bay St. Louis last year have been cleared of any criminal conduct. A Grand Jury ruling Tuesday says that Hancock County deputies acted appropriately when they fatally…
BREAKING: Charges dropped against man accused of killing son, another man
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — Charges have been dropped in the case against a Saucier man accused in the shooting death of his son and another man in February. Thirty-five-year old Billy Jack Roberts was released from the Harrison County…
Mississippi grand jury clears officer in fatal shooting, body camera footage to be released
Following the grand jury's determination, the police department intends to release the body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Toussaint Diamon Sims
Gulf Coast Holds Candlelight Vigil After Ferguson Decision
As the nation continues to reel in the wake of the grand jury's decision in Ferguson, Missouri, some communities lashed out in anger, but not the Gulf Coast.
Coast Residents React to Grand Jury Decision in Ferguson
Fallout from Monday night's controversial decision out of Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury chose not to indict a white police officer for the shooting death of an unarmed black teen.
Garcia Appears in Court for Janaya Thompson Murder Case
The State of Mississippi vs. Alberto Julio Garcia for the capital murder of Janaya Thompson will be heard by a grand jury.