Josh Vallum

Hate crime sentence is victory for LGBT advocates

It’s a big victory for LGBT advocates on the Coast: the sentence the Mississippi man received for the first-ever conviction of federal hate crime charges for the killing of a transgender woman. A federal judge sentenced Joshua Vallum to 49…

Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Murder

Today a Latin Kings gang member pleaded guilty to the murder of a transgender teen. Josh Vallum appeared in George County Circuit Court today, entering a guilty plea in the beating death of Mercedes Williamson of Theodore back in 2015.…