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Man and woman brutalized over the weekend in St. Martin

A man is behind bars after tying up and beating a man and a woman at an apartment in St. Martin. Thirty-year-old Andrew Williams is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and kidnapping as well as one count of…

Young Moss Point female kidnapped and sexually assaulted

Moss Point police are searching for a man who reportedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a Moss Point High School student at gunpoint Wednesday morning. Moss Point police launched an investigation into this case after the young student confessed to a…

Guilty for kidnapping and sexual battery

A Harrison County jury found a Tennessee man guilty of kidnapping and sexual battery for a crime nearly three years ago. Forty-one year-old Dontrey Craig was arrested in July 2015 after showing up to his victim’s home and physically assaulting…

Father charged with kidnapping his son

A nine-year-old’s biological father is behind bars charged with kidnapping this afternoon. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, 31-year-old Chris Patrick McCloud is in the Harrison County Adult Detention Center on a $50,000 bond. Peterson tells News 25 a…

Gulfport Armed Robbery and Kidnapping

The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the suspects involved in the crimes of armed robbery and kidnapping. On September 29, 2016 at approximately 8:56 a.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to Arlington Square Apartments located…

Jackson County Kidnapping Arrest

A Biloxi man is behind bars and charged with kidnapping his son over the weekend. Twenty-seven year-old Billy Gray was visiting his seven-year-old son at the boy’s mother’s home in St. Martin Saturday afternoon. The mother left him in his…

Six Arrested for Kidnapping and Robbery in Wiggins

Six people are behind bars this afternoon after police say they kidnapped and robbed to tourists in Wiggins late Wednesday night. The victims reported they drove down a road and were approached at an intersection when masked males jumped out…

Gulfport Woman Safe after Being Kidnapped

A Gulfport man is charged with what authorities are calling the kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend. Forty-eight year-old Ernie Lizana has been arrested after police say he assaulted and forced the victim into his car last night. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department says this is…

Gulfport Woman Kidnapped While Taking Out the Trash

On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 48 year old Ernie Lizana who resides at 1934 42nd Avenue in Gulfport, MS on a felony charge of Kidnapping. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, a victim stated…

Boy Lied About Biloxi Attempted Kidnapping

On Monday, February 29, 2016, at approximately 0803 hours, the Biloxi Police Department responded to Popps Ferry Elementary School in reference to an attempted kidnapping complaint reported by a 9 year old student.  Upon Officer’s arrival, the juvenile reported that…