Man Pleads Guilty To First Degree Murder
A coast man pleads guilty to first degree murder on the day he was scheduled to begin his second day of trial. A judged sentenced 44 year old Johnny Owens the third to live in prison. Owens pleaded guilty to…
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Murder Trial Delayed
The trial for a Coast man accused of killing his cousin has been delayed. Twenty-six year-old Chris Fairley was scheduled to appear in court this morning for trial. Fairley is accused of shooting and killing 21-year-old Mark Fairley in the…
Murder Trial Delayed
The trial for a Coast man accused of killing his cousin has been delayed. Twenty-six year-old Chris Fairley was scheduled to be in court this morning for trial. Fairley is accused of shooting and killing 21-year-old Mark Fairley in the…
Arrest in MS State Student Murder
Four men have been charged in the death of a senior marketing major at Mississippi State University. Joseph Tillman, from the Delta town of Schlater, was found dead early Sunday from what authorities believe stemmed from an attempted robbery. The…
Sentenced to Life in Prison without Possibility of Parole
Life in prison without parole: this is the verdict handed down this morning for Sellers Johnson’s role in the 2013 execution style murder of Joshua Cuellar, who was 15 at the time he was killed. Three others, Damon Clark, Earnest…
New Details in Alabama Slayings
Derrick Dearman, the man accused of slaying five people in a Citronelle home in August, will be held without bond as the case goes to a grand jury. Authorities have presented new details of the gun and ax slayings of…
Teens Plead Guilty in 2013 Gulfport Murder
The four teenagers who face charges in the 2013 murder of 15-year-old Joshua Cuellar are set to appear in a Gulfport court room today. Seventeen-year-old Damon Clark pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and 17-year-old Deaundre Holmes pleaded guilty to accessory…
TEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO GULFPORT MURDER
The Gulfport Police Department arrested 19 year old, Deandre Dashawn-Antonio Ball, of Gulfport, on the charge of murder Sunday afternoon. Ball turned himself in to the Biloxi Police Department. He was later transported to the Gulfport Police Department where he…
Biloxi Man Convicted of Murder
A Biloxi man was found guilty of shooting and killing his girlfriend’s son following an argument. Forty-seven year-old Rodise Jenkins III represented himself during the trial. Jenkins shot and killed his girlfriend’s son, Anthony Wheaton, after a heated argument in…
Man Killed in D'Iberville
On September 14, 2016, at approximately 11:40 P.M., D’Iberville Police Department responded to a reported suicide attempt. Upon officer’s arrival, and entry into the apartment, they located a white male who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the…
Axe Used In Slaughter of 5
An Alabama sheriff says the suspect in the slaughter of five adults was armed with an axe as he attacked them in their sleep, using the weapon to strike one of his first victims in a reclining chair and then…
Jackson County Man Charged with Murder
One Jackson County man is in custody charged with murder after authorities say he shot his own cousin. Jackson County Sheriff investigators say 57-year-old Mose Ben Wells shot his cousin, 41-year-old Eric Hampton, on McGregor Road in Vancleave. The victim…
Murder Suspect Extradited
The man accused of killing five people over the weekend was extradited from Mississippi to Alabama. Officials say 27-year-old Derrick Dearman entered the Citronelle home belonging to a relative of his girlfriend and murdered five people, including a pregnant woman.…
Man Charged in Alabama Slayings
Residents of a southwest Alabama town where five people were slain are trying to raise money to help the victims’ families pay funeral expenses. Relatives of some of the victims have started an online fundraiser and a plastic jug for…
Arrested In Connection With April Murder
A man who has been on the run since April wanted for murder in Gulfport has been arrested. Gulfport police arrested 24 year old J'Var Pope Saturday on a charge of murder, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts…
Jason Lowe Indicted
A grand jury hands down an indictment for the man accused of killing Pascagoula native Jessie Bardwell. Jason Michael Lowe was indicted this week on one count of murder in the death of 27 year old Jessie Bardwell. Her body…
Bodies Discovered In Bay Pines Home
Two bodies were discovered inside of a home in Bay Saint Louis on Saturday night. Police responded to a call from bay pines apartments at 7:30 pm where they discovered two dead adults, one male and one female. Authorities also…
Arrest Made in Stabbing Death Of Dee Whigham
An arrest has been made in connection to the St. Martin stabbing that left one transgender woman, Dee Whigham dead in a hotel Saturday night. Today, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department arrested Dwanya Hickerson of New Orleans. News 25’s Kenda…
Community Remembers Janaya Thompson
After almost two years, members of a Gulfport community are still reeling and authorities are still seeking justice for a five-year-old girl raped and killed in their neighborhood. Saturday marks the two year anniversary of Janaya Thompson’s tragic death. News…
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.…
Tellis Charged for Second Murder in Monroe, Louisiana
A man facing charges of burning a 19-year-old Mississippi woman to death in 2014 is now being accused in the 2015 death of a University of Louisiana-Monroe graduate student. Monroe Police Detective Chris Bates says a warrant for first degree…
Wanted For Murder
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating 18 year old Juwan Rashard Johnson on the charge of Murder. On June 8 Gulfport officers found Stanton Saunders suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso in the…
Vancleave Teen's Prelim Hearing Monday
The Vancleave teen accused of beating his cousin to death is scheduled to have his preliminary hearing on Monday. Nineteen-year-old Dexter Kelley is accused of murdering his 16-year-old cousin Cliff Allyn back in April. Allyn was reported missing after he…
Armed And Dangerous Man On The Loose
Gulfport police are seeking your help finding a man accused of murder, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of armed robbery. Authorities say 24 year old "J'var Pope" should be considered armed and dangerous. Sargent Damon McDaniel tells…