Teen accused of stabbing woman in her sleep
A 15-year-old Gulfport teen has been charged with trying to kill a woman in her sleep. Lexi Jade Brown was charged with attempted murder and first-degree arson. She…
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Three arrested and charged with murder in connection to death of MJ Daniels Jr
On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Hattiesburg Police Department arrested three individuals, charging all three with capital murder in connection to the deadly shooting of 21-year-old Marcus “MJ” Daniels, Jr. Orlando May, 18, of Hattiesburg, has been arrested and charged…
Biloxi man to spend life in prison after pleading guilty to 2020 murder
A Biloxi man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2020 death and dismemberment of a man at a trailer park. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 45-year-old Clint Barrett Brower pleaded guilty Monday morning to…
Picayune woman charged in man's stabbing death
A Picayune woman is charged with murder in the stabbing death of a man she was in a relationship with. Picayune Police say officers were sent to a home on East Canal on May 17 in reference to someone bleeding.…
Arrest made in Friday afternoon shooting in Gulfport
Gulfport Police have made an arrest in connection with a shooting death last week. Police said 32-year-old Chaz Joshua-Dixon Farrell was arrested Saturday and charged with murder. He was taken to the Harrison County jail. Bond is set at $1…
Gulfport man sentenced to death for murder of two-year old step-son
Biloxi, Mississippi – Forty-one-year-old Joseph David Heard of Gulfport has been convicted of Capital Murder for the murder of his two-year old step-son that occurred on December 27, 2021. At the close of the evidence on May 9, 2024, the…
Gulfport PD arrest man on murder charge in early morning shooting
On May 8, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 32-year-old Antwon Duane Williams and charged him with one count of 1st degree murder. On May 6, 2024, at approximately 1:21 a.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 9100 block…
Gulfport man sentenced to life for first-degree murder
A Gulfport man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2021 death of another man. Fifty-three-year-old Phillip Collins was initially arrested back in November 2021 after the daughter of James…
Suspect wanted in fatal Gulfport shooting, victim identified
The Gulfport Police Department is searching for a man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting Monday morning. On May 6, 2024, at approximately 1:21 a.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 9100 block of Highway 49 in reference…
Moss Point man charged in Sunday morning fatal shooting
A Moss Point man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a man on Sunday morning. Police Chief Brandon Ashley said 31-year-old Douglas Bowens Jr. was arrested and taken to the Jackson County jail. He is being…
Slidell man charged in connection with shooting on bus; victim identified
A Slidell man is in jail, charged with murder in connection with the death of a man shot on a Greyhound bus passing through Jackson County. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrested 26-year-old Rashaad Price on a charge of murder. He…
Two Lucedale men arrested in shooting death of man at Jackson County bar
Two Lucedale men have been charged in connection with the shooting death of another man at a Jackson County bar. 21-year-old Charles Mason IV and 22-year-old Jesse Holifield surrendered to Jackson County Sheriff's Office on Sunday. Mason is charged with…
Mississippi Supreme Court affirms a death row inmate’s convictions in the killings of 8 people
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions and death sentences of a man in the killings of eight people, including his mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff, at three different crime scenes one long night in 2017. Justices…
Long Beach man sentenced to life for murder of wife
Gulfport, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 39-year-old Robert John Oshinski, of Long Beach, pled guilty to murdering his wife, Ashley Barbara, on the morning of January 9, 2022. After accepting the guilty plea on the…
Gulfport men plead guilty in 2022 shooting at Emerald Pines Apartments
Gulfport, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 20-year-old Jamicheal Naylor, and 18-year-old Andrew Dunnigan, both of Gulfport, pled guilty late Monday to shooting and killing twenty-nine-year-old Trevor Walker on May 18, 2022. The case, being prosecuted…
Woman charged in death of man found in wooden box in Gulfport home
Gulfport Police have charged a 66-year-old woman in the death of a man found in a wooden box at a residence on Friday. Police say Jerry Lynn Isreal, who also uses the last name Roby, was charged with first degree…
Gulfport Police investigating Sunday night shooting that left one dead
Gulfport Police are investigating a shooting on Sunday night that left a woman dead. Police said on Sunday evening, a suspect shot a rifle at an individual in the 3300 block of 39th Avenue. The victim was hit three times…
Mafia boss who ordered Sherry murders asks for release from prison
The Dixie Mafia boss who ordered a judge and his wife killed in Biloxi is asking for compassionate release from federal prison. Kirksey McCord Nix was convicted of orchestrating the deaths of Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife Margaret --…
Pascagoula man charged in shooting death of stepfather
A Pascagoula man is in jail, charged in the shooting death of his stepfather. Pascagoula Police say 19-year-old Tylen Atkins has been charged with murder. He turned himself in to police on Saturday and is in the Jackson County jail…
Gautier Police investigating apparent murder-suicide
Gautier Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that happened this morning. Chief David Bever said officers responded to a home on Pat Drive for a welfare concern. When the officer rang the doorbell, they heard a gunshot and called for…
State Supreme Court again denies appeal for man convicted of killing Ja'Naya Thompson
The man convicted of the 2014 rape and murder of a 5-year-old Gulfport girl has been denied a rehearing in the case. Alberto Julio Garcia asked the court to set aside his guilty plea and re-hear his appeal, saying the…
Jackson County deputies arrest Vancleave murder suspect
A Jackson County man accused of killing his step-father appeared in court earlier today. Aaron Haylock appeared before a county judge on that murder charge. Jackson County deputies arrested Haylock without incident Sunday at Martin Luther King Park on Highway…
Jury convicts Biloxi man for second-degree murder
Biloxi, MS – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 65-year-old David Thomas Jordan of Biloxi, MS, was found guilty of the charge of 2nd Degree Murder by a Harrison County Jury this week. The jury deliberated for approximately…
Marshals, task force arrest suspects in Mobile murder cases in Moss Point
A pair of fugitives wanted for murder in Mobile, Alabama, were arrested Friday morning in Moss Point by US Marshals working with the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force. 22-year-old Devanta Hall was taken into custody near the 4900 block…