St. Martin man sentenced to life after pleading guilty to murder
Phillip York was sentenced to life in prison today for the murder of Sarah Jane Willard. In 2019, 29-year-old Willard was found buried in the…
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Jackson County man to serve life for murder of Florida woman
A St. Martin man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to killing a Florida woman. Phillip Allen York, 56, was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of Sarah Jane Willard. Willard,…
Man charged in death of Derek Edwards sees judge in Jackson County
The suspect in the murder of 39-year-old Derek Edwards was in court today. At the Jackson County Courthouse, County Court Judge Mark Watts granted…
Moss Point man charged with killing Derek Deion Edwards
A Moss Point man is in custody for murder. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 25-year-old Kendrick Marshone James is charged with killing Derek Deion Edwards. Edwards, 39, was initially reported missing by his family on Sunday, August 7th. His body was…
Gulfport PD arrest man on one count of murder
On August 3, 2022, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 42-year-old Christopher Anthony Moore on one count of Murder. On August 3, 2022, at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 15000 block of St. Charles Street, in…
Gulfport man pleads guilty to armed robbery and manslaughter
Gulfport, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 24-year-old Samuel Maurice Bridges, of Gulfport, pled guilty last week, to a 2019 armed robbery, and for the 2020 killing of 23-year old Quincy Smothers. After accepting the pleas,…
Gautier man arrested and charged with murder in connection to fatal shooting
Gautier resident Micah Angelo Burch, 18, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of 23-year-old Tyreak Henry Green. Burch is in custody at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center. On Thursday, July 7th, Gautier…
Argument over sunglasses leads to fatal shooting in Gulfport
What started as an argument over sunglasses on Monday ended in gunfire -- and one man dead. Gulfport Police report that 16-year-old Lional Cornelius Jackson Jr., of Gulfport was arrested Monday…
D'Iberville Police investigating early morning murder-suicide
D'Iberville Police are investigating a murder-suicide that happened outside a local bar early Saturday. Chief Shannon Nobles said in a press release that his department received a report of shots fired about 2:30 a.m. at Reno's Sports Pub on Rodriguez…
Gulfport man arrested in Emerald Pines shooting
Gulfport Police have made an arrest Thursday in a shooting at Emerald Pines Apartments that left one person dead and another in the hospital. Police say on Monday, Makhari Seven Gasaway, 20, got into a fight and pulled a gun,…
Man wanted in North Carolina in wife's death arrested in Biloxi
A man suspected of killing his wife in North Carolina was arrested in Biloxi early this morning. Biloxi Police arrested Lawrence Guttierrez, 51, in the death of his wife, Tavara Guttierrez. He…
Second suspect in Emerald Pines shooting in custody
Gulfport Police say both suspects wanted in the Wednesday night shooting at Emerald Pines Apartments are in custody. Police spokesman Jason Ducre' said Andrew Terrell Dunnigan 16, is now in…
Second suspect in Waveland shooting turns himself in
Waveland Police have confirmed that the second suspect in the fatal shooting from Thursday morning has turned himself in. Chief Mike Prendergast said Antwine Q. James, 27, was taken to the Hancock…
Arrest made in Waveland shooting; second suspect sought
Waveland Police had made an arrest in the double-shooting that left a man dead on Thursday morning. Hancock County jail docket shows Antonio Orlando Reed, 28, of Bay…
Wiggins murder suspect turns himself in
A murder suspect wanted in Wiggins has turned himself in to authorities. Zavago Wilson, 23, is a suspect in the death of 22-year-old Kayla Cooper early Saturday morning. A family member found Cooper at her home. Police identified Cooper as…
Jackson County sheriff identifies murder-suicide victims, shooter
Four people are dead as a result of an apparent murder-suicide arising from a domestic incident that happened overnight in the Latimer community, Sheriff Mike Ezell said. Ezell identified the murder victims…
Mississippi man extradited in 30-year-old murder case
DOBSON, N.C. (AP) — A Mississippi man arrested for the murder of a woman whose body was found on an interstate 30 years ago has been extradited to North Carolina, authorities said Wednesday. The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation said…
Biloxi man sentenced to life in the beating, strangling death of girlfriend
A Biloxi man will spend his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of beating and strangling his girlfriend to death in 2019. Judge Christopher Schmidt sentenced Gary Wayne Wallace, 40, to life on Thursday. The jury deliberated…
Mississippi woman sentenced to 40 years in shooting death
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman will serve 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for an October 2018 shooting death. Victoria Slayton, 27, of Caledonia entered the plea Thursday before Lowndes County Circuit Judge Lee…
Department: Mississippi inmate got medical care after escape
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — An inmate who escaped from a Mississippi prison received an ambulance ride to a hospital after telling someone he was bleeding because he had been in a motorcycle accident, a state Department of Corrections spokesman said…
Biloxi homeless man charged in death of another homeless man
Biloxi Police have arrested a homeless man in connection with the death of another homeless man. David Thomas Jordan, 63, is charged with first degree murder. He was taken to the Harrison County jail, where he had a bond of…
Biloxi man charged in woman's death
Biloxi Police on Saturday charged a man with first degree murder after finding a woman dead in her apartment. Pitipong Daengbunga, 37, of Biloxi was taken to the Harrison County jail and is being held on a $1 million bond…
George County man charged in death of his father
What started as a fight between father and son has resulted in the father's death and the son charged in the incident. George County Sheriff Keith Havard said in a press release that deputies responded to a call Wednesday of…
State Supreme Court sends convicted killer back to court to clear up federal motion
A man waiting on death row for his execution for the 1996 death of a George County woman will have to return to court. Blayde Grayson, 37, was convicted in 1997 of killing 78-year-old Minnie Smith after she woke after…
