second degree murder

Coast man pleads guilty to second-degree murder

A 20-year-old Gulfport man could face up to 40 years in prison for the death of a woman nearly three years ago. Devin Gregory pled guilty today to second-degree murder in the death of Tena Broadus in September 2015. During…

Man pleads guilty in 2016 Jackson County murder

Twenty-one year-old Dexter Kelley of Jackson County pled guilty today to second-degree murder for the killing of his 16-year-old cousin Cliff Allyn. The murder occurred at their grandmother’s home in Vancleave between March 30th and 31st of 2016. Kelley has…

Saucier man sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder

A Saucier man blamed drugs after pleading guilty to the 2014 murder of Brian Bachtel. Twenty-nine year-old Stephen Hagin was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the charge of second degree murder. Hagin admitted to shooting Bachtel with a…

Indicted for second-degree murder

The Hancock County grand jury has indicted former Long Beach Police Officer Cassie Barker for second-degree murder in the death of her three-year-old daughter last year. Barker was originally charged with manslaughter in the death of her daughter Cheyenne Hyer,…

Man charged with second degree murder in Gulfport

The homeless man killed in an attack in Gulfport on July 14th has been identified. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove says the man was 55-year-old Ronald Spencer. The suspect, James Christopher Woodard, who was initially arrested on a charge of…