Sexual Battery

Moss Point man charged with sex crime

A Moss Point man is in jail, charged with sexual battery. 38-year-old Steven Knox was arrested Wednesday night on an outstanding warrant. Police said the victim reported a sexual assault on February 11 and swore out an affadavit about the…

Jackson County man faces sex crime charges

A Jackson County man has turned himself in after being accused of sexual battery on a teenager. 39-year-old Brandon Merrill turned himself in on Sept. 9, 2022 to face two counts of sexual battery and one count of touching a…

Gulfport man charged with sexual battery

A man accused of having sexual intercourse will a juvenile on multiple occasions has been charged with sexual battery. Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper said 71-year-old David Lee Grizzle was arrested on Monday. Cooper said detectives learned that Grizzle was…

Pass Christian man accused of molesting child

A Pass Christian man has been charged with sexual battery, accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl. Sheriff Troy Peterson said 32-year-old Dylan Lee Necaise was arrested this morning. His bond was set at $500,000. Peterson said investigators were told by…

Biloxi man pleads guilty to sexual battery of two children

Biloxi, Miss – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that Laterrance Nathan, age 43, of Biloxi, Mississippi pled guilty earlier this week to two different crimes of sexual battery against two young girls. Judge Christopher Schmidt sentenced Nathan to…

Lucedale man charged in sexual abuse of a child case

George County Sheriff's Department have arrested a Lucedale man in a case regarding the sexual abuse of a child. Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of possible sexual abuse of a child on Monday night in the area of Walters…

Gulfport man to serve 25 years for sexual battery of a child

A Gulfport man will serve 25 years day-for-day without possibility of early release or parole after he was convicted of sexual battery on a 5-year-old child. Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt sentenced Clyde Fitzgerald Blocton, 35, on Friday. He was convicted…

Arrested on a felony charge of sexual battery

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office has arrested one man on a felony charge of sexual battery. Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 79-year-old Westley Andrew Gervais in Saucier. According to the sheriff, deputies received information that Gervais engaged in…

Coast man wanted by U.S. Marshals

A Coast man is now one of the most sought after fugitives in the entire country. The United States Marshal’s Service is now offering a $25,000 reward for information leading directly to the arrest of Jacob Blair Scott. Scott is…