Sexual Battery

Felony sexual battery arrest

A man is behind bars in Harrison County after a victim came forward with sex abuse claims. Twenty-eight year-old Nolan Wallace of Gulfport was arrested on three felony charges of sexual battery. According to Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson, the…

OS bus driver competent to stand sex abuse trial

Doctors say a Mississippi school bus driver is mentally competent enough to stand trial on charges including the sexual battery of a second grader. Our media partner, the Sun Herald, reports doctors testified last week that 69-year-old Sergio Sandoval is…

Arrested for molestation and sexual battery

On August 9th, 2019 the Long Beach Police Department arrested 36-year-old Jeremy Michael Schmidt of Long Beach and charged him with two counts of molestation and one count of sexual battery. Justice Court Judge Melvin Ray set Schmidt’s total bond…

Waveland man arrested on several sex abuse charges

Seventy-four-old Harry Trest of Waveland is behind bars on several sex abuse charges. Trest was booked into the Hancock County Jail today on four counts of sexual battery, four counts of child molestation, and four counts of dissemination of sexually…

JACKSON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY

Forty-five year old Bobby Walker, Junior has been indicted on sexual battery and molestation charges. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says the charges against Walker stem from an alleged incident involving two teenage girls that happened at Walker's home in…

Guilty of child exploitation and sexual battery

Thirty-two year-old Quincy Labauve of Biloxi was sentenced this morning to 40 years for charges of child exploitation and sexual battery. Labauve pled guilty to the crimes on October 16th. Evidence obtained in the investigation uncovered Labauve’s use of several…

Biloxi man arrested for felony touching of a child

A man is in custody today on charges of sexual assault of a child. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson announced the arrest of 40-year-old Arlan Morris of Biloxi. He’s facing two counts of touching of a child for lustful purpose…

Gulfport man arrested for sexual battery

Gulfport police arrested 19-year-old Byren Williams of Gulfport, charging him with one count of sexual battery. On June 8th, officers responded to the 4500 block of Engram Drive and made contact with a female juvenile who stated on June 6th…

Gulfport man arrested for sexual battery

Gulfport police arrested 26-year-old Eliezer Beamen on sexual battery charges. According to police, the department was notified yesterday after a woman stated that Beamen touched her inappropriately while she slept. After issuing a warrant for Beamen’s arrest, the suspect gave…

Pled guilty to sexual battery and home burglary

Twenty-three year-old Dominique Macon of Gulfport pled guilty today to sexual battery and home burglary crimes that he committed nearly two years ago. The convictions resulted from a disclosure by a nine-year-old child to his parents and to Gulfport police…

Man sentenced for sexual battery

A man will be spending his life behind bars after pleading guilty to molesting two children. Fifty-seven year-old Ernesto Martinez will serve a life sentence plus 15 years. Martinez pled guilty to one count of sexual battery and one count…

Guilty for kidnapping and sexual battery

A Harrison County jury found a Tennessee man guilty of kidnapping and sexual battery for a crime nearly three years ago. Forty-one year-old Dontrey Craig was arrested in July 2015 after showing up to his victim’s home and physically assaulting…

Arrested for aggravated assault and sexual battery

A Gautier man has been arrested after a woman claims she was sexually and physically assaulted at gunpoint in Ocean Springs this morning. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says 41-year-old Dion Neal turned himself into Jackson County authorities a few…

Sexual battery sentence

A Louisiana man will serve 25 years in prison for sexual battery of a woman leaving a bachelorette party in October 2015. According to District Attorney Joel Smith, 37-year-old Fredrick Bliss was found guilty after a two day trial in…

Sexual Battery Arrest

A Biloxi man is behind bars for three counts of sexual battery and one count of touching of a child for lustful purposes. The arrest stemmed from a complaint filed by the mother of a 14 year old girl who…

Man found guilty of sexual battery

A Louisiana man was found guilty of sexual battery after admitting to following a woman out of a Biloxi casino and grabbing her. Although he doesn’t admit to any sexual contact, medical evidence proved otherwise. Thirty-seven year-old Fredrick Eugene Bliss…

Arrested for child exploitation

A Biloxi man is behind bars for child exploitation and sexual battery following a joint investigation between the Attorney General’s Office, the Biloxi Police Department, and Gulfport Police Department. Thirty-one year-old Quincy Labauve was arrested yesterday in Biloxi. An investigation…