A father, a son, and a talented musician, Antoine Johnson was just 26 years old when he was gunned down earlier this month in what police have said was a road rage shooting.
Multiple residents went before the Biloxi City Council Tuesday afternoon to voice their concerns over multiple shootings that have happened off Division Street in the areas of Holley Street and Fountain Lane.
Michael Leon Brock, 54, of Walls, is charged with federal offenses that include assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder.
Rose Madge Madison, 34, was initially arrested on charges of aggravated assault on July 8 after shooting a male driver in the area of 41st Street and Searle Avenue. Now, police have learned the victim died from his injuries, leading to Madison's upgraded charges.
Jehovah’s Witnesses pivoted their in-person ministry and activities around the country to virtual meetings and preaching through letters, telephone calls, and videoconferencing. This change also included their work inside prisons.
Joshua Stockstill was fired Wednesday just before being taken into custody by FBI in connection to a sexual exploitation investigation, said authorities.
Statements from eyewitnesses were used against a Gulfport man to charge him with murder, despite evidence showing it wasn’t him. Unfortunately, his case is one of many.
After a rash of crime and violence in Mississippi’s capital city, Governor Tate Reeves announced plans to increase the Department of Public Safety’s role in Jackson.
A shortage of ammunition is not only causing customers to see higher prices but also forcing some police departments to adjust their training practices.
After a rash of crime and violence in Mississippi’s capital city, Gov. Reeves has announced plans to increase the Department of Public Safety’s role in Jackson.
The Harrison County Grand Jury has cleared the Gulfport police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Henry Lee Frankowski III outside of a Dollar Tree store last November.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is releasing $7.65 million in grant money that will fund body cameras to any law enforcement department with 50 or fewer full-time, sworn personnel.
Ricky Roger McGill, 63, pleaded guilty to touching a child for lustful purposes. Circuit Court Judge Randi P Mueller sentenced McGill to 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with five years suspended.
Crime Stoppers is now offering $10,000 for the arrests of the arsonists who set the fires in Walmart stores in Gulfport, Biloxi and Mobile. This is in addition to the $2,500 reward offered by the FBI.
Jessie Millis, 30, was charged with felony grand larceny of a vehicle and escaping jail. Kimberly Penton, 26, and Sara Richard, 37, were each charged with a felony for assisting an escape of a prisoner.
Sheriff’s investigators arrested the teenager Friday night after a fight and reports of someone shooting from a vehicle in the area of Columbus Circle in St. Martin.
