CRIME & SAFETY
Man Sentenced to Life After Conviction of Battery & Molestation in Long Beach
James Cooper was found guilty of the charge of Sexual Battery and Touching of a Child for Lustful Purposes by a Harrison County jury late last week. After the three-day trial, the jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning their guilty verdict. Circuit Court Judge Lisa P. Dodson presided over the trial and sentenced Cooper to Life in prison with the Mississippi Department of Corrections Monday, April 22, 2024.
On this day in 1960
A mob attacked about 125 protesters, including Dr. Gilbert Mason, with bricks, chains, baseball bats, cue sticks and pipes after they walked onto “whites-only” Biloxi Beach. Police arrested the protesters, instead of those acting violently. By the time dawn broke, more than 20 Black Mississippians had been injured.
Picayune man pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute 13 grams of fentanyl, officials say
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A Picayune man pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 13 grams of fentanyl. Brandon Lamont Myers, 41, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court records, on August 14, 2023, law enforcement officers obtained a search warrant for Myers’ residence...
Mississippians warned about juror scam
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the United States District Court in the Southern District of Mississippi are warning neighbors about a juror scam. The Southern District of Mississippi includes metro-Jackson and all counties and municipalities along and south of Interstate 20. Officials said a number of people have received phone calls and/or emails with […]
Gulfport Police: Silver Alert cancelled, missing man found safe
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Silver Alert for Ivan Cruz Gonzales has been cancelled after he was found safe. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation had activated the Silver Alert notification on behalf of the Gulfport Police Department on Monday. The details about his brief disappearance and how he was found...
Fire chief: contractors spark blaze at Gulfport fire station
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Firefighters didn’t have to travel far to douse the flames at a Gulfport fire station. According to Chief Billy Kelley, contractors were grinding metal at Station 2 on 42nd Avenue when sparks ignited a fire. Firefighters quickly used their in-house fire truck to extinguish the...
First Baptist Church holds candlelight ceremony for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Officials say 3,000 to 3,500 cases of criminal and sexual violence happen every year on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Every year during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, those victims and their families are remembered and honored. Tuesday’s ceremony at First Baptist Church in Gulfport posed...
Woman reported missing arrested on warrant from Oklahoma
A woman visiting Coast casinos with her mother has been charged with assault on a detention officer. Biloxi Police say 23-year-old Shalai Shelton was on the Coast visiting casinos with her mother when the two got separated. Shelton’s mother could not locate her daughter, so she contacted Biloxi Police for help.
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