CRIME & SAFETY
Police arrest Gulfport shooting suspect
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport Police arrested 23-year-old Jose Ramos and charged him with one count of aggravated assault on Tuesday. Police were called to the 1900 block of 18th Avenue around 8:27 p.m. Officers then found one man suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was then taken to...
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...
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...
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