A Mississippi firefighter was shot dead on Sunday in an apparent domestic dispute. Jackson firefighters conducted a wellness check Sunday morning for Gerald “Buster” Bates, 49, who didn’t show up for his work shift, and found him dead. The woman he lived with, 41-year-old Tammie Williams, had barricaded herself inside, so they called Jackson police …
A 17-year-old Mississippi boy has been charged with the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg. The boy, who was charged as an adult but hasn’t been identified because of his age, was charged with on count of first-degree murder, the Pine Belt News reported. He was arrested and booked …
A 14-year-old Mississippi girl has been charged with killing her school teacher mother in a shooting late Tuesday afternoon and wounding her stepfather. The Rankin County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to the scene shortly after 5 p.m. and found the homeowner with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, WLBT reported. He told officers …
The body of a Memphis woman missing since last month has been found along Interstate 22 in Mississippi. Marshall County authorities said that Kelly Sistrunk, 30, appeared to have a gunshot wound to the head, WMC reported. The body was found about 50 feet off the pavement, investigators said. Marshall County authorities were alerted to …
A 66-year-old Mississippi woman has been charged with murder in the death of her son, who was found dead behind a false wall in her home weeks after he was reported as a possible missing person. Jerri Lynn Isreal is accused of killing 42-year-old John Allen Gaither, Gulfport Police said. The investigation began on December …
Police in Mississippi are investigating after they found a body inside a large box in a Gulfport home. Gulfport Police Sgt. Jason Ducre said one person was detained on Thursday and is being questioned, the Biloxi Sun-Herald reported. Ducre said police were investigating a missing persons report from December 22 on Thursday morning when they …
A 4-year-old girl was found dead in a closet, and a relative has been arrested. Greenville, Mississippi, police said they were asked to check on the welfare of a child on Monday by a parent who said a relative had been keeping the child. Police said they “were later led to a closet” where they …
A missing Mississippi woman was found shot dead in a vehicle on Christmas Eve. The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office said that Tazah Amethyst Hosey’s father reported her missing on Saturday afternoon. Deputies found the car with the 30-year-old woman’s body inside just before 9 p.m. on Sunday, according to WLBT. She had “multiple apparent gunshot …
Federal agents arrested a Mississippi Baptist worship leader earlier this month on charges of producing and distributing child pornography. Tyler Selby, 33, faces one count each of possession and production of child pornography, according to the Biloxi Sun Herald. He was ordered held without bond following his arrest. Court documents say investigators were tipped by …
Mississippi investigators are looking for a man suspected of killing his wife after remains believed to belong to her were found last week. Kayla Crawford, 31, was last seen on March 24, the George County Sheriff’s Office said at the end of June. Remains were found on July 21 in the Movella community, according to …
The parents of a 3-month-old Mississippi baby have been arrested and charged in relation to the girl’s death earlier this month. Gabriel Girner, 21, was arrested on Monday on a capital murder warrant. The baby’s 16-year-old mother has been charged in juvenile court with condoning child abuse, Corinth Police Detective Heather Russell told WMC. Charges …
A Mississippi sheriff’s office cautioned residents last week to be careful when handling potentially “explosive or flammable substances” after a man died when a homemade bomb exploded. Deputies responded to a home in the Bexley community late Thursday afternoon and found a 27-year-old man “with significant wounds from an apparent explosive device,” the Grant County …
