A Mississippi man was arrested Saturday and charged with the murder of his father, who was reported missing on Thursday. Van L. Marske, 66, was last seen on September 4, the Biloxi Sun-Herald reported. His body was found in Bay St Louis on Friday by officers from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources during a …
A 13-year-old Mississippi boy has been charged with capital murder in the death of another 13-year-old boy who died in June of severe burns. The Tate County Sheriff’s Office said Michael Lane Campbell will be tried as an adult, according to WREG. Gaines Coker was visiting at Campbell’s home near Arkabutla Lake on June 28, …
A Mississippi man is in critical condition after a woman shot him multiple times during “a road rage incident.” Gulfport police said Rose Madge Madison, 34, has been charged with aggravated assault and is being held on a $150,000 bond, the Biloxi Sun Herald reports. Investigators say Madison and the man, who was not identified, …
Former Mississippi state Representative Ashley Henley was shot dead in the yard of the burnt out trailer where Kristina Michelle Jones, her husband’s sister, was found dead in December 2019. No arrests have been made in either death.
The slain politician’s husband claims they started reinvestigating his sister’s death days earlier
Kyle Craig’s family knew something was wrong when they didn’t hear from him for 24 hours after he headed off to buy an ATV he found on Facebook Marketplace. On Thursday morning, they reported him missing and took off from Ocean Springs on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast for Holmes County, following Craig’s location on their 360 …
The victim was reportedly on her way to a graduation party when she was killed
A Mississippi man killed his wife, son, mother-in-law, and grandmother before shooting himself during a police chase on Tuesday, according to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies conducting a welfare check found the bodies of April Fulton Tucker, 39, and her son, Bryce Fisher Tucker, 14, inside their home around 1 p.m., the Meridian Star …
A Mississippi police officer who pulled over a woman late last month reportedly ended up purchasing a car seat for the woman’s young son. Niya Sumpter recalled her encounter with state highway trooper Bradley Sanders in a November 19 Facebook post. Sumpter said she was pulled over by Sanders while en route to her son’s …
Police in Mississippi arrested two people last week after a baby was reportedly born in deplorable conditions. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were dispatched to a mobile home in Gunstown several times since November 3, amid reports of a possible newborn requiring medical attention. Residents David Fisher Jr. and Nina Gebhart repeatedly told …
Two bodies found in a burned-out semi-trailer truck in western Mississippi Sunday morning are believed to be those of a husband and wife who died in a murder-suicide, the Natchez Democrat reported. Jefferson County Sheriff James Bailey said detectives believe the couple is Ronald Merritt, 45, and Carisa Merritt, 42, from Fayette, about 15 miles …
A video posted to social media appears to show an election commissioner in Mississippi fight with a supporter of her opponent on Election Day. According to the Mississippi Clarion-Ledger, Sheri McClatchy and Pearlie Howell are facing simple assault charges for a filmed altercation that unfolded across the street from a polling precinct in Holly Springs. …
