AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:56:49 GMT
Infant was in car during police chase
Coleman’s murder conviction upheld (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:42:41 GMT
JACKSON COUNTY — The state Court of Appeals has upheld the 2008 murder conviction of Nathaniel Coleman, a Moss Point man imprisoned for life for his role in the Oct. 13, 2006, shooting death of Yvette Dott, 19, during a botched burglary attempt in Moss Point.
Power of the pen: Former investigator writes of corruption (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:05:00 GMT
Tunica native Rick Ward used to battle political corruption and conspiracies with the power of a badge.Now he is retired from law enforcement and his only weapon is the pen, but he cautious about unleashing its power. He doesn't want to be accused of libel.So in his latest book, "Blood Stained Justice," the former DeSoto County Sheriff's Department investigator said he veils the facts with ...
WEEK IN CRIME (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:54:50 GMT
A look at crime news for South Mississippi in the last week:
Teen found guilty of capital murder (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:11:07 GMT
PASCAGOULA — Terry Hye Jr. told supporters to “come see him soon” before authorities escorted him out of a Jackson County courtroom Friday to begin serving a life sentence for his role in the October 2008 robbery and shooting death of Hattiesburg resident Michael David Porter.
Jury deliberations begin in capital murder case (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:29:38 GMT
PASCAGOULA — The fate of capital murder suspect Terry Hye Jr. is now in the hands of a Lauderdale County jury brought to Jackson County to hear the case.
Officer: Witness gave conflicting stories (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:54:39 GMT
Moss Point Police Officer Terrance Gray said this morning that one of the witnesses in the capital murder trial of Terry Hye Jr. told several different statements about the events leading up to the shooting death of Hattiesburg resident Michael David Porter, and he couldn’t be certain which of the statements was true.
Police unsure which witness statements true in Hye capital murder trial (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:15:06 GMT
PASCAGOULA — Moss Point Police Officer Terrance Gray said this morning that one of the witnesses in the capital murder trial of Terry Hye Jr. told several different statements about the events leading up to the shooting death of Hattiesburg resident Michael David Porter, and he couldn’t certain which of the statements was actually true.
Witness: Man killed for money to go to fair (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:44:47 GMT
PASCAGOULA — Michael David Porter of Hattiesburg was shot and killed outside a Moss Point convenience store so suspects could get some cash to attend the Jackson County Fair, a witness testified Tuesday.
Second teen set to stand trial for Moss Point gas station shooting (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:32:48 GMT
JACKSON COUNTY — Jury selection is slated to begin today in Lauderdale County in the capital murder trial of a Moss Point teen accused in the October 2008 killing of a Hattiesburg man who had stopped to ask for directions at a South Mississippi convenience store.
