Patrick Ochs
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Gulfport, MS, United States
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Kiln man got tired of arguing with his son so he shot him multiple times, cops say
Roland Ladner, a Kiln MS man, is accused of shooting his son multiple times during an argument, Hancock County deputies say. The son was flown to New Orleans, LA, and underwent surgery at a Gulf Coast hopsital. He's expected to recover. → Read More
Picayune man gets prison time after killing pregnant girlfriend in crash, DA says
Matthew Oneal, 26, of Picayune MS, was sentenced to 18 years in prison June 20 for the deaths of his girlfriend and their unborn child in a one-vehicle car crash in 2015. → Read More
Funeral details finalized for well-known Coast pharmacist Daniel Triplett Day
The funeral arrangements for well-known MS Gulf Coast pharmacist Daniel Triplett Day have been finalized. Day was an owner of Woolmarket Pharmacy and his family also owns Triplett-Day Drug Co. in downtown Gulfport. → Read More
Have you seen this bear? It's been spotted across the Mississippi Coast.
Sun Herald reader Madison Dubuisson spotted a black bear Wednesday morning in Gulfport MS in the area of Ollie Road and Lorraine Road in Harrison County, Mississippi. → Read More
Vancleave mom faces murder charge after 10-month-old left in hot car, sheriff says
Elizabeth Marie Barhonovich of Vancleave MS has been arrested on a charge of second-degree murder after leaving her 10-month-old baby in a hot car, Jackson County Sheriff's Department says. → Read More
SWAT team responding to home in Gulfport neighborhood
The Gulfport MS SWAT team is attempting to negotiate with an unidentified armed person inside a home in the Broadmoor neighborhood on the Mississippi Coast. → Read More
Police looking for 'armed and dangerous' man who reportedly shot Hattiesburg cop
Authorities across the MS Pine Belt are searching for victor Kirksey, who they said shot a Hattiesburg police officer. He is considered armed and dangerous. → Read More
Man confesses to sexually abusing juvenile during interview, Pearl River County deputies say
Pearl River County MS deputies recently arrested a Prescott, Arizona AZ, man on four counts of sexual battery involving a juvenile. → Read More
1 dead in Stone County crash, MHP says
Stone County MS authorities are working a fatal car crash. → Read More
Todd Harrell, released from prison in Tennessee, is back in jail in Jackson County
Original 3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell has been arrested in St. Martin MS on gun, drug and domestic violence charges. → Read More
Saucier woman embezzled thousands from Gulfport truck dealership, sheriff says
A Saucier MS woman is accused of embezzling $2,300 from her employer, American Truck Group, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said. → Read More
10-month-old boy found dead in Jackson County
Jackson County MS authorities are investigating the death of a 10-month-old boy in Latimer, Mississippi, Sheriff Mike Ezell said. → Read More
A couple was pushed to the ground and robbed at D'Iberville apartments, police say
D'Iberville and Biloxi MS police officers arrested four men Wednesday accused of stealing a woman's purse at the Arbor View Apartments in D'Iberville. Police tracked the victim's phone and found the four suspects in a Quality Inn hotel in Biloxi. → Read More
Why Kim Kardashian is in Mississippi after meeting with Trump on prison reform
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian was in Southaven, MS to visit Alice Marie Johnson, the Memphis, TN woman she helped free from prison. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star recently met with President Donald Trumpon prison reform. → Read More
Gulfport man, 19, accused of touching 2 underage girls, police say
Byren Tyrek Williams, 19, of Gulfport MS, was arrested on charges of sexual battery and lustful touching. He's accused of forcing a sex act onto one girl and touching another, Gulfport police said. → Read More
3 arrested after avid fisherman, construction worker killed at Pearl River boat launch
A 46-year-old construction worker died from injuries sustained from a fight at a Pearl River LA boat launch, St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith said. Three people have been arrested, with two of them facing second degree murder charges. → Read More
18-year-old arrested after 2 Coast gas stations robbed at gunpoint, sheriff says
Gulf Coast MS police have arrested a suspect connected to armed robberies at two Harrison County gas stations. Authorities are still looking for two more suspects. → Read More
He got lost in the swamp after taking 'a shortcut.' He sunk deeper and deeper in mud.
Firefighters helped locate and rescue a 77-year-old man who had gotten lost in a swamp in Harrison County MS. The man was saved after about an hour. → Read More
How much are Mississippians willing to help their neighbors? A new poll found out.
According to a recent national survey by Windows USA, Mississippians are among the most giving and charitable states in the country. In a poll, MS residents aid they would offer up $268.38 to help their neighbor. → Read More
She gave him $6,300 for home repairs. He never came back, Long Beach cops say
A Biloxi MS man named Brian Paul was arrested by Long Beach police after being accused of pocketing about $6,300 for home repair work, the Long Beach police chief said. Brial Paul also faces charges in Vancleave. → Read More