United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that 29-year-old Donavon Parish of Hattiesburg, Mississippi had been sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The sentence is connected to the cyberstalking and the anti-Semitic harassment of synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses. A June 2023 indictment alleged that the defendant used a Voice … Read more
The US Marshals announced in a press release that it had arrested a murder suspect in Memphis, Tennessee. Authorities say 25-year-old Kode McNair was arrested on November 6, 2024. McNair was wanted for Capital Murder and Tampering With/Fabricating Evidence in Mississippi. Authorities say John Anthony “Jay” Tarvin was fatally shot at a residence on Presley … Read more
A 16-year-old has been arrested in connection to an armed carjacking early Wednesday morning. The Hattiesburg Police Department reports that police responded to an armed carjacking in the 200 block of Tatum Road around 9:30 a.m. on August 14, 2024. At the scene, officers were informed that an unknown black male approached the victim and … Read more
The Hattiesburg Police Department has announced a second arrest in connection to a shooting that occurred on July 28, 2024. HPD reports that 24-year-old Tarvez D. “Take Off” McCarty was arrested on one count of Shooting Into a Dwelling/Business and one count of Weapon Possession by Convicted Felon. On July 28, 2024 around 3 a.m., … Read more
The Hattiesburg Police Department has announced a second arrest in a deadly shooting at the Pineview Apartments on March 25, 2024. According to HPD, officers responded to the 1500 block of Country Club Road around 4:45 a.m. on March 25. At the scene, officers found a 15-year-old female in the exterior stairwell of the apartment … Read more
The Hattiesburg Police Department has announced the arrests of two individuals in separate animal cruelty incidents. On March 7, 2024, two individuals were arrested. Both incidents occurred in the 20 block of Central School Road in Hattiesburg. When officers reached the scene, they found two dogs suffering from a broken leg and spine. One dog … Read more
One 18-year-old male and two female juveniles have been arrested in connection with a non-fatal shooting that occurred in the 200 block of Martin Luther King Avenue on December 9, 2023. Julius “Juju” Mock was remanded to the Forrest County Jail on one count of attempted aggravated assault, shooting into a dwelling, and criminal street … Read more