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OCEAN SPRINGS

Man sought in girlfriend's assault in Ocean Springs

OCEAN SPRINGS -- Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and leaving the scene as his pickup truck slung her to the ground, authorities said.

JACKSON COUNTY

Jackson County woman accused of shooting, assault

JACKSON COUNTY -- Sheriff's investigators arrested a woman Monday night after she allegedly fired a shot into a home in Gulf Park Estates and wounded a man in a domestic dispute.

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GULFPORT

Gulfport man convicted of misdemeanor in assault trial

GULFPORT -- A Harrison County jury has found a Gulfport man not guilty of aggravated domestic assault, but guilty of simple assault in an incident that injured his former girlfriend.

HARRISON COUNTY

Probationer accused of stealing pickup in Picayune, tag in Saucier

HARRISON COUNTY -- A man on probation for four felony convictions is accused of stealing a pickup truck from Picayune and stealing a tag for the vehicle in Saucier.

JACKSON COUNTY

Escatawpa felon accused of having a weapon

JACKSON COUNTY -- Deputies and narcotics agents arrested an Escatawpa man on a felony charge after finding a firearm in his home, Sheriff Mike Byrd said.

CRIME

Bites derided as unreliable in court

At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for good.

CRIME AND COURTS PHOTOS

South Mississippi mugshots for the week of June 16

Each week, the Sun Herald compiles a gallery of mugshots from the South Mississippi area.

HARRISON COUNTY

Saucier man accused in downloading of explicit child sex videos

The Gulf Coast CyberCrime Task Force arrested a Saucier man Friday on a charge of exploitation of a child by having sexually explicit videos, officials said.