Man accused in auto burglary jumps into the Sound

BILOXI -- A Long Beach man has been arrested after police said he ran away from a crime scene and jumped into the Mississippi Sound.

Biloxi police investigator Nick Sonnier said Corey Rashad Moore, 24, was arrested Thursday on the charge of auto burglary.

Sonnier said a car was burglarized in the 100 block of Lameuse Street in Biloxi.

"The victim of the burglary entered the parking lot and observed the passenger-side window busted out of her vehicle," Sonnier said. "Moore, who was still in the parking lot, fled south towards U.S. 90."

Sonnier said the woman and a witness chased the man to the Hard Rock Casino Biloxi, where Moore jumped into the Sound.

Police found Moore in the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino where he was apprehended and taken to the Harrison County Adult Detention Center.

His bond was set at $50,000 by Judge Albert Fountain.

This story was originally published December 18, 2015 at 3:05 PM with the headline "Man accused in auto burglary jumps into the Sound ."