Man arrested on outstanding malicious mischief charge

HARRISON COUNTY -- Deputies arrested a fugitive Monday during a routine traffic stop.

Russel B. Moody, 64, of Gulfport, faces a charge of malicious mischief.

About 9 p.m., a deputy pulled over a black Dodge van on County Farm Road just south of Interstate 10 for an improper equipment violation, Sheriff Troy Peterson said in a press release.

The deputy discovered the driver was a wanted on a malicious mischief charge through the Harrison County Sheriff's Office.

Moody was taken into custody without incident. He is being held in the Harrison County jail on $1,000 bond.

This story was originally published January 19, 2016 at 9:06 PM with the headline "Man arrested on outstanding malicious mischief charge ."