KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenten Walters, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs The 333rd Training Squadron and instructional coaches from the Biloxi School District have partnered to broaden military instructor capabilities. This community partnership, aligned with the 81st Training Wing's priority of focused training, enhances the quality of education military students receive by equipp  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that the Justice Department is adding three new cities to its Criminal Division's Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), building on the successful model launched in Houston, Texas, in September 2022, and expanded to Memphis, Tennessee, in November 2023. The VCI surges law enforcement tools and  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Compton, California man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. According to court documents, Booker Washington, 52, was identified as being a member of a drug-trafficking organization in California that was sending packages of narcotics to Mississippi dating back to 2019. The investigation yielded 5,76  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The City of Jackson, Mississippi will receive additional federal assistance to investigate violent crimes committed with firearms. Specifically, this month the DOJ's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) New Orleans Field will be deploying a National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) mobile unit to Jack  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Jackson man was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Teson Kuran Daniel, 39, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court documents, on January 24, 2023, agents executed a search warrant at the residence of Teson Kuran Daniel. Inside the resi  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Pascagoula, Mississippi man pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 55.3 grams of methamphetamine. Timothy Harper, 42, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on October 24, 2023, a clear plastic bag containing suspected methamphetamine was purchased from Timothy Harper in Pascagoula. A subsequent l  more