COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By AMN Joseph Curzi, 14th Flying Training Wing Col. James Weinstein, 14th Medical Group commander, relinquished command of the 14 MDG to Col. Fransisco Catala on July 1, 2024, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. "Col. Weinstein has demonstrated a compassionate and focused leadership, spurred an organization towards mission success and incentivized innovat  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Lawrenceville, Georgia man was sentenced to 42 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, on May 15, 2023, Martin Louis Williams, 35, was pulled over in a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Hancock County, Mississippi. Williams's vehicle smelled like marijuana and he admitted that he had smoked  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A New Orleans man pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Yancy Johnson, 45, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, in 2023, an investigation was initiated into a possible drug trafficking organization operating in Louisiana and the Southern District of Mississippi. Agents received i  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, July 2 -- 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 distribution of images of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. According to court documents, Tyrone Lewis, 20, had sexual contact with a 14-year-old in Jackson County, Mississippi, and recorded some of the sexual acts on a cell phone. Further investigation, including an analysis of the victim's cel  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Puerto Rican man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 2000 grams of methamphetamine in the Southern District of Mississippi in connection with shipments of drugs across state lines. Ricardo Roman Rivera Santana, 32, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, in 2021, an investigation   more