top of page
Hattiesburg News
THN News
Elijah Eckford Sentenced to 35 Years for murdering 16 year old Zaelyn Braxton
GULFPORT, Miss (THN News)- Elijah Eckford has pleaded guilty in the homicide of 16-year-old Zaelyn Braxton, a Gulfport teen found shot to death outside his family home in February 2024. A judge sentenced Eckford to a total of 35 years to serve after he admitted during a plea hearing that he went to Braxton’s home to steal a gun. The case centered on the events of February 12, 2024, when Gulfport Police responded to a home on Kenwood Drive and found Braxton’s body near the bac
Aug 183 min read
Forrest County Democrat Party Chair Arrested For Kidnapping
Columbia, MS- The head of the Forrest County Democrat Party has been arrested and jailed at the Marion County Detention Center for...
May 24, 20251 min read
60 year old arrested for failure to register as a sex offender
Hattiesburg, MS- Hattiesburg Police arrested a man on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 for failing to register as a sex offender in...
Jan 23, 20251 min read
Anthony Morley arrested by Hattiesburg Police for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Hattiesburg, MS- 41 year old Anthony Morley was arrested by Hattiesburg Police Department 's Officer Anthony McBryde for Aggravated...
Nov 24, 20241 min read
20+ People Arrested In Hattiesburg Thursday & Over Half Arrested By MDOC Agent Christopher Woolman Alone
Dequantae Gillette, 24, was arrested on Thursday, November 14 and booked into the Forrest County Detention Center. Thursday, November 14,...
Nov 15, 20242 min read
bottom of page