The Stone County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's assistance in finding two men wanted for drug violations.

Lt. Chris Ory said Britney "Shanti" Brown, 32, is wanted for felony violations of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) with intent to distribute and possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).

Brown is a black male, 6 feet tall and weighs 218 pounds; he has black hair and brown eyes and tattoos on both arms and on his chest.

A Wiggins man was sentenced to prison for statutory rape, according to District Attorney Joel Smith.

Smith said 35-year-old James Upchurch pled guilty of statutory rape before Judge Larry Bourgeouis Monday at the Harrison County Courthouse.

Bourgeouis excepted his plea and sentenced Upchurch to 25 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
According to Smith, Upchurch had sex with a 14-year-old who became pregnant.

The teen's mother believed Upchurch had sex with her daughter and contacted Gulfport police. They began an investigation on June 2011.

Stone County Sheriff Mike Farmer is asking for the public's assistance in identifying two male suspects caught on surveillance video.

Farmer said the two men broke into Lake-A-Way Country Store on Highway 26 in Stone County around 3 a.m. Wednesday. An alarm alerted deputies to the scene.

When they arrived they found the glass on the front door of the business broken. Farmer said the business owners arrived shortly after and pulled the store's surveillance video. 

The suspects reportedly made off with the entire cash register and other items.