Gulfport Man Sentenced for Killing Girlfriend's 5-Year-Old Son

Gulfport man sentenced for killing girlfriend's 5-year-old son

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - A Gulfport man has been sentenced in connection to the death of his girlfriend's five-year-old son. WXXV reported Denzel Jamal Blakely pled guilty on August 19, 2025, to second-degree murder and felony child abuse. He was sentenced 55 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) with 15 years suspended. Teen killed, 4 injured in Jefferson Davis County shooting The investigation began whe…

Gulfport Man Sentenced for Killing Girlfriend's Child - The Gazebo Gazette

The Gazebo Gazette GULFPORT (GG) — On Tuesday afternoon, August 19, Denzel Jamal Blakely of Gulfport, Miss., pled guilty to Second-Degree Murder and Felony Child Abuse before Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Bourgeois at the Harrison County Courthouse.  The investigation began during the early morning hours of April 14, 2023, when the Gulfport  Police Department responded […] The post Gulfport Man Sentenced for Killing Girlfriend’s Child appeared fi…

Gulfport man sentenced for killing girlfriend’s five-year-old son - WXXV News 25

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gulfport man was sentenced for killing his girlfriend’s five-year-old son back in 2023. Thirty-two-year-old Denzel Jamal Blakely pled guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and felony child abuse. The investigation began on April 14, 2023 when the Gulfport Police Department responded to Emerald Pines Apartments in reference to reports of an unresponsive five-year-old boy. The child was transported to Memorial Hospital w…