The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating Gary Lynn Sanders, who is wanted on a warrant for simple assault, Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers said in a Facebook post.
Sanders is described as 6-foot-1 and about 250 pounds. Investigators say he rides a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and has been seen wearing Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club patches.
He is known to frequent Pearl River County, Mississippi, and Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes in Louisiana, the post said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers by downloading the P3 Tips app or by dialing TIPS. The post noted that to be eligible for a reward, information must be submitted directly through Crime Stoppers.
All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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