Joseph Michael Rohrbacker killed Hancock Sheriff’s Lt. Michael Boutte, 57, of Carriere, after he responded to 911 call at his home in the Necaise community.
On May 10, 2023, the Governor and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety hosted the Mississippi Governor's Safety Awards Ceremony. The ceremony was part of the Mississippi Public Safety Summit.
Gov. Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety on Wednesday honored fallen Bay St. Louis policemen Sgt. Steven Robin and Branden Estorffe, and named Hancock County Assistant District