The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the cases of two inmates sentenced to death for murder. The court turned down the appeal of Dontae Callen, 24, in a decision Friday. Callen was convicted of killing an aunt and…
A 16 year old male Brewbaker Technology student was found to have a handgun in his car in the school’s parking lot this morning. He was immediately taken into custody by police and will be proposed for expulsion. Montgomery Public…
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is maintaining his innocence days after completing his six-year sentence on public corruption charges. The 71-year-old Democrat was released from federal prison in March and recently completed house arrest. Siegelman was in Atlanta on Thursday…
On Tuesday, August 8, Tanya Lee English (aka Tonya Roberts), 42, of Tallassee, Alabama, was arrested on federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced A. Clark Morris, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. According…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested two suspects in the November 17, 2016, shooting death of 31-year old Jacurtis Howard of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged John Turner, 20, and Raheem Brown, 29, both of Montgomery with one count each of capital murder. Turner was taken into custody…
James Earl Ivey Jr. is a person of interest regarding a Theft of Property 1st investigation of a vehicle from Prattville. On August 7, a gold 2000 Honda CR-V, tag 29DA400, was taken from the Chevron located in the 100…
MPD charged Lawrence Dean, 34, with second-degree assault in reference to a shooting that occurred August 3 at about 11:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Pickett Street. The juvenile male victim sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. MPD’s investigation indicates the shooting…
The Troy Police Department has arrested Randall Wade Oswald, 36, of Troy, on two warrants issued by the circuit clerk of Bullock County. The Bullock County Warrants were for Burglary 3rd degree and Theft of Property 1st degree. Officers attempted…
A state inmate who escaped from Elba Work Release has been recaptured in Charleston, S.C. according to the Alabama Department of Corrections Investigations and Intelligence Division. Charleston Police Department, in collaboration with Alabama Correction officials, took 49-year-old Michael John Klink…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrest today of Deggie Young Hardwick for child sex crimes. Hardwick, 33, of Montgomery, was arrested Tuesday morning by agents with the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force and taken to the Montgomery County Detention Facility. Attorney…
Montgomery police are investigating the shooting of two men. The shooting happened this afternoon in the 300 block of West Jeff Davis Avenue. Police say one of the injuries is life-threatening. Both men were taken to the hospital for treatment.…
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and CrimeStoppers are searching for a mail theft suspect. Already, investigators say several people have been arrested for mail theft in East Montgomery, Pike Road and Prattville. This investigation has been going on since February.…
Special Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation with help from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, have made another arrest in the June 12 Marathon gas station shooting and robbery in Lowndes County. Investigators say a 17-year-old juvenile was taken into custody…
Attorney General Steve Marshall today provided an update regarding a joint federal-state investigation into current and former employees of the Selma Police Department. Charges have been brought against three people, including a former Selma police employee. The public is asked…
The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax industry today warned tax professionals to be alert to a new phishing email scam impersonating tax software providers and attempting to steal usernames and passwords. This sophisticated scam yet…
Authorities have shut down a major drug trafficking operation out of Lee county. Over two dozen people were arrested in what authorities say is one of the largest operation they've seen in…
MPD charged Trasite Jackson, 41, of Troy, with first-degree robbery in reference to a robbery of a bank that occurred today at about 9:15 a.m. in the 2800 block of Eastern Blvd. Jackson was taken into custody on the scene by MPD…
On July 22 a report was made with Prattville Police Department of an altercation, which occurred in the area of the Artesian Well/Autauga Creek access at 520 Doster Road. The victim stated that a verbal and eventual physical altercation began…
Early August 1st around 1:17 am, the Troy Police Department received a call about a person sitting on the steps of a local school. Officers were dispatched at 1:20 am and arrived within a couple of minutes to find a…
On Tuesday, August 1, Dr. Gilberto Sanchez, 55, of Cecil, Alabama, was arrested for drug distribution after being indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Montgomery, Alabama, announced Acting United States Attorney A. Clark Morris. The indictment charges Dr.…
A Georgia man accused of sending child pornography to an undercover officer in Alabama has been arrested as part of a joint investigation. The Opelika-Auburn News reports 53-year-old Henry Allen Sasser was arrested in Franklin, Georgia, after Lt. Bill Hough…
The Prattville Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying two males wanted in an ongoing criminal investigation. On May 17, two unknown males in an SUV picked up a homeless man at the Salvation Army in Montgomery located on Bell…
Special Agents with ALEA’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), with assistance from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and United States Marshals Service Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force, have made additional arrests in the June 12th Marathon gas station shooting and…
A Wetumpka police officer finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Elmore County sheriff, Bill Franklin, confirmed with Alabama News Network that Wetumpka police officer, Andrew Bass, is facing manslaughter charges for his role in a wreck in…
Alabama's Department of Corrections says an inmate found stabbed in a prison yard is the third prisoner to be slain at Elmore Correctional Facility this year. The agency says Timothy Robertson, serving time for rape, was fatally wounded Tuesday night,…
