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Prosecutors Ask Judge to Keep Convicted Sheriff in Jail

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - A longtime Alabama sheriff convicted of felony charges and removed from office should have to remain in jail until he is sentenced, prosecutors told a judge Tuesday. Former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely hasn’t shown any…

Alabama Inmate, Wanted in Georgia, Released from Jail Early

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a man who was mistakenly released from an Alabama jail by posing as another inmate has turned himself in. Authorities are investigating how 31-year-old Darren Jermaine Chipman was released in Madison County. The Madison…

Longtime Alabama Sheriff Convicted on Theft, Ethics Charges

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A longtime Alabama sheriff has been removed from office, the attorney general’s office said, after jurors on Monday found him guilty of charges of theft and using his office for personal gain. Jurors convicted Limestone County…

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