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Man Charged with Shooting into Occupied Apartment Early Thursday Morning

On September 11, around 2:11 a.m., Montgomery police responded to Bristol Down Apartments in reference to shots being fired in the area. A victim said shots were fired into his residence. Trevail Marsh was identified as the suspect and taken into custody. He was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and transported to the Montgomery County Detention…

Montgomery Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon

Arrest Date: 3/15/19Charge(s): Holding for USM Only On Wednesday, September 11, Cleddie Ferlisi Stone, 41, of Montgomery, was sentenced to 72 months (6 years) in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. There is no parole in the federal system. On April 27, 2017, Stone had a violent encounter…

Worley: Democratic National Committee Chair Trying to ‘Beat Alabama into Submission’

Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley says Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is trying to beat “Alabama into submission” in their ongoing feud. Worley on Tuesday responded to a Monday letter by Perez that portrayed the state party as in shambles. She says there has been an “all-out attack” by those unhappy that she won last year’s election for…

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Searching for Montgomery Murder Suspect

The United States Marshal Fugitive Task Force is searching for Henry Tyrese Wallace for Murder. Representatives from the Fugitive Task Force say that Wallace is wanted for Murder in Montgomery. Wallace is currently out on bond for a previous murder charge from December 2018. If you know the whereabouts of Wallace, please call the Police or CrimeStoppers at 215-STOP (7867)….

Eclectic Man Charged with Sexual Abuse of Child Under the Age of 12

An Eclectic man has been charged with the sexual assault of a minor. On Saturday, September 7th,  the Eclectic Police Department received a call to the 100 Block of Brookview Drive in reference to the sexual assault of a minor. The juvenile’s mother reported that she returned home from the store and found Christopher Lee Austin on top of the…

The Heat Goes On

THE HEAT GOES ON: With the ridge in place, our overall day to day weather is not changing much this week. Each day will feature a partly to mostly sunny sky, with high temperatures in the mid and upper 90s for much of South/Central Alabama. The only heat relief will come from a few afternoon storms, these will be few…

Police: Hayneville Man Kills Sister, Body Found in Remote Area Near Highway 80

A Hayneville man is behind bars after authorities say he shot and killed his sister last week in Lowndes County. Sammie Barlow, 70, is charged in the shooting death of his sister, Ruth Barlow Stewart. Investigators say that Barlow shot the victim Thursday afternoon on Barlow Road. Her body was found the next day in a remote area near highway…

ASU Sophomore Killed in Off-Campus Shooting

The Montgomery Police Department has confirmed that 19-year-old Alexis Moss, died after she was shot early Saturday morning. ASU President Quinton Ross sent Alabama News Network this statement, confirming Moss was killed in an “off-campus incident”: Moss was a sophomore at Alabama State University, and from Montgomery. She was one of the two victims in a shooting on Spruce Street…