Authorities say a Rainbow City police officer has resigned after he was jailed on a felony charge of first-degree sodomy. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said in a news release Monday that 45-year-old Capt. David Chase Jenkins was arrested Saturday. He said the crime occurred while Jenkins was off-duty. Rainbow City Police Chief Greg Carroll said that Jenkins resigned from…
Multiple charges have been filed against the man accused of leading Prattville police on a car chase Friday. Chief Mark Thompson says 54-year-old Weldon Roberts took off while police were conducting a traffic stop on the highway. Thompson says during the chase, the driver hit another car, then came to a stop at Prattville Intermediate school. That’s where Roberts was arrested. He’s…
Selma Police have informed Alabama News Network that a suspect wanted in December 2015 shooting has been arrested. Antonio Whatley was taken into custody by the US Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Task Force along with members of the Selma Police Department. He has now been charged with Attempted Murder and given no bond. His charges stem from a…
Authorities say two Alabama men have been charged with possession of methamphetamine during a warrant execution. Decatur Police Department Sgt. Jason Hyder told the Decatur Daily that 21-year-old Richard Dalton Logan and 43-year-old Christopher Landon Eagle are charged with possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Hyder says two officers entered a residence to serve the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Alabama News Network) – Montgomery Police have arrested a suspect on two counts of attempted murder. Artis Matthews, 39, is said to be responsible for an incident on Friday, December 18th. Investigators say two adult males were shot in the 100 block of East South Boulevard. They were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. After further investigation, Matthews…
