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Man Arrested in Connection to Triple Murder in Alabama

Police say a man has been arrested in connection to a triple murder in Alabama. Guntersville Police told WAFF-TV that 52-year-old Jimmy O’Neal Spencer was Tuesday arrested on four counts of capital murder. The bodies of 74-year-old Marie Kitchens Martin and her 7-year-old great-grandson, Colton Ryan Lee, were found in a home on Friday, and 65-year-old neighbor Martha Reliford in…

Police Seize 12 lbs of Marijuana in Tallassee Drug Bust

The Tallassee Police Department seized over  12 lbs of marijuana on Friday, December 22, 2017.  According to the TPD’s Facebook page,  the police department along with an investigator from the U.S. Postal Service executed a search warrant on Herd Street. Along with seized marijuana, authorities arrested four people and charged them with trafficking marijuana. Police arrested 21-year-old Daniel Freeman, 23-year-old…

Two Auburn Basketball Players Arrested on Marijuana Charges

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn starters Bryce Brown and Horace Spencer have been suspended following their arrest on charges of misdemeanor marijuana possession. Auburn police arrested the two players at about 3 a.m. Wednesday and charged them with second-degree marijuana possession, according to an incident report. The report says the players were found in a 2006 Hummer with a cellophane…

AL Man Accused of Kidnapping Florida Girl Faces Federal Charge

An Alabama man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old girl from her Florida home and driving her to Tennessee now faces a federal charge. A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa says 31-year-old West Wild Hogs was indicted Wednesday on a kidnapping charge, which could carry a life sentence. Hogs was arrested at a Memphis hospital Oct. 10…

Four Arrested in Attack on Teen Who said ‘Blue Lives Matter’

Four black men are facing assault charges in connection with the beating of a white Alabama high school student who had posted pro-police comments online. In a statement, Sylacauga Police Chief Kelley Johnson says four recent Sylacauga High School students were arrested Tuesday following the Sept. 30 attack against 17-year-old Brian Ogle. Ogle’s mother, Brandi Allen, says her son responded…

Ex-Verizon Worker Accused of Selling Customer Phone Records

Federal prosecutors in Alabama say a former Verizon Wireless technician used the company’s computers to obtain customers’ private call records – plus data showing where customers’ phones were – and sold them to an unnamed private investigator. Newly filed court records accuse Daniel Eugene Traeger of selling the confidential information for more than four years, from 2009 to 2014. Traeger…

Prattville Police Officer Arrested on DUI Charges

A Prattville police officer was arrested Sunday morning. Chief Mark Thompson confirms an officer was arrested for DUI on Sunday morning. Thompson also confirmed that the officer is no longer with the department. Thompson refused to release the name of the officer arrested. Check back with Alabama News Network for more in this developing story. Categories: Crime, Montgomery Metro Tags:…

Autauga Co. Couple Arrested on Child Abuse Charges

The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating an Aggravated Child Abuse case since July 14, when notified by DHR. The victim is a 6 month male. The victim sustained a series of injuries since early June 2016, that includes bruising, physical wounds, and fractures to both legs and ribs. ARRESTED –9/9/16 (Mother) Jacqueline Breann Lee W/F Age 20 ARRESTED –9/13/16 (Boyfriend) Nicholas…

Greenville Woman Arrested Twice in 24 Hour Span

A woman arrested and charged for taking money from the car dealership where she worked has been arrested again. Hope Gibson Langston, 31, was charged with theft of property after police say she made several unauthorized charges to Greenville Motor Company. Langston was arrested again this morning after going back to the car dealership to collect her belongings. She was told…

Troy Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges

Troy Police have arrested a man wanted on attempted murder charges in connection with an April 18 shooting on Aster Circle. Jamarion Deandre Edwards, 25, of Troy, was arrested at 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, when officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance on Dunbar Drive. “We received a call of a fight in progress and when offices pulled up they…