assault

Dallas County man found guilty in 2018 Orrville shooting

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Dallas County man is convicted of assault in a 2018 Orrville shooting. A jury found 47 year old Jimmie Powell guilty of the lesser included charge of assault in the first degree on Wednesday. Powell was being tried for attempted murder. He was accused of shooting Darius Irby of Orrville in the face with…

Father & son duo accused of assaulting senior citizen in Perry Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Perry County father and son are each facing assault charges tonight. They’re accused of brutally beating up a senior citizen. Fifty-five year old James Bradley Hobson — and 28 year old Kevin Chase Hobson — are each charged with first-degree assault. They’re accused of beating up a 65 year old Howard Mayton after they…

Selma man charged with kidnapping and assaulting a woman

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man is accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman at a house in Selma. Police arrested 46 year old Woody Lanard Jenkins earlier this week for Kidnapping first-degree — and first-degree Domestic Violence Assault. Officers responded to a residence — and found a woman with various injuries. The woman told police that Jenkins…

Selma murder & assault suspect turns herself in to police

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma woman wanted for murder and assault — is now in police custody — waiting to go before a judge. Interim Chief Natasha Fowlkes says 29-year-old Taylor Thomas — turned herself-in to authorities Friday. Thomas is accused of shooting 37-year-old Titus Chaney and another woman. The shooting happened at a house on 100 block…