Crimestoppers says a man accused of robbing and assaulting a Montgomery woman has been captured. Police say 28-year-old Xavier McDowell robbed the 63-year-old victim at gun point, assaulted her, then burned her vehicle in a wooded area. Authorities say he was arrested Friday. McDowell was wanted by the Montgomery Police Department for Attempted Murder, Assault 1st Degree, Kidnapping 1st Degree, Robbery…
On June 6, the Selma Police Department CID Unit made an arrest of 17-year old La’Darius Averhart of Selma, in connection with the May 30th shooting in the 100 Block of Dunklin Street where a black male subject was shot one time. The bullet went through his left arm and through his abdomen. The victim was transported to UAB for…
Courtesy: City of Dothan DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) – A judge has convicted a Dothan city commissioner of assaulting a television news reporter. Multiple media outlets report commissioner Amos Newsome was convicted Monday and his 10-day jail sentence has been suspended. Newsome is ordered to serve 12 months on probation, pay a $500 fine and court costs. Newsome struck a reporter…
In Elmore County Circuit Court today, 21-year old Miles Pepping, of Deatsville, pled guilty to Manslaughter, Assault 3rd, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Obstructing Governmental Operation. Pepping was arrested in January 2015 for the single vehicle crash that occurred on October 9,2014. The crash occured on Ceasarville Road in Elmore County. Austin Jones, 23, was a passenger in the vehicle…
There’s new information in the investigation of an alleged sexual assault of a Montgomery student. Mayor Todd Strange called a press conference on Wednesday following what he called conflicting reports on the story and rumors on social media. A student at a Montgomery Middle school reported the alleged assault on November 30th, an alleged assault by a fellow student. But…
