From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man is behind bars tonight — accused in the death of a two year old child. Forty-three year old Chester White — is charged with Capital Murder — and Aggravated Child Abuse in the case. Police say the unconscious toddler was taken to the hospital — where he later died from head trauma….
Two women have been convicted of child abuse at a day care in Prattville.
Several local agencies will be getting their share of $1.4 million in grants to help children who are victims of abuse, neglect and sexual assault.
Marterrius C. Moore of Millbrook has been charged with Aggravated Child Abuse for causing his 2-month old child serious head and body injuries. On Sunday, October 24, 2021, Millbrook police were notified by Children’s Hospital staff that they were treating a 2-month old child suffering from severe head trauma.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police in Mobile say child abuse by a mother and her boyfriend killed a three-year-old boy. Tatanya Edwards turned herself in on Friday and Abraham Hatch turned himself in on Sunday, Mobile police charge Edwards with felony murder and Hatch with capital murder. Both remain jailed Monday. The boy died Wednesday in a Mobile hospital after…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $30,000 grant to an east Alabama nonprofit agency that assists child victims of sexual assault and abuse in Lee and Macon counties.
Montgomery police have initiated disciplinary proceedings against a fellow officer. Montgomery police officer, Horton Owens, 35, faces Child Abuse charges. The Montgomery Police Department launched an investigation on Monday, March 15 after receiving notice from the Municipal Court Magistrates Office. MPD immediately relieved Owens of his duties. MPD also placed him on administrative leave. Owens joined MPD in 2018 as…
Mr. Sandman Mattress Superstore owner, David Justice, has been arrested on two counts of Sex Abuse of a Child Under the Age of 12. Police say the actions occurred between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019 in the 3700 block of Lancaster Lane. Justice, 68, arrested on August 5, has a $60,000 bond. He is in the Montgomery County…
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. Every ten seconds, a child abuse report is made to a local agency. Those reports result in millions of child abuse cases each year. The Pike Regional Advocacy Center in Troy is just one many state-wide services that offer support to child abuse victims. “We interview victims who have been sexually abused, as well…
Montgomery police charged Caleb Provitt, 24, with domestic violence strangulation and child abuse in reference to a domestic dispute that occurred on Feb. 14 shortly after midnight in the 6000 block of Monticello Drive. The adult female victim says that during a physical altercation she was choked and bitten by her boyfriend, Provitt. She sustained minor injuries. Provitt was present…
