This is an update to a story that Alabama News Network first brought you Thursday night: Selma police have now identified the victim in the city’s first murder case of 2021. Police say 56-year-old Christopher Harrell was shot and killed around 6 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of Lannie’s #2 barbecue restaurant at the corner of Medical Center Parkway…
A Lowndes County teenager has been arrested in a Dallas County murder investigation. Authorities say 17-year-old Andre Bennett, Jr. is charged with capital murder in the death of 30-year-old Danathian Crum. Crum was shot and killed at a house in the 700 block of Avenue A in Pine Glen Estates last month. Bennett is the second person arrested and…
A Dallas County Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on charges of stealing and using his position for personal gain. Dallas County Sheriff Mike Granthum told Alabama News Network that longtime investigator Lt. John Treherne is charged with theft and using his public office for personal gain after an SBI investigation. Granthum says Treherne took property seized by the sheriff’s…
Photo from District Attorney Michael Jackson’s office A Dallas County man faces a bond of $1 million on various drug and gun charges. District Attorney Michael Jackson tells Alabama News Network that Vincent Eric Dillow had his bond set by District Judge Bob Armstrong. Jackson says Dillow, of Valley Grande, faces charges of drug trafficking, having drug paraphernalia and a…
From the West Alabama Newsroom – Dallas County has experienced growth in tourism over the past year. The Alabama Tourism Department announced visitors to Dallas County in 2018 spent $76 million and were responsible for 1,028 jobs, a 7.1% increase over 2017. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) says she’s happy to hear the news. “I have always believed that the…
