A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 37 months (over 3 years) in federal prison. Ronnie White, 51, of Montgomery was convicted for distribution of cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He will also serve three years of supervised probation upon his release.
The federal prison system has no parole.
LANETT, Ala. (AP) – An east Alabama mayor has been jailed on felony ethics charges. Jonathon Kyle McCoy, the mayor of Lanett which is east of Atlanta, was arrested Tuesday on three felony charges of using his official position or office for personal gain. The 56-year-old mayor surrendered at the Chambers County jail Tuesday morning, and his bond was set…
Former Wetumpka police officer, Sean Blackburn, faces felony charges. Blackburn has been charged with with 2 counts of second degree theft. Elmore County District Attorney, Randall Houston, couldn’t go into specifics about what was stolen, but it was items from the evidence locker. It will affect some cases, but no major ones. Blackburn was transported to Elmore County Detention Facility…
With the stroke of the Governors pen, Alabama now has the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, but today many are questioning the constitutionality of the law. Political analyst Steve Flowers says ” anybody that walks around the Senate know’s it’s unconstitutional. This bill is blatantly unconstitutional. It’s so far our there that the Supreme Court will laugh at…
The 5 AM wake up call some Greenville residents received was not exactly pleasant. “It’s the police, come to the door!” Sergeant Tommy Anderson shouted at a closed door. Nearly two dozen homes were visited by Greenville Police and Butler County Deputies early Thursday morning during an organized round up. The round up was the finale of months of hard…
