Cyclist in Prattville accident dies from injuries
Details are limited, but Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson tells Action 8 News that the cyclist passed away from their injuries received in the accident that happened on September 10.
Grand Jury
Grand jury audio details moments before Breonna Taylor died
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Police say they announced themselves and then used a battering ram to enter Breonna Taylor’s apartment before shooting and killing her. Officers said they returned fire after one of them was shot in the leg as soon as he stepped inside. That account came from hours of grand jury recordings that were made public Friday. The…
Pike County Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years for 2018 Bullock County Shooting
On Friday, May 8, Calvin Lee Morris, 34, of Banks, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his prison sentence, Morris will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court records, on…
Husband of Online Exhibitionist Indicted In Killing
The husband of a suburban mom who lived a double life as an online exhibitionist has been indicted in her death. A court document filed Thursday shows 44-year-old William Jeffrey West is charged with murder in the slaying of Kathleen Dawn West. The 42-year-old woman’s partially clothed body was found in the street outside their home in Calera, Alabama, in…
Special Grand Jury to Investigate Shannon Paulk Case
It was a case that garnered national attention, and now a special grand jury is being put together to look for new information in the Shannon Paulk case. 11-year-old Shannon Paulk was abducted from her mobile home community in August of 2001. Her body was found two months later, and her killer has never been caught. Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson…
Two Alabama Licensing Board Employees Indicted on Forgery and Ethics Charges
Attorney General Luther Strange announces the indictments of two employees of the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors on charges of ethics violations and possession of forged instruments. Nancy C. Saffo, 51, of Pike Road, and Christy Easterling, 47, of Prattville were arrested July 27 and July 26, respectively, by the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division, booked at the Montgomery County jail and released…
Bentley Not Going to GOP Convention
In a different year, Republican Alabama Governor Robert Bentley would have packed his bags and be on his way to Cleveland for next week’s Republican National Convention. Bentley endorsed John Kasich as “the only grownup in the room” early in primary season, but Kasich’s hopes faded long ago, and it is now the Year of Donald Trump, who Bentley had…
