Congress’ Republican leaders are preparing to greet incoming President Donald Trump with investigations into whether Russia intruded into last month’s elections to help him win the White House. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to say Monday whether he agreed with the CIA assertion that Russian hacking and public release of Democratic emails during the presidential campaign were designed to…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the overnight shooting death of 23-year old Breyuane Sanders of Montgomery. Around 9 p.m. December 1, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 800 block of Millard Fuller Road after receiving a report of a subject shot. At the scene, they located the victim, who was transported to Baptist Medical…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a second teenager in the shooting death of 23-year-old Jermaine Hogan of Montgomery. Hogan was wounded in a Sept. 11 shooting and died more than two weeks later, on Sept. 27. MPD detectives charged a juvenile male from Montgomery with one count of capital murder. The suspect, who has not been charged as an adult and will…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the death this week of 23-year-old Jermaine Hogan of Montgomery, who was shot and wounded Sunday, Sept. 11. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3700 block of Whiting Avenue at about 7 p.m. Sept. 11 after receiving a report that a subject had been shot. There, they located the victim, who was transported…
On August 24, the Bureau of Investigations responded to 4301 Hartford Street on an Incendiary, W-3 structure fire. It was determined the structure had been vacant for approximately one year. Several interviews were conducted on scene and follow-up field interviews were conducted regarding the incident. Multiple witnesses were interviewed and provided a description of a black male, with short hair…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the May 4 shooting death of 22-year-old Demetrice Kelly of Montgomery. MPD charged Willie McLean, 34, with capital murder and placed him in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he is being held without bond. The U.S. Marshals Service Task Force took McLean into custody Aug. 24 in Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Thursday, August 18, shooting death of 30-year-old John Whitehurst of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Vashard Belton, 20, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Belton was taken into custody in the 2100 block of East South Boulevard by MPD detectives on August 18. Following his arrest, he was transported to the Montgomery County…
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for an unknown subject wanted in reference to a Capital Murder Investigation. On Sunday, November 29, 2015 the victim, 75-year old James Chapman, was murdered at the intersection of Rosa L. Parks Avenue and Fleming Road. It is believed that the victim was shot during the course of a robbery. The family of the victim is offering…
A state lawmaker says he has enough signatures to re-ignite an impeachment effort against Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. Republican Rep. Ed Henry announced Thursday that he had obtained 23 signatures on impeachment articles. The announcement came after the House passed a rule change requiring 21 votes to start an impeachment investigation. That thwarted Henry’s earlier effort with 11 signatures. Henry…
Police are conducting a death investigation after a body was found hanging from a tree in Union Springs over the weekend. Union Springs Police say the body of 35-year old Sergio Diaz was found hanging from a deer stand in a wooded area within the city limits. The Union Springs Herald says Diaz’s body was found Sunday on a property…
