From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Marion could soon have to find a new place to house suspected criminals arrested by city police. The county commission has contacted the city — about city inmates lacking the proper paperwork. Commission chairman Albert Turner, Jr. says the failure to provide proper documentation — is a violation of the contract to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– People in Selma with outstanding traffic and misdemeanor warrants — listen up. There’s an event Thursday where you can address those warrants — without fear of going to jail. A Warrant Clinic will be held at the Historic First Baptist Church — followed by a Pre-Mass Meeting. The warrant clinic will give people who have…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Five men from Bessemer are arrested for burglary in Dallas County — after they’re caught inside a bingo hall — that was recently shut down by authorities. Sgt. Kenny Hardin says the incident happen at around 11 o’clock Monday night at Selma Charity Bingo. He says deputies responded to a burglary-in-progress call — and found…
The Autauga County Commission approved on Tuesday the lowest responsible bidder, Stallings & Son, in the amount of $575,516.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Marengo County authorities arrest a Selma couple and their teenage son — for allegedly smuggling illegal contraband into the county jail. Forty-five year old Eric Hare — 39 year old Psietta Williams — and their 16 year old son — are all charged with Promoting Prison Contraband. Security cameras caught Hare holding up part of…
A group called The Ordinary People Society is helping jailed women spend time with their families for Mother’s Day.
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama district attorney on Thursday pleaded guilty to perjury and an ethics charge following trial testimony in which a witness likened his office to a fraternity house. Former Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes pleaded guilty to perjury in the first-degree and the use of his public office for personal gain. Hughes will be sentenced…
An Autauga County man arrested in West Virginia on multiple sex crimes against minors is back in Autauga County. Authorities extradited Charles “Uncle Sam” McDonald, 63, to the Autuaga County Jail on Thursday, February 11. McDonald faces the following charges: Sodomy First Degree of a 13-year-old juvenile Sexual Abuse First Degree of a 12-year-old juvenile Police say these offences occurred…
BUTLER, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama jail has been shut down because of unsafe conditions. Choctaw County Sheriff Scott Lolley tells WTOK-TV that all 23 prisoners at the jail in Butler have been moved to the Clarke County jail in Grove Hill. Choctaw County is located in west Alabama near the Mississippi line. Its jail was closed for renovations and…
The Alabama Department of Corrections will be pushing a proposal this legislative session to help Alabama’s prison overcrowding problem. The plan to consolidate 14 of Alabama’s 16 maximum and medium security prisons into four large state of the art regional correctional facilities is called the Alabama Prison Transformation initiative. Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn discussed the initiative with journalists who toured…
