A majority-white jury will hear the murder trial of an Alabama police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man. A panel of 14 jurors including two alternates was picked Monday. Of the 14 jurors, six are women and eight are men. Nine out of the fourteen are white. All potential jurors agreed that if a police officer breaks the…
The trial for the Montgomery police officer charged with shooting and killing an unarmed black man in 2016 is now underway. Montgomery police officer Aaron Cody Smith shot and killed Montgomery resident, Greg Gunn in the early morning hours of February 25, 2016. Now Dale County judge, P.B. McLauchlin, has granted a the state’s motion for a gag order in…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The sudden, unexpected loss of a loved one can be extremely difficult for anyone to handle. But when the loss is due to a senseless act of violence — it can be be even more devastating to deal with. Arwilla Rush of Collirene lost her only son to gun violence — just over a month…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the county’s second murder of the year. Sheriff Mike Granthum says 30 year old Danathian Crum was shot to death Friday night while answering the door at his girlfriend’s house. Granthum says deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call from a female juvenile at a house on the 700…
Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr has announced formal charges in the kidnapping and murder of 3-year-old Kamille McKinney. 39-year-old Patrick Stallworth and 29-year-old Derick Irisha Brown were both charged Thursday with capital murder of a victim less than 14 years of age. Both are being held in the Jefferson County Jail with no bond. Kamille McKinney’s remains were found…
In Bibb County, one man has been sentenced to 85 years in jail. District Attorney Michael Jackson says Manley Bray was sentenced to 85 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of intentional murder and abuse of a corpse for the murder of two men back in July of 2015. Bray was convicted of killing 19-year-old Tevin Rutledge…
Rodriguez Reed has been found guilty of the murder of Ladarion Thompson, District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced today. In the early morning hours of December 21, 2014, Reed got into an argument with Thompson at the Citgo Station on Day Street. Reed produced a handgun and chased Thompson around the parking lot, firing multiple shots at him. Reed shot Thompson…
Tuskegee Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to a homicide investigation that happened at the McDonald’s. On Saturday, July 6, at approximately 10:40 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard in reference to a person with a gun and another person shot. Upon arrival, officers discovered 18-year old Cedric Howard of Tuskegee…
Source: Elmore County Jail The Elmore Co. Sheriff’s Office is investigating the first murder of 2019 in Elmore. 51-year-old Willie Reeves has been charged with shooting-and-killing his 52-year-old wife Andrea. Officials say the shooting was Sunday night in the 300 block of Lucky Town Loop, where a party went into the night. Police say during the party, guests discovered…
The family of a Crenshaw County man is searching for answers 8 years after his death. DeLange Harris was murdered in May 2011. Friday night the family of DeLange Harris held a vigil for him and revealed a sign asking for answers. Balloons were also released in memory of Harris. His body was found on May 3rd 2011 on Athens Church…
