Evidence shows white Montgomery police officer, Aaron Cody Smith, charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black man told an investigator he opened fire after the man swung a pole at him. Prosecutors on Wednesday played jurors a recording of a statement made by Smith about the death of 58-year-old Greg Gunn. According to reports, Smith initially told…
Montgomery police officer Aaron Cody Smith is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Greg Gunn. Gunn was an unarmed black man that was fatally shot by Smith back in 2016. Day two of the trial started with both defense attorneys and prosecutors making opening statements. Both the state and the defense broke down the order of events with…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the death on Monday, Nov. 18, of James Harris, 44. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3300 block of East Tuskegee Circle at about 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8. in reference to a subject shot. There they located Harris who had sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound. Harris died…
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…
