From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Lowndes County man is behind bars tonight — accused in the shooting death of a Mosses man. Twenty-seven year old Laquarious Safford of Minter — turned himself in to authorities Monday. He told investigators that he was involved in an ongoing beef — that lead up to the shooting. Deputies found 29 year old…
A man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 5-year-old Georgia girl has been given four death sentences for the crime.
The U.S. Marshals Service in Washington has added a Conecuh County man to its national 15 Most Wanted Fugitives List.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The sentence handed down to a Selma man convicted of murder has left the victim’s mother heartbroken — and fuming. Lakeisha Leggett is grieving over the loss of her 20 year old daughter Shykereya. And Leggett is also upset about the sentence that was given to the man convicted in her murder. “My daughter life…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A murder investigation is underway in Perry County — following the death of a 69 year old inmate — at the county jail. Perry Co. District Attorney Robert Turner, Jr. says the death appears to be the result of an inmate on inmate assault. Twenty-six year old Damion Allen of Marion is accused of brutally…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Marion Police are investigating that city’s first murder of 2024 — following a shooting at a convenience store early Thursday morning. Police Chief Tony Bufford says officers responded to the Texaco gas station on Murfee Street at around 1 in the morning. And when they arrived — they found a man on the ground unresponsive…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Dallas County Circuit Court held it’s first session of 2024. And more than a dozen criminal cases were on the court docket. It was a busy day Monday — at the Dallas County Courthouse in Selma. The court docket was filled with pleas — arraignments — and sentences — as well as first call hearings…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A woman is dead — and a man is behind bars — after an argument turns deadly in Selma. It’s the first murder in the city of Selma in 2024 — as well as the city’s first murder arrest. Selma Police detectives quickly made an arrest in the city’s 1st homicide of the new year….
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Wilcox County man is behind bars tonight — charged in the death of a 21 year old Pine Apple woman. Sheriff Larry Colston says 24 year old Tyrese Dortch of Camden was arrested for murder on Tuesday. Dortch made a first appearance in court this morning — and an Aniah’s Law hearing was set…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Wilcox County man is wanted for murder — after a woman who was believed to be missing — is found dead inside her home. Forty-seven year old Michael Dewayne Thomas is wanted for murder in the case. Sheriff Larry Colston says 45 year old Kimberly Kidd — was found Sunday in her home in…
