From the West Alabama Newsroom– A murder investigation is underway in Dallas County — following a shooting early Monday morning in Valley Grande. Sheriff Mike Granthum says the shooting happened after midnight at a house on the 3700 block of Hilandale Drive. Granthum says 21 year old Genesis Barnett of Selma was shot and killed. And 19 year old —…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma woman wanted for murder and assault — is now in police custody — waiting to go before a judge. Interim Chief Natasha Fowlkes says 29-year-old Taylor Thomas — turned herself-in to authorities Friday. Thomas is accused of shooting 37-year-old Titus Chaney and another woman. The shooting happened at a house on 100 block…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma Police are investigating the city’s second homicide of the year — following a fatal shooting in the city Friday night. “I just can’t believe it.” Pauline Chaney of Selma — is a mother who’s making funeral arrangements — to bury her son. Thirty-seven year old Titus Chaney was shot Friday night — on the…
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…
