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Selma Man Pleads Guilty in 2019 Beating Death

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The fate of a Selma man is in the hands of a judge — after he pleads guilty to murdering his mother’s boyfriend — over a dog. Shakeem Butler was set to stand trial for murder this week — but decided to plead guilty in the case — instead. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson…

Selma Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Child Under 12

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma man pleads guilty to the sexual abuse of a child — just before he was about to stand trial for the crime. District Attorney Michael Jackson says a jury was being selected for the trial — when Terrance Sanders of Selma decided to plead guilty instead. “He did a blind plea, which means…

2 Alabama Men Plead Guilty in 2016 Robbery Killing

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Two Alabama men are pleading guilty in the 2016 killing of a Prattville man shot dead in a robbery. 26-Year-old Santwone Jones and 19-year-old Devonte Hill both pleaded guilty this month to felony murder in the death of John Michael Taylor. Taylor was found mortally wounded on a busy street by a passing motorist while walking…