From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma woman continues to pursue justice in the unsolved death of her son — who was the victim in a traffic homicide back in November. Thirty year old Martinez Smiley was killed in a hit and run accident on the 700 block of Highland Avenue in Selma. Rosalyn Smiley is Martinez Smiley’s mother. “He…
Two law enforcement officers in Dallas County have been indicted on several charges. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson said the Grand Jury of Dallas County indicted former Selma Police Department Detective Matthew Blaine Till and Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputy John Nicholas Taccone. Till and Taccone are facing a felony charge of assault in the second degree, and two Class…
Selma Police have arrested three suspects who robbed one man and shot another in the head. Dallas County authorities told us 18-year-old Jerry Blocton and 19-year-old Curtis Burns are both charged with Attempted Murder and First Degree Robbery. The third victim is a juvenile. Chief Kenta Fulford said it happened around eleven Thursday night at the Citgo gas…
Selma Police have arrested and charged a Prattville man with two counts of impersonating a police officer. Police Chief Kenta Fulford says 26-year-old Sean Payton Lann is also charged with 3rd degree robbery and 3rd degree criminal mischief. Chief Fulford says Lann was pulling people over in a car equipped with blue lights. He says Lann was caught and arrested…
Update: Saturday, February 8 Authorities say Terry Keyion Webster turned himself in around midnight on Friday. He is being held in the Dallas County Jail without bond. Update: 8:00 PM Friday, February 7 Selma Police have released a picture of the suspect in the city’s first murder of the year. Police are searching for Terry Keyion Webster. Webster is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A mother and son are behind bars for the death of a Selma man. Shakeem Butler, 24, and Shana Muldrow, 56, are both charged with murder. Interim Police Chief Robert Green says 58-year-old Joseph Minniefield’s body was found in the 1500 block of Hayden Street Friday night. He’d been beaten to death. Green says Muldrow…
Several people have been charged with assaulting a Selma Police officer. According the department, the officer was kicked and stomped early Sunday morning while trying to break up a fight involving several people at Michael’s Pub located at 3548 Highway 80 West. The unidentified officer was treated at Vaughan Regional Medical Center and has since been released. The suspects: Shemeka…
Selma police are investigating a break-in at Vasser’s Mini Mart, a popular store, gas station and restaurant on West Dallas Avenue. Police say the break-in happened just before 12:30 Monday morning. Surveillance video shows two people breaking into the store, unplugging the cash registers and smashing them until they opened. Store owners say the thieves ran across the street to…
Alabama News Network has confirmed that Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier will soon be retiring. Selma Mayor Darrio Melton has told us Collier’s retirement is effective July 30. Collier is currently out on medical leave. Collier was hired as police chief in 2017 after working as the first-ever Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, a cabinet-level position in the…
The city of Selma is getting an emergency $1 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Justice to fight violent crime and gangs. The grant was announced at a news conference by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama Richard Moore. The city has 18 months to use the money. A committee will decide the best ways to use…
