From the West Alabama Newsroom– More details have now emerged concerning the recent Sunday afternoon fire on the campus of Judson College. Marion Police Chief Kendrick Howell says when police arrived on the scene they found Bowling Library on fire. They also found 40 year old Micah Hester hiding behind a barricade set up outside of the building. Howell said…
A police chase that started on Interstate 65 in Montgomery led to a shutdown of the interstate in Autauga County north of Prattville and a driver’s arrest.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A shooting in Marengo County that left one person dead — and another person hurt — lead to stand-off between law enforcement — and the suspected shooter. The suspect is now in custody — charged with discharging a firearm in an occupied building. “We got a call for a shooting incident in the Flatwood community,…
Update: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) says the driver has been identified as 29 year old, Joshua Wesley Sweatman, of Georgia. The chase happened at approximately 9:07 p.m. on Tuesday. The car he was driving was a Chevrolet Cruz, the chase ended when Sweatman crashed the Chevrolet Cruz into a guardrail and a light pole at the intersection of…
Montgomery Police and SWAT are responding to a barricaded person. There’s an active scene in the 5000 block of Yellow Pine Drive near Troy Highway. Police say they were responding to a disturbance around 5:59 am. The surrounding residences have been evacuated. We sent a crew to the scene and will bring you updates as we get them. Check back…
UPDATE: (7:20 p.m.) After a four hour standoff, Craig McCaffee has been arrested and charged with third-degree receiving stolen property, interference of government operations, and resisting arrest. According to Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Office, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance when serving a felony warrant at the Old Acres Mobile Home Park in Rutledge. Once on scene, the suspect barricaded himself…
