Authorities are looking for a 58-year-old north Alabama man they say shot three people to death and wounded a fourth on Sunday afternoon. Carson Ray Peters is considered armed and dangerous, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Peters is reportedly with April Hanner, and the two are possibly in a black 2013 Chevrolet 1500 …
An Alabama woman is charged with filming a 19-year-old man performing sex acts on her 1-year-old granddaughter and streaming the videos to an online pornography service. The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation arrested Lisa Williamson, 41, and Steven Anthony Jackson late Thursday, WTVY reported. Williamson has been charged with permitting a child to engage in …
Police in Alabama have released enhanced photos of an unidentified girl whose possible skeletal remains were discovered in 2012. WRBL reports that the photos of the unknown girl were taken around 2011 at Opelika’s Greater Peace Baptist Church Vacation Bible School. Police believe she is Baby Jane Doe, a girl whose skull was discovered behind …
The man suspected of abducting and killing Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard is facing new charges for allegedly biting a corrections officer late last month. AL.com reported that Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, was charged with second-degree assault for an incident that occurred at the Lee County Detention Center on March 23. According to charging documents, Ibraheem became …
Police in multiple Alabama jurisdictions are trying to sort out the details of a 36-hour crime spree that included murder, robbery, a shoot-out with officers, and a suspect on the run. After an overnight manhunt, Birmingham police on Saturday arrested a Georgia man, 32-year-old Derrick Lee Hightower, who was wanted for a homicide in Auburn …
Birmingham police captured a suspect wanted for murder in Auburn, Alabama, after an hours-long manhunt that included a brief shoot-out with officers. The as yet unidentified suspect was wounded in the shoot-out and is receiving treatment, Deputy Chief Scott Praytor said. Praytor said the ordeal began late Friday night in east Birmingham when officers responded …
A Selma man has been arrested after fatally shooting his girlfriend and wounding her adult daughter, AL.com reported. Melvin Jerome Marshall, 44, has been charged with murder, first-degree domestic violence assault, and discharging into an occupied vehicle, according to the Selma Times-Journal. Selma police said they responded to a call about gunshot victims on Saturday …
A 17-year-old Alabama boy has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death last month of his 12-year-old brother, AL.com reported. Bessemer police said they responded to a call on March 30 and found Sean Rose with a bullet wound to the head. He was taken to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham, where he was …
An Alabama man was arrested on March 18 in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s toddler grandson, who died days earlier of a suspected drug overdose. AL.com reported that Carter Thomas, 3, died on March 6 after being found unresponsive at a relative’s home. Despite Leon Richey’s arrest on reckless manslaughter charges, Jefferson County …
Authorities in Alabama are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who was last seen on Monday. According to AL.com, Alabama A&M sophomore Joani Love Bryant, 20, was last seen leaving her home in Anniston. Investigators said she hasn’t contacted family since then, which isn’t normal for her. Investigators said they’re unsure whether …
A 1-year-old Alabama boy was pronounced dead Monday after being found unresponsive at his home — with rodent bites all over his body. An unnamed source told WALA about the apparent bites marks discovered on the unidentified toddler’s body. The boy’s mother and grandmother, Alexis Ansley, 23, and Donnetta Ansley, 43, were charged with child …
An Alabama man is facing capital murder charges for allegedly beating his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son last week, resulting in his death on Tuesday. Natasha McGee, 23, told AL.com that she was working on Saturday when she received a call from her boyfriend, Christopher Knight, 35, that her son was having difficulty breathing. McGee claimed she …
