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 …
Officials in Alabama confirmed that an employee who died at a chicken process plant on Tuesday afternoon was decapitated while cleaning a piece of equipment. According to WRBL, Carlos Lynn, 39, died while cleaning a piece of machinery called a chiller inside the Keystone Foods plant, which is owned by Tyson Foods. Barbour County Coroner …
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The mother of Kamille McKinney — the 3-year-old Alabama girl who was kidnapped and murdered last year — spoke with the media for the first time since her daughter’s slaying. April Thomas told WIAT that she’s had a “rough” time coping with her daughter’s murder. She also said she appreciated the community’s outpouring of support …
An Alabama man was arrested last Friday after he allegedly planned to have sex with a minor girl that he met online. Nickolas Black, 22, was accused of trying to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old girl. However, the girl Black was texting was actually a 17-year-old boy who assumed the girl’s identity after …
The mother of an Alabama teen who was allegedly killed by a man out on bail for attempted murder is pushing for bail reform which she believes would have prevented her daughter’s slaying. AL.com reported that Aniah Blanchard’s mother, Angela Harris, spoke at a news conference at the Alabama State House amid talks of a …
