UPDATE 2:01 p.m. (EST): Per WAFB, Chilton County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning that Daylee Ann Powell, 13, was found safe in a home in Chilton County. Additional information about the teen’s disappearance is unavailable at this point in time. ORIGINAL Story: Authorities in Alabama are asking for the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old girl who …
TALLASSEE, Ala. (AP) — A gunman crashed into a vehicle outside a Walmart store on Tuesday morning, opening fire and killing two women before taking his own life, authorities said. Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said as an investigation unfolded that it appeared the shooter purposely rammed a car into another vehicle in the store parking …
‘We finally got a confession out of them’
Two suspects have been arrested in the alleged murder of 13-year-old Mariah Lopez, of Huntsville, Alabama. Yoni Martinez Aguilar, 26, and Israel Gonzalez Palomino, 34, are being held without bond at the Madison County Jail on charges of capital murder, AL.com reports. According to a Madison County Sheriff’s Office press release, Lopez’s body was discovered …
Prison officials in Alabama reportedly discovered a death row inmate dead on the floor of his cell on Sunday morning. According to Fox News, 57-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Borden apparently committed suicide by hanging himself with a bed sheet. Authorities indicate his body was found during a security check and has since been delivered to the …
An Alabama father is facing multiple charges, including murder, for allegedly striking his 2-year-old daughter in the head with an exercise weight, killing her. Ira Reid, 38, is accused of throwing the weight Saturday morning during an argument with the child’s mother. The child was sitting in the car. As the mother got into her …
An Alabama couple accused of taking their 7-month-old daughter to a bar last summer was found not guilty Thursday in an Indianapolis court. Michael Trosclair, 46, and Shari Treba, 42, of Mobile, Alabama, were cleared of felony neglect of a dependent and misdemeanor public intoxication charges. Their attorney, Marc Lopez, said that inconsistent witness testimony played …
Authorities in Alabama are hoping tips from the public will aid in their investigation after a woman’s abandoned vehicle, which appeared to have been involved in a collision, was found Saturday alongside a road near her home. An area near County Road 36 was closed following the discovery as police searched for the missing woman. …
A search is currently underway for an Alabama college student who disappeared in Tenn. on Sun. Police fear that foul play may be involved. Know News reports that Blake Ryan Smith, a Crown College student originally from Trussville, Ala., disappeared on Sun. afternoon after finishing up his work shift at a construction site just outside of …
Alabama police are looking for a teen girl who disappeared on Monday morning and hasn’t contacted her family since. AL.com reports that 18-year-old Ajah Blackledge was last seen on Mon. morning around 8:30 a.m. in Hoover. She was last seen driving a gold 2008 Ford Fusion with Alabama license plate, 1BK1358. Authorities said there no signs of …
The town of Hoover, Alabama, has six unsolved murders on their books–a statistic that continues to trouble their police department with each passing day. The Hoover Sun reported that years–in some cases, decades–after their murders, local police are working to give their families closure. Hoover Police Captain Gregg Rector told the paper that all of …
An Alabama mother is facing criminal charges after police allegedly found her newborn son’s body in her trunk during a traffic stop. WALA reported that a grand jury indicted Jalesa Gaines, of McIntosh, on manslaughter charges Wednesday in connection with her son’s death. Gaines, 23, was originally arrested on November 14 after Jackson police pulled her …
