Elmore County

Grandson Shoots Alabama Man Dead Over Van Keys
Murder

A 21-year-old Alabama man has been jailed after police say he fatally shot his grandfather when the elderly man refused to give him the keys to his van. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said that Jeremiah Long is charged with murder in the death of Thomas Parker, 71, just before 3 a.m. Thursday, AL.com reported. …

Child Abuse
October 30, 2021

Dad Admits to Severely Hurting Infant Son – More Than Once – Because He Cried Too Much

An Alabama man is being held on a $10 million bond after his infant son was hospitalized with severe head trauma and other injuries earlier this week. Marterrius C. Moore, 22, has been charged with aggravated child abuse, WAFF reported, and he reportedly admitted to detectives that he injured the child on multiple occasions because …