About 200 miles northwest of Dothan is Jefferson County, Alabama. That’s where a man has been charged in a series of property crimes in three towns in the county. The 24-year-old faces a long list of criminal allegations that could result in significant time behind bars if he is convicted of all charges. Criminal accusations […]
A Edgefield Road man already had legal problems before his arrest last week. Now the 40-year-old Dothan resident faces a new set of problems after his arrest on a charge of felony marijuana possession. He was on bail from an arrest early last summer on a drug trafficking charge, law enforcement officials said. During the […]
Dothan police claim that they have cracked part of a 17-year-old murder case. Two days ago, police arrested a 37-year-old man and charged him with armed robbery of a Dothan man who was shot to death that same June day in 1997. A newspaper report says court records indicate that the man arrested is accused […]
No state has a prouder college football heritage than Alabama. Regardless of which school a Dothan fan roots for, there’s no denying that college football is played at its very highest level here. Auburn fans might well have noticed articles in local media outlets about a signee recently arrested on serious drug charges. The cornerback […]
A little over a week ago, there was apparently an early-morning loud noise outside an Alabama family’s home. The husband said the noise woke him just past 5 a.m. He told police that as he looked around the house he shares with his wife, a former college professor, and their children, he found a bullet […]
Researchers say that the life expectancy of the average U.S. male is 76 years. If a 49-year-old Dothan man recently arrested on several serious felony charges is convicted, he could be expected to spend about 27 years in prison by serving a life sentence. Law enforcement officials say the man has been charged with sexual […]
One of the most common ways for a drug-related arrest to begin is with a traffic stop. This proved true recently when Dothan police officers on patrol pulled a vehicle over on Ross Clark Circle. Inside the vehicle, police said they found two men from Wicksburg and one man from Hartford — as well as […]
It’s not often that members of the community learn that a preacher has been arrested, particularly for homicide. In a surprising twist, an Alabama preacher was recently arrested for the murder of his wife. The preacher’s wife was found stabbed to death at their home. Over the summer, the wife’s lifeless body was discovered in […]
A Dale County mother is facing a number of serious charges after police apparently found her passed out at the wheel of her car. The 29-year-old Daleville resident was arrested and charged last Thursday with unlawful possession of meth, child endangerment and DUI, the Dothan Eagle reports. She is also charged with unlawful possession of […]
We have all seen at least one of the dozens of law enforcement procedural dramas on television. Thanks to shows like CSI, the American public is fascinated with the process of solving crimes by analyzing DNA and other forensic evidence. While there is a general belief that science never lies, it is well known that […]