An Alabama couple convicted of kidnapping a Birmingham toddler in 2019 have been sentenced to live in prison without parole. Patrick Stallworth and his girlfriend, Derick Brown, were found guilty last year on federal kidnapping leading to a death and conspiracy to kidnap charges. On Friday, they received a life sentence for each charge, to …
An Alabama father has ben charged with reckless murder after allegedly leaving his toddler son in the back seat of his vehicle for several hours. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said that Shawn Rounsavall, 51, was supposed to drop the 2-year-old off at daycare Monday morning but forgot the boy was in the vehicle, WALA …
A 45-year-old Alabama man has been jailed for the murder of his mother. According to the Marshal County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Grant Police officers were asked to conduct a welfare check for 78-year-old Eddra Jeffries Jones earlier this week. They forced entry into Jones’ home and “immediately determined this was a homicide investigation.” A …
Texas investigators are working with police in Alabama to find a mother accused of abandoning her two young children alone for nearly two months. Raven Yates, 31, says she is a “Mommy CEO,” recording artist, model, and actress on her social media accounts, where she has been regularly posting since she allegedly left her 12-year-old …
Two boys and their father were found dead in Tennessee after their mother — the man’s wife — was found dead Wednesday night at the family home in Madison County, Alabama. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said it was asked to conduct a welfare check on 43-year-old Jennifer Lepore and found her dead inside the …
Alabama authorities are looking for a 36-year-old woman with autism who was last seen in Tuesday. Courtney Michele Williams is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 125 pounds with brown eyes and hair. She was last seen wearing a green hoodie with black and white stars and dark jeans. The Jefferson County …
An Alabama man shot and killed his wife Saturday night and then was fatally shot himself by a family member. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the home in Foley shortly after 10 p.m. by a caller who said Scott Blackwell was “exhibiting strange behavior while armed with a pistol,” according …
One person was shot to death and nine other wounded Saturday night as thousands of revelers gathered on the streets of Mobile, Alabama, to ring in the new year. Mobile police identified the slain victim as a 24-year-old man who was pronounced dead on Dauphin Street about 45 minutes before the city’s “MoonPie” drop to …
A northeast Alabama man has been arrested and charged with killing his 62-year-old mother. DeKalb County emergency officials responded to a home in Collinsville Tuesday night and found Sandra Jelks dead in her living room, WDEF reported. Jelks was the mother of a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office employee, so Sheriff Nick Welden asked deputies in …
A Florida man and an Alabama woman have been arrested on multiple child sex crimes following a multi-state investigation aided by the FBI. The Dale County (Alabama) Sheriff’s Office said it launched an investigation after Daleville police notified deputies of a suspected sexual abuse of a child case in the county’s jurisdiction, WDHN reported. The …
Update: Four Alabama girls reported missing from their home in Alabama on Thursday have been found safe in Georgia and their father arrested. Clifton Christopher Buchanan, 34, of Sylacauga was arrested in Etowah County and charged with custody interference, AL.com reported. He’s being held without bond pending extradition proceedings. The children were reported missing after …
An Alabama man has been arrested after he beat his 14-year-old daughter for revealing his affair to her mother. The teen escaped after the beating and ran to a neighbor’s house for help, according to deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, who found 39-year-old Christopher Andrighetti hiding in a bedroom closet and “covered in …
