Naked and Malnourished Tots Found Wandering in Truck Stop Parking Lot – Covered in Feces
Child Abuse
The children’s parents, who have been arrested, were found sleeping in a nearby van.
Sex Crimes
July 28, 2021
Kidnapper Beats and Rapes Victim, Tells Her She’s Not Getting Out of His House Alive: Cops
Alabama deputies on Sunday rescued a 39-year-old woman on Sunday who said she had been held prison for 24 hours by a man who raped her, beat her repeatedly, and warned her he was going to make her dig her own grave. Joseph Ryan Byram, 37, has been jailed in Jefferson County on multiple charges. …
Murder
July 28, 2021
Alabama Cop Killed in ‘Ambush’ Shooting on His Lunch Break
An Alabama police officer was shot and killed Tuesday when he went home for his lunch break. A suspect approached Selma Officer Marquis Moorer, 25, and opened fire between 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m., according to Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson. Jackson said the suspect also wounded a woman who was with Moorer, identified …
Shooting
July 25, 2021
Alabama Postal Worker Shot While Driving Route; Reward $50,000
An Alabama postal worker was shot while out on his route in Tarrant Wednesday afternoon, and investigators are still sorting through clues and seeking witnesses this weekend. According to AL.com, the unnamed postal worker had just hand-delivered mail to a resident and gotten back into his truck when a car pulled up and someone opened …
Shooting
July 24, 2021
Alabama Man Shoots Wife, Mother, Then Himself, Leaves Daughter and Her Children Unharmed
A 64-year-old Alabama man is hospitalized in serious condition with life-threatening injuries after he allegedly shot and killed his wife and mother and then turned the weapon on himself. The incident took place early Saturday afternoon in the unincorporated community of Spiegner, about 18 miles north of Montgomery, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. William Jeffries …
Assault
June 28, 2021
Alabama man assaults pregnant girlfriend with hot iron
The Talladega, Alabama, Police Department said Monday it is looking for a fugitive who attacked his then-girlfriend — who was 8 months pregnant at the time — with a hot iron. Skyy Jamar Fomby has been hiding from police since the September 2019 incident, police said. The victim was ironing a shirt when Fomby allegedly …
Arson
June 16, 2021
16-year-old Alabama boy charged with killing Army vet mom
A 16-year-old Alabama boy has been arrested and charged with killing his mother and setting fire to their home. Firefighters were called to the scene of a house in Mobile just after midnight Tuesday morning and saw thick smoke and flames coming out of the back of the house. They extinguished the blaze, but found …
Missing
June 10, 2021
Missing woman’s body is found in the woods — and cops don’t know how she got there
A missing Alabama woman was reportedly found dead last week in a wooded area. According to AL.com, Jenita Maldonado, 29, was found deceased off County Road 20 near Newton on June 3. Police said her body was identified through dental records. While authorities do not believe foul play was involved, they are in the process …
Murder
June 6, 2021
The state of Alabama took a former cop’s gun away, then gave it back days before he murdered his wife
Jason McIntosh, a former small town Alabama police officer, pleaded guilty in March to the murder of his wife, a reduced charge that took away the death penalty and sent him to prison instead for 30 years. Megan Montgomery, 31, was found shot to death in the parking lot of an athletic complex at Mountain …
Missing
June 6, 2021
MISSING: Alabama teen girl has been missing for 3 weeks
Law enforcement in Jefferson County, Alabama, is looking for a 16 year old girl who’s been missing since May 16. Alexus Grace Henderson is described at 5 feet 3 inches tall and 115 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said. She was last seen at about 9:45 p.m. on …
Teacher Scandals
May 31, 2021
Award winning teacher commits suicide days after she’s charged with having sex with students
An Alabama teacher charged last week with having sex with students was found dead Saturday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Leslie Gillespie, 44, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19 and one count each of rape …
Child sex crimes
May 30, 2021
Airman meets 11-year-old girl on dating app, rapes her in her backyard
A Florida airman has been charged with raping an 11-year-old girl in north Alabama after meeting the child on an online dating app. Air Force Senior Airman Keith Williams, who serves on a maintenance squadron at Hurlburt Field in Okaloosa County, allegedly traveled to Decatur, Alabama — 340 miles away — in October 2020 and …