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ECSO deputy arrested
Lambeth By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff Heath Jackson confirmed April 10 reports that a county deputy was arrested last week for engaging in sex with an inmate who was in his custody.Jackson said a complaint was received on April 4 that an Escambia County deputy had sexual contact with an inmate who was being transported to jail.After an investigation and “thorough review” were conducted, ECSO Patrol…
Wind beneath their wings
Coastal glider enthusiasts transfer operations to local airport Bolyard, flying the group’s tow plane, gently pulls a sailplane off the ground. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore residents have grown accustomed since January to a significant increase in air traffic that occurs nearly every Saturday in the sky over Atmore Municipal Airport. It appears the situation will remain about the same for some time, now that a group of Gulf…
Parole board rejects Perdido, Brewton men
Dinkins Hadley By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Perdido man convicted in 2007 of shooting at a woman with a crossbow, and a Brewton man who set several fires in a Brewton hotel, were each turned down for parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Randy Hadley was initially charged with attempted murder but was eventually sentenced to serve 20 years for first-degree assault. Arrest reports…
Pensacola duo charged with trafficking in crack cocaine
Jenkins Ducree By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Pensacola, Fla. man and woman were each charged with drug trafficking after an April 6, midday traffic stop by Atmore police along South Main Street led to the discovery of more than an ounce of crack cocaine.Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann reported the incident began around 12:55 p.m. when an APD patrol officer saw a vehicle whose driver failed to stop…
Sunday crash on I-65claims Bay Minette man
News Staff Report Alabama State Troopers reported Sunday, April 9, that an early morning, single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Bay Minette man near Atmore.Trooper reports show that 43-year-old Danny L. Grant Jr. was fatally injured at approximately 7:25 a.m., when the 2006 Chevrolet Impala he was driving left Interstate 65 at the 55-mile marker, about a mile south of Atmore.No further details were immediately available as troopers continued…