Month: February 2021

Texas man charged after taking toddler, teen from mother Jonson By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two children, a teenager and a 3-year-old, were located, safe and unharmed, in Gulfport, Miss. Thursday afternoon, February 4, just a few hours after they were reportedly abducted from an Atmore gas station by a man who is the father of one of the children. Bruice Jyrome Jonson, 58, of San Antonio, Texas, was…

Sothman By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer An Atmore man, apparently knowledgeable about vehicle electronics but apparently not a very good driver, was arrested Monday at a local coin laundry after he reportedly stole the headlights from an Atmore Christian School bus. Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported that 41-year-old Dennis Dean Sothman of a Poarch Road address was taken into custody after an observant patrol officer noticed a Chevy van…

Arrest in ‘Yellow Store’ heist; 3 stolen from Ford dealer Sheppard By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported this week the arrest in Florida of a man who stole a car from a local convenience store Sunday, February 7, one of two vehicle heists here within 10 days. The most recent theft occurred at One Choice Grocery, which operates the Speedy gas station-convenience store, known…

Two children, a teenager and a 3-year-old, were located in Gulfport, Miss. this afternoon, just a few hours after they were reportedly abducted from an Atmore gas station. Bruice Jyrome Jonson, 58, of San Antonio, Texas, was detained in Gulfport. He faces charges in Alabama for interference with child custody. The children were safe and unharmed. Jonson had been sought since the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m., after the two…