Month: May 2025

Don Fletcher

Arrest made after another car shot into
Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A 24-year-old Atmore man remained in the county jail Monday, May 26, charged with the latest in a series of incidents in which the suspect or suspects fired numerous shots into a vehicle traveling on a city street, or into a residence.James Antonio Johnson surrendered to authorities after members of Atmore Police Department’s Special Response Team executed a search warrant on a residence in…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
Bond set at $15K for animal cruelty suspect
Williamson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer WARNING: The information in this story is taken from Atmore Police Department reports that include a graphic description of the crime allegedly committed by the suspect. These details might be disturbing or offensive to many readers. Family members of 44-year-old James Williamson —arrested May 19 for following through on a vocal threat to permanently silence a constantly barking puppy — say the Atmore man…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
APD offers presentation on financial fraud
Special to Atmore News Atmore police want to remind residents of all ages that financial fraud occurs every 15 seconds in the United States.Scammers are sophisticated and use minimal details they find about you through online “phishing,” from your mail or from someone you know, to make up stories and scenarios that seem real or possible enough to get you to fall for their scam.The scams are designed to catch…
by Atmore News access_time6 months ago
Drug dealer paroled; female arsonist denied
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer During recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles, an Evergreen man who served only a fraction of his sentence behind bars after being convicted here of dealing drugs, was granted parole, while a Brewton woman sentenced to life in prison for first-degree arson was not as lucky.Carl Faircloth Faircloth Faircloth was sentenced in 2021 to serve 15 years in prison after his…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago
Felony arrests
Sex offender arrested for failure to register with police By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period May 19-25:Jimmy Nord Nord The 39-year-old Atmore man was arrested May 19 on violations of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification ACT (SORNA) after he was picked up on an outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrant.As Nord was being processed into…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 months ago