Author: Don Fletcher

Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Flomaton man, a fugitive from a Florida manslaughter warrant, was captured Valentine’s Day when an Atmore Police Department investigator spotted the suspect walking down a street in the city’s northwestern sector.According to a press release issued by APD Chief Chuck Brooks, the city detective spotted Timothy Lavon Johnson, 34, walking along Howard Street around 3:30 p.m., February 14.APD had been notified by Escambia…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police investigators are at a standstill as they try to sort out the circumstances surrounding the January 10 shooting at the Fast Lane convenience store on Jack Springs Road.APD detectives reportedly have all the physical evidence they need on which to build their case. They just can’t get any cooperation from the intended targets of at least five shots that were fired during the…

Johnson By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Department of Corrections officers arrested an Atmore man on three felony drug charges, including trafficking in methamphetamine, as he visited an inmate at Fountain Correctional Facility.Escambia County Detention Center records show that Qwatrevies Ford, 25, was booked February 10 on drug trafficking, possession of an unspecified controlled substance and first-degree possession of marijuana charges.Corrections department spokeswoman Kristi Simpson said a K9 officer alerted…