Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Felony arrests
Women jailed after separate incidents at local restaurants By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were among those reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department during the period December 6-13:Shivoyer English English The 43-year-old McDavid, Fla. woman was arrested December 7 on a felony drug possession charge after police responded to the McDonald’s on South Main Street, where she was reportedly throwing food at vehicles.Police reports show…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 days ago
Attorney: Pastor’s arrest ‘smells of a set up’
Bishop By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Although Alabama Department of Corrections (ALDOC) investigators feel they have a strong case against an Atmore pastor who was arrested Thursday, December 5, on charges of trying to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, weapons and other items into Fountain Correctional Facility Annex, the pastor’s attorney said the arrest raises more questions than it answers.“My personal and professional opinion is, the whole thing smells of a setup,”…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 weeks ago
Violent weekend
Giles At least six buckshot pellets ripped through the window of a Point Escambia unit. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Hundreds of Atmore residents and visitors enjoyed pre-Christmas events over the weekend, but three local men will never see another Christmas after one of the city’s most violent weekends in recent memory.Atmore police have a suspect in jail for a late-Friday (December 6) shooting at Point Escambia Apartments that led…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 weeks ago
Curfew is imminent, police chief tells council
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Three Atmore City Council members and Mayor Jim Staff didn’t deal with any major issues among the nine items on Monday’s (December 9’s) meeting agenda. It was what followed the business portion of the meeting that caught the attention of the scattered few who attended and sparked nods of agreement from the four city officials.Police Chief Chuck Brooks, who announced just over five weeks ago…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 weeks ago
No parole for Fla. woman convicted here
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Adkins The Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles denied parole during recent hearings for a Century, Fla. woman convicted in Escambia County Circuit Court of drug possession.Lynda Michelle Adkins was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over by Atmore police after the driver failed to maintain his lane while driving along Alabama 21. The driver wasn’t arrested, but Adkins, who police said was “holding her…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 weeks ago