Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Would-be smugglers arrested
Backpack full of drugs and cell phones siezed Davis Bean By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two men, both reportedly Alabama residents, were arrested Christmas Eve (December 24) on numerous charges after they were found near Fountain Correctional Facility (FCF) with a backpack full of drugs and cell phones.Agents with the ADOC’s Law Enforcement Services Division and the agency’s K9 Bureau, assisted by officers from Atmore and Poarch Creek police departments…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 weeks ago
Deluge fills in ‘footing hole,’ slows construction on AutoZone
Site Manager John Gibson and two employees begin pumping water from the footing hole. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Chattanooga, Tenn.-based contractor Berry Construction’s practice of checking every possible angle of a commercial project, combined with a weekend deluge that dumped more than 1.5 inches on the city in just a few hours, has come back to bite the company.A 7,000 square-feet “footing hole,” about 10 feet deep, was halfway…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 weeks ago
Felony arrests
Local woman passes out in vehicle with Spice, booze, child inside By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period December 19-26:Brandy Gregson Gregson Police arrested an Atmore woman December 23 after she apparently passed out inside her vehicle in a local parking lot with a young child — along with synthetic cannabis and a cup of…
by Don Fletcher access_time4 weeks ago
Complaint filed against DA
Jackson submits grievance to Bar Association Billy By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The husband of one of the four people arrested by District Attorney Steve Billy, against whom the Alabama Attorney General’s Office eventually dropped all charges, has filed a formal complaint with the Alabama Bar Association over the actions of the county’s top prosecutor.The Alabama Bar Complaint Against a Lawyer was filed December 10 by Col. Charles Jackson (Ret.),…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 month ago
Fleeing 4-wheeler strikes APD officer; driver charged
Owens By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A member of this year’s Escambia County High School football team faces several charges after he struck an officer with a 4-wheeler while trying to avoid arrest last Wednesday, December 18.According to police reports, the officer was driving on Sunset Drive when he met a four-wheeler traveling in the opposite direction. He turned his marked police vehicle around and attempted a traffic stop due…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 month ago