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Charged in home invasion, robbery – More arrests expected
An Atmore man remained in the Escambia County Detention Center on Tuesday, charged with two felony crimes, after a June 5 incident during which he and two other men allegedly forced their way into another man’s home, hit the resident in the head with a handgun, then robbed him. According to a press release issued last week by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert, 24-year-old Mikeal Starks is…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Former WSN coach faces new charges
A former W.S. Neal High School coach, arrested in May on a charge of having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19, was arrested again last week after at least one more student claimed that the coach also attempted to have sexual contact with her. Jason Paul Blaney, 38, of a Jay, Fla., address, was taken into custody around 4 p.m. Friday, June 9, according to a…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for the week of June 7, 2017
Betty Marshall Burkett Mrs. Betty Marshall Burkett, age 78, of Atmore, Ala. passed away Tuesday May 30, 2017 in Atmore. She was retired from Alabama Power Company after many years of service. She was born in Atmore to the late Elmer Earl and Ruth Cole Marshall. She was a member of The First Presbyterian Church of Atmore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy L. Burkett and one…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Jailed for embezzlement – Atmore woman charged with stealing thousands
An Atmore woman who had worked for and with a local realtor for several years was arrested last week and charged with embezzling a “significant amount” of money from the realtor’s business. Atmore Police Chief Charles Brooks confirmed Monday that Jaime LeAnne McCoy, 33, was arrested by APD investigators on a charge of first-degree theft of property. McCoy was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center last Thursday, June 1,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Poarch man torches own home
A Jack Springs Road resident was arrested May 30 on arson and domestic violence charges after he allegedly used a husband-wife dispute as the catalyst for setting a fire that consumed the mobile home in which the couple lived. Jason Paul Mitchell, 31, of a Jack Springs Road address, is charged with one count each of second degree arson, domestic violence and third degree domestic harassment. An employee of the…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago