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No parole for Flomaton arsonist, Mobile murderer
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer A Flomaton man, convicted in 2019 of second-degree arson, and a convicted Mobile County murderer who apparently tried to kill another person while in an Escambia County correctional facility, were each denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles. May Donald Lamar May was sentenced to 20 years in prison on the arson conviction, details of which could not be…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Felony arrests
Expired driver’s license leads to discovery of stolen gun, Ecstasy, pot By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by Atmore Police Department (APD) officers during the period August 15-18:Q’watrell Ford Ford An Atmore man was arrested August 17 on felony weapons and drug charges after his vehicle was pulled over for failure to yield to another vehicle.The traffic stop was conducted at approximately 2:15 a.m. The…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Bad habit
DNA from cigarette butt led to Atmore man’s robbery arrest Weeks By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore resident Randy Eugene Weeks might have given up smoking by now. If so, he waited about six years too late to kick the habit.Florida lawmen caught a big break in their investigations of a 2018 robbery and attempted robbery when state scientists found DNA of the 35-year-old Atmore man on a cigarette butt…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
Atmore man still struggling to overcome 2023 electrocution
The rescue attempt left Stallworth with severe burns over a large part of his body. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Rico Stallworth didn’t think twice when he pulled his pickup to the side of James Road almost two years ago and rushed to rescue a friend and former classmate whose car had left the highway and crashed into a utility pole. That selfless decision not only almost cost Stallworth his…
by Don Fletcher access_time3 months ago
My story, part 10
Digmon March 5I was scheduled for an arraignment in court, but I didn’t have to go.The Attorney General’s office filed a motion to continue the cases since that office had not had time to prepare. Judge Ben Fuller denied the motion, and the hearing was set for April 10. Assistant AG Thomas Govan Jr. was assigned to our cases.I received notice from attorney Earnie White’s office that a scheduling conference…
by Sherry Digmon access_time3 months ago