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Felony arrests
Atmore man charged after meth, kratom, fentanyl found at license check By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man remained in the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) this week, arrested June 10 at a license checkpoint when he was found to be in possession of at least three illicit substances, one of which he tried to discard before lawmen found it. Ward Atmore Police Department reports show that city officers…
Shooting arrest
ECSO still investigating late-May assault at Freemanville teen center Rostchild By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer County sheriff’s investigators are still working to determine just what happened to trigger a shooting incident that erupted during a late-May gathering in Freemanville and left one person in critical condition.According to a story published online June 7 by WKRG-TV, a large crowd had gathered for what started as a “rap battle” between a group…
My story, part 1
Digmon For months, I’ve told the folks here at Atmore News I wanted the entire front page when our legal mess was finished. And now, it’s finished. All charges have been dismissed – with prejudice, meaning we cannot be arrested for the same charges.But as you can see, I didn’t want the entire front page after all. Instead, I want to tell my story – and in part our stories…
Tractor Supply stabbing suspect jailed
Still By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore police have released the name of the only person charged in the April 23 knife fight that took place in the Lindberg Avenue parking lot of Tractor Supply.Although the Escambia County Detention Center website has no record of the arrest, WKRG-TV reported that Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann posted to APD’s Facebook page that 19-year-old Luke Still was arrested May 29 when…