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Three arrested in Wednesday shooting on Patterson Street (Updated)
   Three arrested in Wednesday shooting on Patterson Street   City police have charged an Atmore man with last week’s shooting of another Atmore man on Patterson Street, and two other Atmore men were arrested for trying to help hide the weapon that was believed to have been used in the shooting. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said Gregory Ballard, 51, is believed to be the person who fired “several…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Poarch fireman indicted on teen sex charges
A Poarch firefighter who lives in Atmore is free on $250,000 bond after he was indicted on several charges involving sex with a teenager. According to Escambia County Detention Center records, 36-year-old Michael Leon Wood of a McRae Street address surrendered to sheriff’s officers after a grand jury handed up a three-count indictment against him. Jail records show that the bond was posted by or on behalf of Wood shortly…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Nokomis man arrested on drug charges
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies, patrolling in the Nokomis area Monday night (August 7) due to numerous “suspicious vehicle” complaints, arrested a Nokomis man on felony drug charges. ECSO Chief Deputy Mike Lambert reported Tuesday that, as a result of the concentrated patrol, deputies made contact with John Duane Flowers Jr., 31, of a James Road address. While questioning Flowers, the lawmen found him to be in possession of a…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Mother of teen also charged with sex trafficking
Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed Monday afternoon that the mother of a teen who was allegedly abused sexually by her grandmother’s boyfriend, who paid the grandmother for sex with the child, was also arrested last week. Brooks said Melissa Deann Stoker, 37, address not provided, is charged with one count each of first-degree human trafficking, endangering the welfare of a child and contributing to the dependency of a child. Stoker’s…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
Atmore grandmother arrested for sex trafficking – Allegedly ‘sold’ sex with granddaughter to boyfriend, 87
    An Atmore woman and an Atmore man were arrested last week after an investigation revealed evidence that the 66-year-old woman accepted money from her 87-year-old boyfriend in exchange for having sexual relations with her 13-year-old granddaughter. Unconfirmed reports are that Mary Lue Daw, who resides at an address on Third Avenue, actually held the youngster down while Charles Clarence Stacey, who listed a Pieburn Circle address, violated her…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago