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UPDATE: Lawyer responds after Limestone County attorney arrested on harassment charge
A Limestone County attorney was arrested on harassment charges, according to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office. John Totten, 50, of Athens, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor count of harassment. Totten allegedly confronted the victim in a domestic violence case for a defendant he was representing, causing the...
Athens native trades IT job for NASCAR pit crew gig
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Talladega is the biggest NASCAR race in the state of Alabama. While many take annual pilgrimages to cheer on their favorite drivers, few can say they made it all the way to pit row. But one Athens native gets to be as close as possible to all the action.
Trinity man arrested for alleged theft of $500k in copper, supplies from his employer
A Trinity man was apprehended in connection with the theft of half a million dollars' worth of copper and equipment from a local business. The Trinity Police Department arrested Jerrel Ables, an employee of the business, on April 12 and is being charged with eight counts of theft. The arrest...
Wife of Steve Perkins arrested during peaceful protest in Decatur
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The wife of Steve Perkins, who was shot and killed by Decatur Police last year, was one of three people arrested during a peaceful protest march in Decatur on Friday. Video of the incident posted on social media shows that Catrela Perkins was handcuffed...
An Alabama prison warden is arrested on drug charges
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — The warden of an Alabama prison was arrested Friday on drug charges, officials with the state prison system confirmed. Chadwick Crabtree, the warden at Limestone Correctional Facility, was charged with the manufacturing of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a statement from the prison system. Court records show that manufacturing charge accuses him of growing psilocybin mushrooms, a hallucinogenic. Court records did not show if Crabtree has an attorney to comment on his behalf. The Alabama Department of Corrections said its law enforcement division, along with a state SWAT team and the Limestone County sheriff’s office, executed search and arrest warrants at Crabtree’s home. Crabtree and his wife were both taken into custody.
Wayne Burgess, jailed 24 years on overturned murder conviction, sues Pulaski PD, Giles County
Wayne Burgess, a man wrongfully imprisoned 24 years on the testimony of a disgraced medical examiner, has filed a lawsuit against the county, city and police officers that investigated and prosecuted him. Burgess, 59, was released from prison in May last year after a Giles County judge overturned the first-degree...
Two Decatur men charged with drug trafficking in separate busts
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Two men in Decatur were charged with drug trafficking in two separate drug busts last week by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and Decatur Police Department. According to WAFF’s news partners at Decatur Daily, Holden Tyler Blevins, 33, was charged with trafficking fentanyl and William...
Mustang Mud Run- “Mud Head To Toe”
MADISON- The Mustang Mud Run, it’s not if you win or lose, because there are no placements, it’s how everyone `tries to conquer the obstacles that stand in their way. Recent rains made for a tremendous amount of water and mud in the creek located on the back portion of the campus of Madison Academy causing the 20-plus obstacles to be even more challenging than normal for the seventh annual fun-day event.
Limestone Co. woman facing charges in connection to overdose death
LIMESTONE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A Limestone County woman is facing numerous charges including Felony Murder after a man died of an overdose last year. Christina Bise, 31 is accused of killing 44-year-old Torrie Cordell Murray. Murray died of an overdose in a motel on Hwy. 31 in Athens, Bise is accused of supplying him with Fentanyl. The Limestone County District Attorney’s Office also says Bise stole Murray’s credit cards.
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