CRIME & SAFETY
Enterprise woman pleads guilty to raping young family member, DA says
COFFEE COUNTY, Ala (WDHN) — An Enterprise woman will soon be sentenced after pleading guilty to rape. Amanda Fulford was arrested in August 2022 and charged with rape and sexual abuse, both in the second degree. District Attorney James Tarbox tells WDHN the victim was a 13-year-old related to...
Hartford man sentenced to 49 years in 2022 murder
GENEVA COUNTY, Ala. (WTVY) - A Hartford man will spend nearly 50 years in prison for the death of a Graceville woman. Brandon Waddell, 33, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in April. In July of 2022, Angel Nicole Stout, 25, was found dead in a home on...
Brothers serving life for driveway shooting murder of mom to 2 sets of twins ordered to pay up after objecting to footing funeral flower bills
Already sentenced to life in prison for the murder-for-hire shooting of an Alabama teacher and mother to two sets of twins, two brothers are now on the hook for a million-dollar restitution penalty. The post Brothers serving life for driveway shooting murder of mom to 2 sets of twins ordered to pay up after objecting to footing funeral flower bills first appeared on Law & Crime.
Enterprise man sentenced in security guard slaying
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - An Enterprise man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the death of a bar security guard. Emmanuel Key, 33, was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Stevie Franklin. During the three-day trial in March, evidence placed Key at the Daleville Lounge on the night of the shooting.
Traffic stop in Holmes County leads to trafficking charge
HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A traffic stop conducted on Thursday, resulted in two men getting arrested for trafficking charges. According to authorities, Derek Hann, from Colorado was driving the vehicle. Holmes County Sheriff’s deputies saw the utilization of the Bonifay Police Department’s K9 Buck. The K9 quickly alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics, […]
Alabama man, brother ordered to pay $1 million restitution in murder-for-hire of ex-wife Sara Starr
An Alabama man and his brother were ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution Monday in the murder-for-hire killing of his ex-wife on Thanksgiving 2017, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jason Starr, of Coffee Springs, and his brother, Darin Starr, of Lakehills, Texas, were ordered to pay $971,671.21 to the...
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