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Montgomery man gets 20 years for armed robbery of father and son at family outing
A Montgomery man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of robbery charges in a 2022 armed robbery of a father and son. Malachi Goston will spend two decades behind bars for robbing a father and son at gunpoint as they walked to their car following a family outing, District Attorney Daryl Bailey said.
Families of victims in 2013 triple murder case speak out following arrests
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Just over a week ago, 4 arrests were made across 3 states in the 2013 deaths of Montgomery residents Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson, Quinones King, and Rodney Cottrell. Now, family members of all 3 victims are speaking on the arrests while remembering their loved ones. “It was closure...
Woman convicted of orchestrating Montgomery kidnapping, rape in 2017
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced the conviction this week of the final party from a brutal attack in 2017. A Montgomery County jury found Alexandria Hancock, 33, guilty of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape and first-degree robbery. Hancock’s sentencing is scheduled for June 6. Bailey...
Montgomery teen who skipped most of his robbery trial sentenced to 20 years in prison
A Montgomery teen who skipped out on most of his robbery trial earlier this year has been sentenced to prison. Malachi Goston, 19, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2022 robbery of a father and son in Montgomery. Goston was convicted in March of two counts...
A few severe storms possible Saturday evening, sunshine Sunday
Rounds of showers and storms affected our area again Saturday. However, we did see a break during the late morning and mid to late afternoon. Another line of showers and storms moved through our area during the evening. A few of these storms were briefly strong to severe, capable of strong wind gusts and small to large hail. The last of the storms diminish and depart our area this evening.
Montgomery man sentenced in inmate-on-inmate assault
A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for an attack on a Montgomery County Detention Facility inmate. On Feb. 19, 2022, Marquarian Gilmer, “randomly” went up to and stabbed the victim in the neck with a sharp object, said District Attorney Daryl Bailey. The victim received 15 staples on the side of his neck and had to be placed on a ventilator, Bailey said. The man can now breathe without assistance, but his speech is “permanently impaired,” Baily said.
Suspects charged in 2 Montgomery drug trafficking investigations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Multiple people were arrested and taken to the Montgomery County Detention Center this week on conspiracy to commit trafficking charges. The arrests are part of two unrelated cases. In the first case, court filings indicate a search warrant was served at a hotel on the Troy...
Update: Severe thunderstorm warning expected to expire at 8:15 p.m.
The warning was for Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties. "The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm," says the National Weather Service.
Teen graduates high school year after surviving mass shooting, learning to walk again
PIKE ROAD, Ala. (WSFA/Gray News) - A teenager in Alabama has beaten the odds. Trinity Richards was one of at least 30 people who were shot at a Sweet 16 birthday party in April 2023. Four people ended up being killed in the shooting with Richards nearly becoming a fifth...
Man convicted in deadly 2020 Montgomery shooting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A verdict has just been reached in a four-year-old shooting in Montgomery that left a man dead. A jury has found William Kiwanis Carroll, 43, guilty of manslaughter for the death of Eric Derell Witcher, 46, on April 30, 2020. This is a lesser count than his initial charge of murder.
Former McAdory Middle School assistant principal charged in Georgia killings of 3 Alabama residents resigns
The assistant principal at McAdory Middle School charged in a 2013 triple homicide of three Montgomery residents in Georgia has resigned. Keante Harris, 45, is charged with malice murder in the slayings Cheryl Colquit Thompson, 32, Quinones King, 33 and Rodney Cottrell, 43. Harris was booked into the Jefferson County...
What’s Happening: May 17-19
If you can put up with part of the weekend being wet, there are plenty of outdoor events for you to enjoy in the River Region!. You will hear music in the air in both Montgomery and Wetumpka, as music festivals get toes tapping. In Millbrook, you can celebrate Mayfest.
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