CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested on attempted murder charges after shooting in Walker County
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Walker County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection to a shooting in the Sipsey community. On April 23 around 10 a.m., the WCSO received a call from 911 regarding a shooting that had occurred in the Sipsey community. When deputies and...
Walker County inmate dies in custody
JASPER, Ala. – An inmate at the Walker County Jail died while in custody on Friday, April 19. At the request of the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) launched an investigation into an in-custody death that occurred at the Walker County Jail in Jasper on Friday, April 19.
Community raises questions for Walker County Sheriff’s Office after inmate death
JASPER, Ala. (WIAT) – State troopers are investigating the death of an inmate at the Walker County Jail. According to ALEA, Siras Theus, 47, died last Friday after a week in jail. He was being held on drug trafficking and distribution charges. The Walker County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate was brought to the Walker […]
Court issues ruling for defendant in crash which killed 19-year-old Alabama student
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — The man charged with killing a University of Alabama student and sorority member during a DUI crash has been denied youthful offender status. During a Wednesday hearing, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Shanta Owens ruled against the request of Gabriel Uncapher to be tried as a youthful offender, court documents show.
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