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September 25, 2008
Man gets 42 years for Christmas Eve murder of his wife
About six weeks before a 40-year-old Ozark woman was stabbed to death, she filed a restraining order against the man convicted of killing her.
Ozark police Investigator J.C. Culbreath read the restraining order out loud Thursday at a Dale County Circuit Court hearing, which included Allison Johnson saying she had been afraid of her husband in the weeks before her death.
Clio man charged with armed robbery
Barbour County Sheriff’s Investigator Sgt. David Morris arrested Daniel Darrel Kennedy Jr., 23, of Clio, on Tuesday and charged him with first-degree robbery, according to an e-mailed statement from Morris.
Judge denies probation for sex offender convicted of failure to register
Judge Butch Binford denied probation on Wednesday for Charles Edwin Gibson, 42, of Langley Drive, who had been convicted of failure to register as a sex offender.
Ozark woman denied probation in theft case
An Ozark woman who faces multiple felony charges for her involvement in an armed robbery that left two Dothan police officers wounded was denied probation in an unrelated case Wednesday.
Abbeville man convicted in shooting
An Abbeville man who previously faced an attempted murder charge pleaded guilty Wednesday to shooting into an unoccupied vehicle.
September 24, 2008
Dothan man denied probation in terrorist threat case
A Houston County Circuit Court judge denied probation Wednesday for a Dothan man recently convicted of threatening to kill a Dothan police investigator. Judge Butch Binford denied probation for Anthony Terrell Brooks, 28, of South Lena Street, who pleaded guilty to the charge last month.
Capital murder defendant hearing postponed
A Dothan man charged with capital murder in a 2007 shooting death will remain held without bond after a Houston County Circuit Court judge continued his case until November. Brandon Bell, 26, of East Newton Street, had a hearing set Wednesday for general motions, including a bond hearing. The hearing was continued until Nov. 19.
Kindergartener brings drugs to school in Ozark
Yamisha Gray, 30, and Antonio Griffin, 39, both of Hazelwood Drive, were charged after school officials reported the child pulled out a small bag of marijuana at Thompkins Early Childhood Center on Monday.
68-year-old woman gets probation in drug case
A Houston County circuit court judge gave a 68-year-old Georgia woman probation Wednesday for her five felony drug convictions.
Betty Haire, of Brinson, Ga., pleaded guilty on Aug. 21, to five counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
Probation officer arrested on multiple charges
Authorities have released details of the arrest of a Jackson County man employed as a state probation officer. Ryder Anthony Laramore, 44, of Marianna, Fla., was arrested Wednesday in Bay County, according to authorities.
Three Dothan men jailed in connection to store robbery
Three Dothan men are behind bars after Houston County Sheriff’s deputies caught them within 30 minutes of a reported armed robbery at a convenience store in Lovetown on Tuesday evening.
Police briefs
The Dothan Police Department arrested the following people and charged them with a felony crime. They have not been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department.
September 23, 2008
One arrested, two more being questioned in Lovetown armed robbery
Houston County Sheriff’s deputies arrested one man and apprehended two more for questioning in connection with an armed robbery in Lovetown on Tuesday afternoon..
Woman charged with falsely reporting sex assaults
Dothan police charged an Ashford woman Tuesday with filing false reports with law enforcement she was abducted and sexually assaulted, according to a statement released by the Dothan Police Department.
Child safety seat event Saturday
The Dothan Police Department is sponsoring a free child safety seat clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Babies R Us at Wiregrass Commons Mall.
Ozark officers find breaks in cases from man who fled
An Ozark man who took off on a foot chase last week led officers to a break in some forgery cases.
Ozark police charge five with felony crimes, one with DUI
The following people were arrested by the Ozark Police Department and charged with a felony, they have not been convicted.
Dale County team uses obstacle course in crisis training
The mine field which Dale County Special Response Team officers crossed over using a steel pole on Monday was different from the door they’d barricaded in Ozark Villas to apprehend a suspect.
Dothan police charge three with felonies, two with DUI
The Dothan Police Department arrested the following person and charged them with a felony crime. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department. None of the people have been convicted.
September 22, 2008
Three deputies gone after misconduct allegations
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office recently lost nearly half of its full-time certified law enforcement staff.
Car crashes into building at medical practice
Dothan police respond to a single-vehicle crash at a medical practice called Family Medicine on Honeysuckle Road.
September 19, 2008
Near-fatal store shooting suspect sought
Six weeks ago, gunfire during a gas station robbery left Richard Lee Woodham in a coma.
Ozark teenagers charged with theft of Rosa Parks sign
Henry County Sheriff’s investigators arrested three Ozark teenagers Thursday, including an Auburn University student, and charged them with stealing a historical Henry County sign posted at Rosa Parks’ former home.
Ozark resident robbed at gunpoint
Ozark authorities are still looking for a man who they say broke into a residence and demanded money at gunpoint on Thursday, according to an Ozark Police Department report.
Ozark police charge two with distributing cocaine
Ozark police charged two Daleville residents with distributing cocaine after the two sold drugs to an undercover officer.
Dothan woman charged with welfare fraud of more than $15,000
Toshiba Lawanna Johnson, 32, of Dothan, pleaded guilty Sept. 9 to first-degree theft of property in the amount of $15,582 in welfare fraud, according to a state from the Alabama Attorney General’s office.
Ozark man faces multiple charges, including felony assault
An Ozark man involved in a scuffle with his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend turned himself in on a variety of charges Wednesday, according to an Ozark police report.
Ozark man charged in illegal skinny dipping incident
A skinny-dip in a private pool on Wednesday landed an Ozark man in an orange jumpsuit at the Dale County Jail.
Dothan teen facing multiple sexual assault charges has bond reduced
A Houston County judge reduced the bond Wednesday for a Dothan man facing multiple sexual assault charges by more than half.
Dothan man found not guilty of using counterfeit money
A jury found a Dothan man not guilty of passing a counterfeit $20 bill at an area convenience store.
News editor Christie Kulavich guides you to fun events happening in the Wiregrass.
Sports writer Drew Champlin writes about the latest sports news from Troy University.
Reporters Lance Griffin and Debbie Ingram write about latest news released on the country music development planned for Houston County.
