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May 29, 2008

Enterprise woman charged with stealing from Coffee County Jail

Authorities arrested an Enterprise woman on Thursday after a grand jury returned an indictment charging her with the theft of nearly $40,000 while she worked at the Coffee County Jail.

Debra Mitchell Williams, 46, of Shellfield Road, was arrested after she turned herself in with her lawyer, Lee Knowles of Geneva, said Coffee County District Attorney Gary McAliley. She was released after she posted a $30,000 bond.

“It was a continuous theft over time,” McAliley said.

Two City of Dothan employees arrested on marijuana charges

Dothan police arrested two Dothan garbage collectors on Wednesday after seizing marijuana from a city “refuse” truck.

Police investigators arrested Kendrick Lamar Corbitt, 34, of Dutch Street, and Bruce Henry Iverson, 40, of Grant Street, and charged them each with misdemeanor second-degree possession of marijuana. Both men were released from the Dothan City Jail after they posted a $500 bond each.

Dothan bank burglarized over night

Dothan police responded to a burglary at a Compass Bank in Dothan Thursday morning, Police Chief John Powell said.

Powell said someone burglarized the bank, located at 1263 W. Main St., before it opened for business Thursday.

Large pot growing operation busted

Late Wednesday, the Jackson County, Fla., Drug Task Force dismantled a sophisticated hydroponic marijuana greenhouse being operated in a barn outside the residence of a Malone-area man.

Eulatio Santiago, 29, was charged with the cultivation of marijuana in the case and with other offenses unrelated to the grow operation.

Dothan Police briefs

The following people were arrested by the Dothan Police Department and charged with a felony crime. They have not been convicted. Information has been provided by the Dothan Police Department.

May 28, 2008

Eufaula man charged with rape of teenage girl, faces dozens more charges

A Eufaula man confessed to Barbour County authorities that he recently sexually assaulted a teenage girl, and he could face dozens more additional rape charges, said Barbour County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Eddie Ingram.

Investigators arrested 42-year-old Joseph Thompson on Wednesday and charged him with first-degree rape. He is being held in the Barbour County Jail without bond. Ingram and Deputy Virgil Bowen investigated the assault and arrested Thompson after it was reported to the department on Friday.

Dothan man facing sex abuse charges

A Dothan man has been charged with three counts of sexual abuse involving a female under the age of 12.

According to information from Dothan police, Christopher Dewayne Carroll, 28, of Fortner Street, is charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse following an investigation into alleged inappropriate sexual contact with a female.

Man charged with threatening to kill cop to remain behind bars

A circuit court judge denied bond Wednesday for a Dothan man charged with making a “very credible threat against” the life of a Dothan police officer.

Bond denied for capital murder suspect in June 2007 killing

Based on a lack of evidence presented by the prosecution in the preliminary stages of a capital murder case, a defense attorney asked the court Wednesday to set a bond for his client who faces a capital murder charge in a 2007 shooting death.

Former Dothan police employee arrested on additional charges

The arrest of a former Dothan Police Department employee Tuesday brought the total number of criminal charges filed against her to 25, which included three new felony indictments recently returned by a grand jury.

May 27, 2008

Headland man charged with shooting at Dothan Cultural Arts Center parking lot

A Headland man has been released from jail after Dothan police charged him with being involved in shooting a gun near downtown Dothan at the Cultural Arts Center.

Kinsey constructing new fire station

Twenty volunteer firefighters and three fire trucks share limited space in a two-bay building on Lynn Jarvis Road in Kinsey.

Counselor charged with sexual abuse, D.A. wants victims to come forward

A licensed counselor with a specialty in trauma treatment for sexually abused children has been charged with sexually abusing a teenage client.

Clio man faces charges for attack on police Beagle

Authorities say a Clio man attacked a Beagle tracking dog Monday night during an effort to escape from authorities. Barbour County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Eddie Ingram said the Beagle was not injured, but 23-year-old Dusty Grantham managed to disable the electronic tracking collar the dog wore during the pursuit.

Headland man charged with shooting gun in cultural arts center parking lot

Dothan police charged a Headland man with shooting a handgun in the parking lot Friday night at the Southeast Alabama Community Theater located at the Dothan Cultural Arts Center near downtown.

Police charged Thyshun Hollis, 21, with felony dishcharging a firearm and misdemeanor carrying a pistol without a permit, according to a Dothan City Jail report. Police also charged 21-year-old Djkarta Trayon Condry, also of Headland, with misdemeanor carrying a pistol without a permit.

Police charge two men with copper theft

Abbeville police arrested two men Sunday in connection with a copper theft from a Henry County warehouse, according to a statement from the Abbeville Police Department.

May 26, 2008

Update: Barbour County deputies arrested Clio man after he fled scene of a crash

Barbour County Sheriff’s deputies arrest Clio man who police fled the scene of a motor vehicle accident Monday night that left an infant injured, according to an e-mailed statement by Chief Deputy Eddie Ingram.

May 23, 2008

Two Eufaula men arrested on drug charges

Two Eufaula men are facing felony drug charges after Barbour County Sheriff’s deputies arrested them Thursday during a traffic stop on Alabama Highway 30, according to an e-mailed statement from Chief Deputy Eddie Ingram.

Teen arrested after high-speed chase

Houston County Sheriff’s investigators arrested a Midland City teenager Thursday night after he failed to comply during an attempted traffic stop, according to Sheriff’s Capt. Antonio Gonzalez.

Shirtless, pot bellied man sought in attempted wallet snatching

A Cottonwood man stopped the theft of his wallet Friday morning after he tripped the alleged thief near a busy intersection in Cottonwood, said Police Chief Jim Smith.

A man wearing no shirt and shoes approached a Cottonwood businessman returning to his car and stole his wallet after asking him for money to buy gasoline. The businessman, who Smith declined to name, told the other man he didn’t have any cash, and in return the man “snatched” his wallet.

Police continue search for man who robbed Ozark Dollar Tree store

Ozark police say a store full of shoppers never noticed a robber with a gun who came into Dollar Tree, near Wendy’s, on Wednesday night and demanded the clerk and the manager go to the back of the store.

Police reports

The following people have been arrested by the Dothan Police Department and are charged with a felony. They have not been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department.

Click it or get a ticket

You might notice more police out patrolling between now and June 1. Chances are they are involved in Operation Clickit-or-Ticket.

May 08, 2008

Probably cause for captial murder against Dothan man

A bond hearing for a Dothan man facing receiving stolen property charges turned into a capital murder hearing Wednesday after Houston County Sheriff’s investigator Bill Rafferty said there was enough probable cause to charge David Waller with capital murder.