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November 12, 2009

Second gunman still sought in 2008 slaying

One year after authorities say two men shot and killed Christopher Woods during a burglary at his Dothan home, one of the two suspected gunmen remains at large.

Four facing drug charges in Ozark

OZARK — Investigators with the Wiregrass Violent Crimes and Drug Task Force charged four Ozark residents with drug-related crimes early on Thursday, according to authorities.

Pittsview man faces felony drug charges after Barbour County arrest

A Pittsview man faces multiple felony crimes after Barbour County authorities recently arrested him as part of a traffic checkpoint near Eufaula.

Troy attempted murder suspect gets bond reduced

A judge recently reduced the bond for a Troy man charged with shooting a woman in the head.

Eufaula man charged with burglary of home

Barbour County authorities recently arrested a Eufaula man and charged him with a residential burglary.

Dothan police charge man with cocaine possession

Dothan police recently arrested a 48-year-old Dothan man on a cocaine possession charge.

November 11, 2009

Dothan man charged with sex crime during burglary

Dothan police arrested a 28-year-old man on charges he sexually molested a teenage girl after waking her up during a burglary at her home.

November 10, 2009

New trial denied for man convicted in Bessie Thweatt killing

A Houston County circuit judge has decided against setting aside a capital murder conviction, despite a defense attorney’s concerns about one of the jurors from the trial.

Dothan man faces second armed burglary charge

Within a few hours of a burglary suspect’s release from jail on Monday, Dothan police arrested him again on another armed burglary charge.

November 09, 2009

Dothan guardsman recovering after Fort Hood shooting

A Dothan national guardsman is recovering well after being shot twice at Fort Hood, Texas, during a deadly rampage at the post last week, according to his family.

Capital murder arrest made in 15-year-old Geneva slaying

Authorities hope a recent capital murder indictment returned by a Geneva County grand jury will help give some closure to the family of a 68-year-old Geneva man who was killed nearly 15 years ago.

November 06, 2009

Cottonwood man faces child porn charges

Authorities have arrested a Cottonwood man on nearly two dozen child porn related charges.

Enterprise man facing molestation charge

Dothan police arrested an Enterprise man Thursday and charged him with molesting an 8-year-old girl.

Enterprise man facing burglary charges

An Enterprise man wanted by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office turned himself in Wednesday on burglary related charges.

Houston County Sheriff’s Office chaplain charged with rape, sodomy

The Houston County’s Sheriff’s Office chaplain reportedly confessed to Sheriff Andy Hughes that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old Dothan girl.

November 05, 2009

Teen found not guilty in armed beer robbery

A Houston County jury found a Dothan teenager not guilty Thursday of stealing a 12-pack of beer from a man at gunpoint.

Newton man guilty in sex abuse case

OZARK – A man who claimed he never sexually abused a 3-year-old girl in his custody spoke for himself on Thursday, and in the end, was convicted of one charge but not another.

Bonds set for women charged in missing Chipley baby case.

A Florida judge has set bonds for the two people charged in connection with the disappearance of 7-month-old Shannon Lea Dedrick, and ordered them to have no contact with each other or the child.

Slocomb man charged with murder in Crestview, Fla.

Authorities arrested a Slocomb man Wednesday on charges he shot his brother to death in Florida earlier this week.

Troy University professor charged with sex abuse

Dothan police arrested a Troy University professor Wednesday with sex abuse of a 21-year-old woman.

November 04, 2009

Details emerge in case of missing Chipley baby

A woman whose vehicle neighbors said was at the same residence where a baby was reported missing hours later in Chipley, Fla., on Saturday once wrote Florida’s governor, claiming the baby was in a harmful environment.

Operation Who’s Next nets three arrests

Geneva County Sheriff’s investigators arrested three men on Wednesday on cocaine distribution charges as part of an ongoing undercover investigation called Operation Who’s Next.

One not guilty, another sex abuse case continues in Dale County

OZARK - One sex abuse case in Dale County ended on Wednesday with a not guilty verdict, while another sex abuse case is expected to continue through today.

Convicted meth trafficker faces new charge

Houston County Sheriff’s investigators charged a convicted drug trafficker Tuesday with possession of methamphetamine in Dothan.

Former Dothan funeral home owner pleads guilty to theft charges

A former Dothan funeral home owner received a 10-year prison sentence on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to stealing from customers of the funeral home.

Fadette church burglarized

Geneva County Sheriff’s investigators are looking for information in the recent burglary of a Fadette church.

Dothan police charge two with DUI

The following people were arrested by the Dothan Police Department and charged with driving under the influence. They have not been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department.

Geneva County deputies charge duo with cocaine distribution

Geneva County Sheriff’s investigators recently arrested two Wiregrass men on cocaine distribution charges, including a Hartford man on probation for a drug conviction.

November 03, 2009

Dothan man charged in plot to murder wife

Authorities recently arrested a Dothan man on charges he hired an undercover agent to kill his estranged wife.

Dothan man found not guilty of child molestation

A Houston County jury found a Dothan man not guilty Monday of molesting a 3-year-old girl.

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