A Geneva County judge called a 16-year-old Slocomb boy who is facing felony assault charges a threat to county residents.
Court records indicate troopers with the Alabama State Highway Patrol arrested Christopher Davis Hall, 16, of Omar Road, on Monday, and charged him with two felony counts of first-degree assault.
Geneva County District Attorney Kirke Adams said the charges stemmed from an alcohol-related crash that happened on a dirt road near Slocomb last weekend.
Court records indicate Geneva County District Court Judge Stephen Smith set a $75,000 bond for each charge on Tuesday after a bond hearing was held on Monday.
According to court records, Smith set a bond in the case after citing flight by the suspect as a concern, since he apparently has family living outside of Alabama. Smith also called Hall a possible threat to county residents, saying “the court finds that there is no suitable place for the defendant to reside where it can be assured he does not pose a threat to the people of Geneva County based on the allegations in this offense.”
The court record also said Hall allegedly left home, where he was supervised by his mother, and drove around the county intoxicated with two others in the vehicle.
“I don’t think young people understand how serious of a problem drinking and driving can create for themselves and others,” Adams said. “You can ruin the rest of your life by getting behind the wheel of a car while under the influence of alcohol.”
According to a statement released by Trooper Kevin Cook, the single-vehicle crash that happened on Hundley Road around 1:30 a.m. Sunday injuring four teenagers, including Hall, who was the driver. The trooper’s statement said Hall and a passenger Haley Harrison, 15, of Slocomb, were treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The crash also left two other teenage passengers critically injured. The trooper’s statement said Tonya Spivey and Austin Hughes, both 16 years old, suffered critical injuries. Adams said both teens remained hospitalized and in critical condition on Tuesday.
“He was charged with assault first, with the underlying offense that he was above the legal limit of alcohol,” Adams said. “Anybody under the age of 21 can not legally operate a motor vehicle above .02 where they’d be subject to being arrested for DUI.”
The trooper’s statement said the crash happened after the 2004 Dodge Stratus driven by Hall ran off the road. Adams said Hall apparently lost control of the vehicle on a dirt road, and crashed into a tree.
Adams said rest of the facts surrounding the crash remain under investigation, including where the teenagers may have received the alcohol. But he said additional charges are expected.
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