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Charges against an illegal immigrant living in McDavid have been upgraded from attempted murder to murder after the female victim he is accused of shooting in the head died. Luis Trevizo Becerra, 39, 1311 North Highway 99, remains in the Escambia County Detention Center Brewton. District Judge Eric Coale originally set Becerra's bond at $5 million on the attempted murder charge after Becerra said he did not have a green card allowing him to be in the United States. Once the victim died several d...
Charges continue to mount on a Flomaton man who was on probation, out on bond and had a warrant for his arrest when he was arrested last Wednesday and charged with trafficking methamphetamine and attempting to introduce the drug into the Escambia County Jail in Pensacola. Caleb Eli Turk, 31, 1975 Welka Road was jailed in Pensacola on $15,000 bond on the new charges with holds to prevent his release in Escambia County, Ala. At the time of his arrest on Pace Boulevard, Turk was on probation for...
Flomaton High School head football coach Doug Vickery said he was pleased with the team's effort as the Hurricanes closed out spring training with a 34-12 victory over Escambia County High School. "You always wonder how your guys will perform under the lights against a quality opponent," Vickery said. "Coach Harris does a great job at Atmore and I expected a challenge. I thought we answered that challenge." The first half pitted the two teams' varsity players which saw Flomaton end the first...
An Aniah's Law hearing was scheduled Monday for a Monroeville woman and an Atmore man who have been charged with aggravated child abuse and murder following the death of the woman's 2-month old child. Shelby Shyanne Comalander, 24, 1825 Clausell Road, Monroeville, and Larry William Jackson, 48, 239 Riley Road, Atmore, were both jailed without bond. During bond hearings, District Attorney Steve Billy recommended no bond on Comalander and Jackson. District Judge Eric Coale ruled to hold both in...
An Evergreen man who was on probation for attempted murder is back behind bars on murder and assault charges after being arrested for shooting and killing his brother and beating his father. Shawn Jerome Miller, 42, 40 Camilia Lane, was jailed without bond following the incident Saturday night. Miller was scheduled to appear again before District Judge Eric Coale yesterday (Wednesday) for an Aniah's Law hearing to see if he will remain in jail with no bond or is entitled to a bond. Events began...
Anthony Davidson Field will now sit inside Dewey J. Bondurant, Jr., park instead of Hurricane Park after the Escambia County (Ala.) School Board voted to name the Flomaton park in honor of the former mayor. Bondurant, who was first elected mayor of Flomaton in 2004, resigned that position on April 10, citing health reasons. The Flomaton Town Council has since appointed Jim Johnson as mayor to fill Bondurant's unexpired term. Bondurant was one of many people who spearheaded the construction of...
A kayak trip down Burnt Corn Creek Sunday almost turned tragic for two families after swift currents overturned the boats, sending 10 people to scramble for safety. A 911 call from Michael Sherrer alerted the Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Heath Jackson launched a jet ski and was able to pull everyone to safety. Jackson said the group of 10, which included adults and children, had launched their boats north of the Highway 41 bridge for a trip down stream late Sunday a...
The backseat passenger in the vehicle that resulted in an Alabama state trooper shot and the female driver dead has been indicted by an Escambia County (Ala.) grand jury on felony murder and attempted murder. Johndarous Christon Williams, 21, of Georgia remains in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton with no bond following the grand jury indictment. Williams was in the back seat of a vehicle driven by Angel Thornton of Albany, Ga., who was shot and killed by State Trooper Jeremy...
Jim Johnson was sworn in Monday afternoon as mayor of Flomaton to fill the unexpired term of Dewey Bondurant, Jr., who resigned the mayor's position April 10. Johnson, 63, has served on the town council since 2000 and was mayor pro tem at the time Bondurant stepped down. Councilwoman Lillian Dean made the motion Monday to appoint Johnson as mayor and the motion carried unanimously. The council voted to declare Johnson's former District 3 council seat vacant and Johnson said he will nominate...
Flomaton High School's boys track team finished second in the Class 1A through 3A state track meet this past weekend in Cullman in a meet that not only came down to inches or seconds but numbers of members on the team. Madison Academy won the 2003 state title with Flomaton having 55 points and Madison having 58. FHS track coach Karl Smith, who started the Hurricanes' track team in 2019 said the state meet finish was a first for Flomaton. Jaxson Fillmore finished first in the 300 meter hurdles an...
In the first hearing of its kind in Escambia County (Ala.), a Mobile man charged with rape I, sodomy I, domestic violence assault II, domestic violence strangulation and interfering with a domestic violence call was ordered to be held without bond under Alabama's Aniah's Law. Ronald Gregory Coley, 34, 207 Hillcrest Road, was charged with attacking the same woman that he assaulted that got him sent to prison. He was released from prison on March 28, 2023, under the state's early release program a...
Johndarius Christon Williams, one of two occupants of a vehicle who survived a shootout with an Alabama state trooper that left one person dead and the trooper injured has been arrested on drug charges after methamphetamine was found in his possession following the incident. Williams, 21, of Georgia was a backseat passenger in a vehicle that was involved in the April 9 incident that left one woman dead and Trooper Cpl. Jeremy Alford injured. Cpl. Alford attempted to make a traffic stop on Inters...
Ron Cink, who has served as Baldwin County's budget manager and administrator for the past 17 years, will become Escambia County's new clerk-administrator on May 15, replacing Tony Sanks who is resigning the clerk-administrator position he's held for more than 28 years. Sanks submitted his resignation to the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission in March with his last day scheduled for May 19. Commission Chairman Raymond Wiggins told his fellow commissioners the county was fortunate to get someone...
Thanks to a $1.2 million grant secured by U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl and a $2.5 million shift in Alabama Rescue Plan Act funds, Escambia County, Ala., is about to kickoff a $3.7 million project to update communications for law enforcement, fire departments, emergency medical services and other first responders. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said Rep. Carl’s grant funds and the ARPA funds will be used to install infrastructure on towers and to outfit first responders with new P25 radioes. T...
A Baldwin County judge dismissed Bill Bridges’ lawsuit against members of the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission and it’s uncertain whether Bridges will appeal that decision. Circuit Judge Clark Stankoski, who was assigned the case after Escambia County’s two circuit judges recused themself, issued the ruling Monday in Escambia County Circuit Court. In a one paragraph ruling, Judge Stankoski wrote “Motion to dismiss to pursuant to rule 12 (B) filed by Steven Dickey, Raymond Wiggins, Larry W...
Flomaton Elementary School teacher Danielle Brown received a double surprise Wednesday morning when representatives from Alabama Power, Co., presented her with a check to kickoff her science class' pollinator garden at the school. Brown had applied for $500 grant to begin the project. Beth Thomas and Tripp Ward with Alabama Power were on campus Wednesday to present her with a $2,500 check. Escambia County School Superintendent Michele McClung, Operations Manager Shaun Goolsby and Autumn Brown...
A Mobile man who was released March 28 under Alabama's early release program is back behind bars after being accused of raping, sodomizing and assaulting a female in Atmore. Ronald Gregory Coley, 34, 207 Hillcrest Road, was charged with rape I, sodomy I, domestic violence assault II, domestic violence strangulation and interfering with a domestic violence emergency call. Atmore police reported it was notified April 8 of a sexual assault victim being treated for injuries at a hospital in Mobile....
An Alabama state trooper who was shot at least two times Sunday following a traffic stop on Highway 41 north of Brewton in an incident that left one suspect dead and two others injured, during an exchange of gunfire, is expected to be released from a Pensacola hospital this week. Trooper Captain Jeremy Alford was transported from the scene of the shooting with at least two gunshot wounds to D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton by a deputy with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and...
A T.R. Miller High School junior was killed and another Miller student was injured in a single-vehicle crash last Wednesday on County Road 69 in the Damascus community. Quentera 'A.J.' Stanley, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 9:15 p.m. crash. A 17-year old T.R. Miller student, who was driving the vehicle, was injured. The name of the juvenile driver was not released. According to reports released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the 17-year old driver's 2004 Ford F-150 left...
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., resigned as the town's mayor at the conclusion of Tuesday afternoon's council meeting, ending a 23-year run as the town's mayor. "Effective immediately, I resign as mayor due to my health," Bondurant said during mayor's comments. "My doctors have told me I don't need to do this anymore." Councilwoman Kay Wagner asked Bondurant if he had considered a leave of absence; Councilman Roger Adkinson said it was "quite a shock" and told Bondurant he appreciated the...
An Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office deputy was fired and arrested for alledgely having a sexual encounter with a female suspect he arrested on drug charges. Eric Glenn Lambeth, Jr., 25, 6159 Upper Creek Road, Flomaton, was arrested Friday morning and charged with an ethics violation and custodial sexual abuse. Circuit Judge Jeff White set Lambeth's bond at $45,000 and he was later released from the Escambia County Detention Center. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson said a complaint...
Johnny Wilson submitted his resignation from his position as chief of police in Flomaton Monday morning and during an emergency meeting Monday afternoon, the Flomaton Town Council voted unanimously to name Assistant Chief Dane NeSmith as the new police chief. Wilson joined the Flomaton Police Department in March, 2021, and was named chief in October, 2022, following the resignation of Chief Chance Thompson. Wilson submitted his letter of resignation to Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., Monday...
An Amore woman was seriously injured and two passengers in her vehicle escaped injury when her vehicle ran off Sardine Road (County Road 27) trapping the driver inside the vehicle. It took emergency personnel 20 to 30 minutes to cut Anita Byrd Daniel, 66, out of her vehicle. According to reports released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Daniel's vehicle ran off the right side of Sardine Road about 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 3, and struck a tree. The two passengers were able to walk away from...
An Atmore woman, who said she thought she was still in Florida, was charged with trafficking Kratom following a traffic stop by a Flomaton police officer near the intersection of Old Atmore Road and Tulip Street. Shaina Megan Brown, 33, 243 Wilson Ave., was issued a $1 million bond following her arrest on the trafficking charge. Kratom, which is legal to purchase and possess in Florida, is illegal in the state of Alabama. Flomaton Police Officer Charlie Land initiated the traffic stop March 31...
A Brewton man has been charged with sexual extortion after threatening a woman that he would post nude photos of her on social media if she didn't meet him at a local motel for sex. Rocky Glynn Madden, 45, 124 South Forty Lane, was arrested by Brewton police officers and transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton. According to court records, on April 1, Madden is accused of threatening the female victim that if she didn't meet him at the Colonial Manor Motel "for...
