Articles written by Josh Dewberry


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  • Man jailed for sex attempt on a child

    Josh Dewberry, Special to the Ledger|Sep 27, 2018

    An investigation to an 18-year-old man allegedly having an intimate relationship with a teenage girl led to the arrest of a 46-year-old Flomaton man on allegations he came to Monroeville to meet the same girl for sex. According to Monroeville Police Investigator Keith White, MPD was notified of a possible inappropriate relationship involving a juvenile female Friday. "Investigators started looking into the case involving a local individual and that is when they learned that the juvenile had...

  • Excel senior and his father killed in I-65 crash Tuesday

    Josh Dewberry, Special to the Ledger|Aug 30, 2018

    Tributes flooded social media Wednesday morning as news of the deaths of an Excel High School senior and his father spread. According to Alabama State Troopers, a single vehicle crash at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday claimed the life of Nathan R. Ivey, 17, and his father, Conan L. Ivey, 42. Conan was pronounced dead on scene, while Nathan was transported to Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Fla. where he died from his injuries. They were killed when the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe they were riding in left the roadway and struck a tree. The driver, Nathan's mother...

  • Beatrice man jumps to death

    Joe Thomas and Josh Dewberry, Special to the Ledger|Aug 2, 2018

    A chase that started near Peterman and spanned four counties Tuesday night ended when the suspect exited his truck and jumped from a bridge in Mobile County, falling approximately 100 feet to his death. Monroe County Sheriff Tom Tate said the incident started shortly after 8 p.m. when deputies were called to Scotch Plywood in Beatrice where a Mack truck had been stolen from their sawmill yard. Tate said one deputy went to the mill and a second deputy patrolled Alabama Highway 21 South on the...