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Just prior to seating a jury last Thursday for the capital murder trial of Jonathan Michael Taylor, Taylor pleaded guilty to murdering Cory Brian Moncrief on March 15, 2015. Under the plea agreement, Taylor, 30, pleaded guilty to murder and burglary and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Jack Weaver to life in prison for the murder and 10 years for the burglary. The two sentences will run concurrently and Taylor will be eligible for parole. Had Taylor been convicted of capital murder his two...
Former Flomaton Police Officer Issac Lopez pleaded guilty to felony ethics charges Monday in Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Court and still faces felony charges of trafficking methamphetamine in Escambia County, Fla., and misdemeanor charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in Flomaton Municipal Court. Lopez was a Flomaton police officer when he was arrested in Pensacola on Dec. 7, 2020, for trafficking meth. He was immediately fired as a Flomaton police officer. Lopez was released...
Republican challenger Mike Blackmon has filed suit challenging the results of the Nov. 8 General Election which showed him losing to incumbent Democratic Sheriff Randy Brock by two votes following a recount of ballots in Conecuh County. The election challenge was filed Monday in Conecuh County Circuit Court. Following the Nov. 8 election, unofficial results showed Brock with 2,224 votes and Blackmon with 2,223. After counting provisional ballots, Brock has 2,225 and Blackmon had 2,225. A...
The Jay Town Council Monday night approved Dewberry Engineering to determine a plan to downsize its Bray-Hendricks Park renovation due to recent cost increases in construction, following a town meeting Monday night to discuss it. The town originally had a plan to renovate the 24-acre site for about $4.5 million and has been working for the last two years to raise those funds through grants, loans and legislative appropriations. Recent bids, however, came in between $6 and $8 million, which has...
