Authorities have arrested a Florence man after a search warrant was executed at his residence. A female victim initiated the case by calling the sheriff’s office to report that she had been sexually assaulted. She had found a video on his phone of her being sexually assaulted while she was asleep.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Today, Nancy Jones – the widow of George Jones – announced the one-night-only concert event “Still Playing Possum: Music and Memories of George Jones,” to honor the legacy and music of “the greatest country singer of all time”. The special television taping event will take place on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson, Justin Moore, Lorrie Morgan, Mark Chesnutt, Michael Ray, Sam Moore, Tanya Tucker, Trace Adkins, Tracy Byrd and Tracy Lawrence are amongst the first artists to be announced as performers with more artists to be announced. Ticket prices will start at $25.00 and a special VIP upgrade, which includes dinner the night before with Nancy Jones and friends, for $200.
A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:35 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, has claimed the life of a Rogersville man.
Jessie J. Mabe, 29, was fatally injured when the 2007 Suzuki GSX R-600 motorcycle he was operating left the roadway and struck a signpost. Mabe was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Lauderdale County Coroner’s office.
On Monday, November 28, 2022, at approximately 4:30 PM, officers responded to the area of College Street and Court Street to a call of a vehicle striking another vehicle multiple times.
SCENE OF SHOOTING ON PERSHING AVE AND WILSON DAM ROAD
Muscle Shoals police have released some of the details of Monday night’s shooting investigation. On Monday, November 28, 2022, at approximately 8:30pm, Officers with the Muscle Shoals Police Department responded to a call of “Shots Fired” at a building on the corner of Wilson Dam Rd and Pershing Ave. MSPD Officers, MSFD Firemen and Medical Personnel arrived on scene and immediately began attending to two adult males. One male had sustained what appeared to a be a gunshot wound, while the other appeared to have received blunt force trauma to the head. MSPD Detectives then arrived on scene.
MUSCLE SHOALS–According to authorities, a 33-year-old man was taken into custody Saturday for an alleged assault on a student that reportedly occurred on September 9th in the parking lot of Muscle Shoals High School. According to police, Stanley Marcus Jones, 33, of Muscle Shoals, turned himself in at the police department at around 3:00 pm on Saturday. Jones stands charged with Harassment Simple Assault. He reportedly assaulted a 16-year-old male student over a female student that he was romantically involved with that attends the school. This according to the police report.
RUSSELLVILLE–Authorities tell Shoals Insider that a sex offender fresh out of prison a month ago has now been arrested on new child sex abuse charges in Franklin County. According to the FCSD, Frederick Montanye, 53, of Russellville, was arrested on Sunday after he was confronted by relatives of the victim. He reportedly apologized and admitted abusing the toddler. The toddler was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
TUSCUMBIA- In October of 2021, Matthew Sitorius, 37, of Cherokee, was arrested and charged with producing pornography with a minor. He was then indicted by a Colbert County grand jury on 41 counts of producing pornography with a minor, a class A felony.
On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 6:40 pm, the Tuscumbia Special Operations Group(TSOG), the investigative bureau, and the patrol division executed a search warrant on 918 Madison Avenue in Tuscumbia. The house has been under surveillance for several weeks due to information that the primary resident is selling heroin.
On Friday, August 26th, authorities made an undercover purchase of tobacco or nicotine-containing products with an ALEA-approved minor at the Chevron at 201 East 6th Street.
On Friday, July 22, 2022, Samuel Brycin Fuqua, 26 of Muscle Shoals, was taken into custody and detained as a suspect in the shooting incident of a 22yr old female victim at 812 6th St in Muscle Shoals, AL. The events that lead to the detention of Samuel Fuqua are as follows:
On July 22, 2022 Officers with the Muscle Shoals Police Department were dispatch to 810 6th St. in reference to a female with a gunshot wound. Muscle Shoals Police Officers arrived on scene. Once the scene was deemed safe, Muscle Shoals Firemen, along with Keller EMS Personnel, began attending to a female victim with a single gunshot wound to the head. MSPD Detectives and Command Staff then arrived on scene to begin the investigation. The 22yr old victim was identified as Jalisa Lashea Box of Florence, Alabama.
The Florence Police Department was notified Wednesday that a person had attempted to purchase an all-terrain vehicle and trailer valued at $31,400 from a local business.
A man with felony arrest warrants in Greenville County, South Carolina, has been indicted by a Lauderdale County Grand Jury on 465 charges. According to court documents, Kenneth Michael Mininger, 52, stands charged with 232 counts of possession of child pornography, 227 counts of production of child pornography, four counts of sexual abuse of a child under 12, and two counts of Sodomy 1st degree.
A Muscle Shoals man, Victor Hernandez Garcia, 32, of 2219 East 6th St., is in jail after a drug bust by a multi-agency drug investigation comprised of the following departments: Colbert County Drug Task Force Colbert County Sheriff’s Department Muscle Shoals Police Department Russellville Police Department Madison County Narcotics Unit ALEA DEA
Authorities say one man drowned after the boat he and another man were in capsized Wednesday morning. The incident was reported to police and firefighters at 8:10 am, according to authorities. The incident occurred near O’Neal Bridge and McFarland Park. Some first responders speculated the two men may have struck a pylon or something causing the boat to capsize.
With Vivity lenses, you could minimize the need for those pesky reading glasses. And now, if you live in the Shoals area, you won’t have to travel to have the procedure performed.
Danny Lee, MD, a board certified ophthalmologist has brought Vivity High Tech eyes to the Shoals. “It is as close to your sight before cataracts that I have seen,” explains Dr. Lee. Dr. Lee is the first doctor to perform the procedure in North Alabama at Laser Eye Center in Huntsville. “Vivity gives most patients excellent vision at a far distance and great vision at arm’s length or computer distance. It also gives most people good vision for reading distance.”
The Vivity lens is designed with a new, non-diffractive technology that gives optimal vision in both bright and dim lighting. The Vivity offers protection against the sun’s damaging UV rays and filters harmful blue light rays from digital devices.
Alabama’s leading Political Columnist Steve Flowers
Over the years I have shared a lot of stories about Alabama’s colorful political figures. We have had some characters like Big Jim Folsom and George Wallace. Big Jim was gregarious and fun loving. Wallace was a political genius and without question the most prolific politician in Alabama history. Both Wallace and Folsom used theatrics to get elected governor, but both were effective once elected to office.
Ole Mo Brooks will make the history books as a colorful Alabama political character. However, unlike Wallace and Folsom, Mo will never be considered effective or important but Mo Brooks is no fool. He knows what he is doing. He is a graduate of Duke and Alabama Law School. He has always been a right-wing ideologue. He truly believes in less government even if that means cutting your district’s or state’s throat. He does not want to be an effective emissary for his people. He is proud of the title of being the least effective congressman in Alabama history. He believes his role is to be the most conservative person in the halls of the Capitol.