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Police are conducting a death investigation after a male body was found at the creek on Sweetwater Drive between Patton and State Street. Florence police and the Lauderdale County Coroner Kim Jones are currently on the scene. Jones tells Shoals Insider that the body will be sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. We will have more details as soon as they become available.  NEWS ALERT đ¨Muscle Shoals Police have made an arrest in the Saturday night hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 25-year-old woman.On Saturday at approximately 7:35 p.m. the Muscle Shoals Police Department was dispatched to a call in reference to a vehicle striking a pedestrian on George Wallace Blvd between Patriots Drive and 6th St. Officers were advised the vehicle in question had left the scene.MSPD Officers arrived on scene and located a female lying on the edge of the roadway with severe trauma to her body. Jamya B Shanes, 25 of Nashville, TN, was pronounced deceased on scene by the Colbert County Coronerâs Office.Witnesses to the event told police they were walking with Shanes when a dark-colored truck struck Shanes and fled the scene. Muscle Shoals Police Officers, with the assistance of the Tuscumbia Police Department, began canvasing the area for a truck matching the description given by witnesses. During the investigation, Officers were able to obtain a better description and a license plate number for a possible vehicle involved. Shortly thereafter, Officers with both agencies arrived at an address in Tuscumbia that was learned during the investigation. At this address, Officers and Detectives located an Explorer Sport Trac with heavy damage to the front passenger side and hood. Detectives also located what appeared to be human hair on the vehicle.Officers made contact with the registered owner of the vehicle and were able to determine the individual who had been driving the vehicle. At that time, Ronald Alfred Fontaine, 74 of Tuscumbia, AL, was taken into custody and transported without incident to the Muscle Shoals Police Department. Fontaine is currently being held pending a Warrant of Arrest for charges related to Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death. Under Alabama Law, leaving the scene of an accident that has resulted in death is classified as a Class C Felony.The Shoals Insider and Whatâs Happening Shoals extends our deepest condolences to Ms. Shanesâ family and friends at this time.  NEWS ALERT đ¨ LAWRENCE COUNTY A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, has claimed the life of a Decatur man. The pedestrian, Matthew Anderson Ryan Kelley, 31, who was lying in the roadway, was fatally injured when he was struck by an unknown vehicle that left the scene of the crash. Kelley was pronounced deceased at the scene by the local Coronerâs office. The crash occurred on Lawrence County Road 209, approximately 10 miles east of Moulton, in Lawrence County. State Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agencyâs (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate the crash.  FLORENCE, Al. â A man was arrested Tuesday after authorities seized more than 1,000 fentanyl pills during a search of his home, police said. Florence Police Department agents, along with the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant at 1814 Nassau Blvd in Florence. Officers found approximately 152 grams, or about 1,600 pills, of fentanyl, as well as marijuana, spice, and drug paraphernalia, according to police. Desmond Draytez Rhodes, 29, of Florence, was charged with trafficking fentanyl and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. The search warrant was obtained following reports of drug dealing at the residence, according to the Florence Police Department. The Lauderdale County Sheriffâs Office and the Lauderdale County District Attorneyâs Office assisted in the investigation.  According to Alabama State Troopers, a two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, has claimed the life of a Russellville juvenile. The 14-year-old was seriously injured when the 2012 Toyota Camy LE, in which the teen was a passenger in, was struck by the 2021 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by John M. Long, 31, of Moulton. The 14-year-old was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment where the teen later succumbed to injuries on Friday, July 26. The driver of the Toyota Camry, Christina J. Landers, 36, of Russellville and the other juvenile passenger were also injured and transported to a local hospital for treatment. The crash occurred on Alabama 24 near the 57 mile marker, approximately three miles east of Moulton, in Lawence County. Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate the crash.  FLORENCE, Ala â The Florence Police Department says four people were arrested Wednesday after a search of a home found fentanyl pills and methamphetamine. FPD said 30-year-old Olivia Young, 30-year-old Jacob Austin, 48-year-old Lori Gholston and 25-year-old Evan Young, all four from Florence, for possession of a controlled substance and various other drug charges after a search on Wednesday. According to authorities, the four were arrested after agents with the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force searched a home in the 100 block of Foy Avenue in Florence. The department said the search warrant was obtained due to what it called âdrug dealing activitiesâ by someone living at the house. FPD said officers stopped the target of the warrant away from the house and that she was found to have fentanyl pills and meth on her person at the time. Several other people were found during the search of the house. The department did not specify which of the people arrested was stopped away from the house and which were found inside the home during the drug task forceâs search. NEWS ALERT đ¨ MUSCLE SHOALS MUSCLE SHOALS WOMAN DIES IN CRASHAuthorities have released the name and circumstances surrounding a late night traffic fatality. According to Muscle Shoals police, the incident occurred Friday, July 26, 2024, at approximately 11:44 pm, officers were dispatched to the location of Wilson Dam Road and Second Street regarding a traffic collision involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle, where Muscle Shoals Fire Department responders provided assistance. A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the Toyota Camry, Ms. Indigo Fort, aged 31, of Muscle Shoals, was maneuvering her vehicle southbound on Wilson Dam Highway and attempting to turn eastbound onto Second Street when the collision occurred. The oncoming Volvo semi-truck was being operated by Mr. Sean Ivey, aged 28, of Florence, traveling northbound on Wilson Dam Highway. This according to Muscle Shoals Police Department.The collision transpired within the intersection, resulting in the loss of life of Ms. Fort, who was pronounced deceased at the scene by the local coroner. The traffic collision remains under investigation by Muscle Shoals Police.  Lauderdale County The 306 Barbeque on North Court Street in Florence is the lowest score in Lauderdale County this week with an 82. It had food held past the 7 day discard date mark, a dirty ice machine and wings at the wrong temperature. The McDonalds on Cloverdale Road has an 85 due to dirty dishes and missing time stamps on foods.  FLORENCE SUSPECT LEADS POLICE ON HIGH-SPEED CHASE On Friday, July 5, 2024, at around 1:30 AM, a Florence police officer observed a black Hyundai Sonata make an improper turn on Cloverdale Road. The vehicle accelerated to speeds of over 90 MPH. Officers pursued the vehicle. The vehicle continued to try to elude officers by making several turns and continuing to drive at high speeds. The driver lost control and struck a light pole around County Road 42 and Chisholm Road. The vehicle was only occupied by the driver, who was transported to the North Alabama Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The incident is still under investigation.  SHEFFIELD On Friday, Detectives with the Sheffield Police Department received information from the Vernal City Police Department in Utah regarding a male identified as Damien Zachary Marshall who held warrants for 2 counts of sodomy on a child as well as a count for sexual abuse of a child. Upon attaining copies of the warrants for Marshall as well as an address in Sheffield Police/Investigations made contact with Marshall at a residence on the 600 block of Broadway Street. Marshall was taken into custody and is currently at the Sheffield City jail awaiting extradition to Utah.  NEWS Alert SHEFFIELD Authorities have confirmed to Shoals Insider that two men have died as a result of a possible murder-suicide in a Sheffield neighborhood. On Tuesday, July 2nd, at approximately 10PM, the Sheffield Police Department was dispatched to the 500 block of Wilson Dam Avenue for a possible suicide. When officers arrived, they found Tommy Ray Burcham 43, of Tuscumbia, lying face down in the grass in an open field across from the residence with two gunshot wounds from a .44 caliber handgun that was found nearby. During further investigation, officers were notified of another gunshot victim inside the residence. Officers found Raleigh Samuel Lemaster 34, of Sheffield, deceased from a single gunshot wound from an AR rifle that was found under a box fan inside the home. It was reported that both parties involved were close friends and had gotten into a disagreement, âpossibly over a woman,â said Sheffield Police Chief Ricky Terry. âThe two men had also worked together,â said Chief Terry. This is being investigated as a murder-suicide. All information and evidence collected at the scene will be turned over to the Colbert County District Attorney’s Office. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the deceased  A Jarmon Lane resident stands charged with drug trafficking after agents with the Colbert County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at his residence and found over two and a half ounces of crystal methamphetamine. This according to Task Force Director Curtis Burns, who said police had received numerous complaints of people coming to the residence on the 1200 block of Jarmon Lane. Continue reading COLBERT COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of a Muscle Shoals man in a case involving multiple property crimes. Gregory Clay Kirk, 58, of Muscle Shoals, was arrested and booked into the Madison County Jail on Thursday. His bond is set at $475,000. Continue reading ALABAMA AG MARSHALL ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF MUSCLE SHOALS MAN IN CASE INVOLVING MULTIPLE PROPERTY CRIMES On Tuesday, Lauderdale County District Court Judge Carole Medley revoked the bond of Robert Earl Jones, 57, of Hickory Hills Road in Florence, who was out on bond for the charge of manslaughter after a December 30th crash claimed the life of his wife Regina Leigh Jones, 62. Continue reading JUDGE REVOKES MANSLAUGHTER SUSPECTâS BOND The case of a Sheffield mother that police say tried to drown her 10-year-old son in the bathtub after pouring bleach on the young child, will now move forward after she was indicted by a Colbert County grand jury. Continue reading MOTHER ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO DROWN SON IN BATHTUB INDICTED BY GRAND JURY   The Mayor of the City of Muscle Shoals announced on Monday the development of a new 66-acre mixed-use development in the city that will include multi-sport athletic facilities and a complex with the ability to host indoor and outdoor events adjacent to major retailers. Mayor Mike Lockhart stated the new city-owned development located at Sportsplex Dr., âhas been in the works for over two yearsâ. The space will include indoor and outdoor facilities capable of hosting large regional tournaments. Major retail development is central to the concept of the site. Plans include for significant retail space to be built out as the site develops. Continue reading MAYOR ANNOUNCES NEW $65 MILLION ATHLETIC AND EVENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT On Sunday, Florence police officers responded to an animal welfare check at the bridge near the 300 block of Minniehaha Street. A witness stated he heard an animal that sounded like it was in distress. Continue reading FLORENCE MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ANIMAL CRUELTYPOLICE IDENTIFY VICTIMS IN TUESDAYS FATAL CRASH Authorities have identified the two people that died in a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday on Florence Boulevard. According to FPD Sgt. Ryan Kelly at approximately 4:08 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024., members of the Florence Police, Florence Fire Department, Lauderdale County Sheriffâs Department, and Lifeguard EMS responded to the intersection of Florence Boulevard and Sweetwater Avenue to a crash that took the lives of two individuals.  |
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