Colbert County Grand Jury – Shoals Insider https://www.shoalsinsider.com Keeping You Informed Mon, 20 May 2024 14:24:01 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 MOTHER ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO DROWN SON IN BATHTUB INDICTED BY GRAND JURY https://www.shoalsinsider.com/shoals-area-news/mother-accused-of-attempting-to-drown-son-in-bathtub-indicted-by-grand-jury/ Mon, 20 May 2024 14:24:01 +0000 https://www.shoalsinsider.com/?p=14997 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.

Ashley Elizabeth Jones, 34, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse.

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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.

Ashley Elizabeth Jones, 34, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse.

The child’s father said the child called him wanting to leave his mother’s home. The father said when he arrived at the mother’s home the child came running to the car with only his Xbox and his clothing. This according to court documents.

The 10-year old told police that the mother held his face underwater for what he believed was close to 45 seconds. He said he then had to play dead to get his mother to stop holding him underwater. After that the mother reportedly locked him in a closet for “roughly 3 hours”. This according to the criminal complaint filed by police.

Investigators with Sheffield PD said in the affidavit that the child had “scrapes and bruises” on his body. The abuse reportedly started on April 15 and lasted until his father picked him up on April 21, according to court documents.

Ashley Elizabeth Jones was released from the Colbert County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

Jones is set to be arraigned on June 18th at 8am before Judge Kyle Brown.

]]> CHARGE UPGRADED FOR SHEFFIELD MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING NEIGHBOR https://www.shoalsinsider.com/local-news/charge-upgraded-for-sheffield-man-accused-of-assaulting-neighbor/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:40:51 +0000 https://www.shoalsinsider.com/?p=13934 TUSCUMBIA- A recent session of the Colbert County Grand Jury upgraded the charge of Major Julius Rice, 28, of Sheffield.According to officials, Rice was initially charged with Assault 2nd degree after an incident where he reportedly attacked his neighbor, Sebastian Blu Devaughn, on August 11 of 2020, at Jackson Apartments in [...]]]>
MAJOR JULIUS RICE

TUSCUMBIA- A recent session of the Colbert County Grand Jury upgraded the charge of Major Julius Rice, 28, of Sheffield.
According to officials, Rice was initially charged with Assault 2nd degree after an incident where he reportedly attacked his neighbor, Sebastian Blu Devaughn, on August 11 of 2020, at Jackson Apartments in Sheffield.

A video of the incident showing DeVaughn being severely beaten was widely circulated on social media.
Officials say Rice is now charged with
Assault in the 1st degree, which is a class b felony punishable by a sentence from 2-20 years in prison.
Rice, who had his initial bond of $7,500 revoked for non-compliance, is being held in the Colbert County Jail without bond.
Rice is set to be arraigned on June 22, 2021, in Circuit Judge Kyle Brown’s courtroom.

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