Five people have been accused of breaking into a Duncanville home Monday night and assaulting a sleeping occupant in an attempt to collect a cash debt, according to court records. The occupants of a home on Indian Creek Cutoff Road told police that five people men broke into the home at 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to a deposition filed in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Wednesday morning. The men assaulted the victim, causing minor injuries and damage to the bedroom walls,… Read More »
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Five accused of breaking into a home to collect debt
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Pedestrian struck and killed while crossing Alabama Highway 69 South
A pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing Alabama Highway 69 South early Wednesday morning. At least three vehicles hit the man as he crossed the highway just before 1 a.m., said Tuscaloosa Police spokesman Sgt. Brent Blankley. The man’s name is being withheld pending notification of his family members. He was 36-years-old. The driver of a Dodge Durango was traveling south in the middle lane and was unable to stop in time after noticing the man crossing the street,… Read More »
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Dogs attack 73-year-old woman in Cottondale
Sheriff’s deputies captured three of four dogs that they say attacked a 73-year-old woman on Tuesday. The woman told deputies that the dogs approached as she was walking in the 14000 block of Clements Road, said Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ron Abernathy. The largest dog, a pit bull bit her several times on her legs and heel, he said. A neighbor heard her screams and was able to run the dogs off. “A Sheriff’s Office animal control officer… Read More »
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TPD identifies pedestrian killed while crossing Alabama Highway 69 South
Police have identified the man killed while walking across Alabama Highway 69 South early Wednesday as Eric Terrell Hill, 36, of Tuscaloosa. Hill was struck by at least three vehicles as he crossed the highway just north of Skyland Boulevard at 1 a.m. Tuscaloosa Police do not believe that any of the drivers are at fault. The driver of a Dodge Durango was traveling south in the middle lane and was unable to stop in time after noticing Hill crossing… Read More »
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Northport man accused in robbery
A Northport man has been accused of trying to rob a man at the Walmart in Northport last Saturday. The victim told officers that someone approached him and asked for change on Feb. 1. The victim said that he had no money, said Northport Police Lt. Keith Carpenter. The suspect then said ‘this is a robbery’ and had one hand in his pocket and appeared to be pointing a gun at the victim, he said. A struggle ensued and the… Read More »
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Teen dies in drowning off New Asia Road
Authorities are investigating an accidental drowning that claimed the life of a teenager Sunday off New Asia Road. Jaylen Davis-Williams, 14, died when he was unable to swim back to shore, said Sgt. Dale Phillips, commander of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit. Phillips said the teenager and two of his friends found a boat at the edge of a private lake at about 5:30 p.m. Davis-Williams and one of the other youths got in the boat and pushed off… Read More »
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Third man dies from injuries sustained in Jan. 28 collision with a train
A third man has died from injuries he received when a train and pickup truck collided during an ice storm late last month. David McKenzie, 58, of Foley, died Friday at DCH Regional Medical Center, Alabama State Troopers spokesman Sgt. Steve Jarrett said Tuesday. He was a passenger in a GMC pickup that slid on ice and into the path of an oncoming train on Larry Noland Road on Jan. 28 in Coaling. Driver Charles Kelly Meiklejohn, 57, of Gulf… Read More »
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Man charged with attempted murder after victims say he rammed their car
A Tuscaloosa man has been charged with attempted murder after two victims said he rammed their vehicle several times. Ashley Wade Holcomb, 31, was arrested early Sunday morning after victims told police that he followed them home from a birthday party at a downtown bar, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips. The 28-year-old woman and 31-year-old man told investigators that Holcomb rammed their vehicle several times over several miles on Alabama Highway 140 in Coker, he… Read More »
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Demopolis man charged attempted murder after witnesses say he fired a gun during a fight
Police have arrested a man who they say fired a gun at a woman on Sunday. Sid Antwan Carter, 25, is accused of assaulting a woman, 24, at Forrester Garden Apartments. Witnesses told police that he struck the woman with the gun and that he fired it at least once, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips. He had left the complex on James I. Harrison Parkway by the time police arrived just after 10 p.m. Sunday.… Read More »
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Judge refuses to reduce bond for man charged in 2012 murder
A judge refused to reduce bond for an imprisoned Tuscaloosa man charged with murder in a 2012 stabbing death. Anthony Deon Davis, 30, has been held at the Tuscaloosa County Jail since Oct. 16. He is accused of stabbing Eddie Clark Jr., 19, on the front porch of a mobile home in the King Acres subdivision. Investigators said at the time that the victim was trying to intervene in a fight between Davis and another person. At a hearing held… Read More »
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Tuscaloosa man killed in crash
A Tuscaloosa man was killed in a crash Thursday evening. Sohail Rangoonwala, 33, died in the crash on Alabama Highway 69, 20 miles north of Northport. He was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla that collided with a tractor-trailer, Alabama State Troopers spokesman Sgt. Steve Jarrett said. Troopers are continuing to investigate the crash.
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Police: Coker man admits to purse-snatching
A Coker man is accused of snatching a woman’s purse in a drug store parking lot Tuesday night. The woman told police that the man approached as she walked to her car in the CVS parking lot at McFarland Boulevard and Alabama Highway 69 at 6:54 p.m., said Northport Police spokesman Lt. Keith Carpenter. The man snatched her purse from her arm and ran, Carpenter said. Police officers searched the area for a suspect that matched a description given by… Read More »
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Second man charged in Joshua Gardner murder case
Authorities have charged a second person in connection with the shooting death of Joshua Gardner last month. Investigators charged Charles MacKennly Nelson with capital murder late Wednesday. Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips confirmed that he is accused in the death of Joshua Gardner, who was shot as he drove on 20th Street in January, and said he will release more information later this morning. The arrest came less than a week after the arrest of co-defendant… Read More »
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Bail bondsman charged with attempted murder
A Tuscaloosa bail bondsman has been accused of locking a client in his business and shooting him twice Wednesday night. The victim, 21, told officers that Jailbusters owner James McGiboney, 33, called him to his office at 3102 Greensboro Avenue around 10 p.m., said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips. McGibony told the victim that he had failed to show up for a court date and that the business would be held responsible for his bond, Phillips… Read More »
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Woman charged in stabbing
A Tuscaloosa woman is accused of stabbing a man several times Wednesday night. Police were called to DCH Regional Medical Center at 1 a.m., where they spoke to a 36-year-old victim and the suspect. Denise Price, 27, told investigators that she had been involved in a fight with her boyfriend at a house in the 400 block of Eighth Avenue Northeast, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips. Investigators arrested Price after questioning her at the hospital… Read More »
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Investigators at the scene of a fatal house fire on Lock 15 Road
Officials are investigating a fatal house fire that happened on Lock 15 Road early Thursday. Nicol and Yellow Creek volunteer firefighters found a body after extinguishing a fire at 12531 Lock 15 Road. They believe that the victim is the 79-year-old man who lived at the home, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips. Phillips said that electrical problems likely caused the fire at the residence, which was a renovated school bus attached built-on addition. He said… Read More »
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Police investigating podiatrist accused of writing fraudulent prescriptions
A Northport podiatrist has surrendered his medical license after allegations surfaced that he wrote fraudulent prescriptions for pain killers and amphetamines. Agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force are investigating Dr. David Robinson after receiving several complaints from pharmacists in Tuscaloosa and Northport, said Tuscaloosa Police spokesman Sgt. Brent Blankley. The pharmacists said that Robinson was writing excessive prescriptions for Adderall and Lortab pills, Blankley said. Robinson surrendered his license on Feb. 14. “I acknowledge that I have committed… Read More »
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Gordo man sentenced to 25 years for manslaughter and abuse of his ex-wife’s corpse
A Gordo man accused of killing and dismembering his ex-wife’s body was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison. A jury convicted David Todd Stephens, 37, of manslaughter and abuse of a corpse after a jury trail held in Hale County Circuit Court in October. Stephens was convicted of killing Tonya Hyche Stephens, setting her body on fire before burying her near his parents’ house in Pickens County. An autopsy revealed that she had been stabbed. Hale County Circuit… Read More »
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Duncanville woman charged with firing a gun at her son
A Duncanville woman has been accused of firing a gun at her son during an argument Friday morning. The victim, 28, told Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputies that his mother fired a gun during an argument at a residence in the 11000 block of Skelton Road at 10:30 a.m., said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Lt. Kip Hart. The pair were involved in an ongoing dispute, he said. Investigators charged Amanda Williams, 52, with attempted murder. She remained in the… Read More »
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Woman accused of abandoning baby who tested positive for drugs jailed in Tuscaloosa
A Tennessee woman suspected of abandoning a newborn baby that tested positive for drugs has been jailed in Tuscaloosa. Police identified Kacie Michelle Blankenship, 23, as the woman who left her son just hours after giving birth in September. Both tested positive for cocaine and opiates, according to Tuscaloosa Police. Using surveillance photos from the hospital, investigators worked with agents in other departments and identified Blankenship as the mother in January. She was arrested last month for failing to appear… Read More »
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