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Archives
2003
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Woman gets 34 years in hit-run - December 31, 2003 A Prattville woman was sentenced to 34 years in prison Tuesday for leaving the scene of a 2002 accident that left a 23-year-old man in a vegetative state. More ... March of Dimes Jail and Bail - December 23, 2003 WETUMPKA - DISTRICT ATTORNEY Randall Houston of the 19th Judicial Circuit was hauled before "Judge" More ... Hit-and-run suspect caught - December 17, 2003 A Prattville woman who disappeared while facing charges in a hit-and-run case was arrested Tuesday by authorities in Virginia Beach, Va. More ... Judge sentences man in assault - November 13, 2003 A Prattville man whose name has been tied to the Shannon Paulk case was sentenced in Autauga County Circuit Court on assault charges in an unrelated case. More... Man Charged With Rape In Eclectic - October 24, 2003 ECLECTIC - A 24-year black male Joseph James Stepney has been charged with rape first for an incident that occurred at the Rosewood Apartments in Eclectic on Thursday evening, October 16. More ... Former Cop Sentenced To Jail - October 21, 2003 Scotty Williams swore to protect and serve the public. Now the former Clanton police officer will serve time in jail. More ... Budget woes may impede prosecutors - October 21, 2003 The state agency that trains district attorneys, inspects domestic violence shelters and distributes funding for victim-service officers was cut about 25 percent in this year's budget. Randall Hillman, executive director of the Alabama Office of Prosecution Services, said a 30-year employee will retire Nov. 1 and may not be replaced, leaving a staff of five to serve the state's 41 judicial circuits. OPS employees are not members of the state merit system, but are eligible for the State Employees' Retirement System. More ... CLANTON - DeWayne Wright, a former Clanton Police officer facing assault charges stemming from an incident having taken place during Memorial Day 2002, plead not guilty during his arraignment on Friday at the Chilton County Courthouse. More ... Former Clanton officer faces assault charges CLANTON - DeWayne Wright, a former Clanton Police officer and Chilton County Sheriff's Deputy, will enter a plea today in a precursor to excessive force trial. More ... Foster admits to 2 assaults - October 9, 2003 A Prattville man accused of sexually assaulting two minors pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Baldwin County courtroom to two counts of assault. More ... Sodomy Trial Continues Today - October 7, 2003 Bay Minette --Testimony continues today in a sodomy trial of a Prattville man accused of sexually abusing a boy, with the alleged victim set to take the stand. More ... District Attorney's Office audit clear - October 4, 2003 WETUMPKA -- The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts has completed an audit of the 19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office. More ... Worthless checks fund DA's office - September 30, 2003 In the electronic world we live in, the use of paper checks will ultimately become a thing of the past. More ... Bad check funds falling - September 30, 2003 WETUMPKA -- District Attorney Randall Houston can't bank on one of his largest funding sources to help make up for an expected 10 percent cut in state funding for the upcoming budget year. More ... Woman misses bond hearing - September 18, 2003 A Prattville woman, awaiting sentencing for a hit and run which left an Independence man in a vegetative state, failed to show up for a bond revocation hearing Wednesday, prompting the judge to issue an arrest warrant. More ... Republican Party to meet Monday (September 22, 2003) - September 17, 2003 PRATTVILLE -- The Autauga County Republican Party will hold its September meeting Monday, September 22, 2003. . District Attorney Randall V. Houston is the Guest Speaker. More ... Six sentenced in Daystar fraud case - September 11. 2003 PRATTVILLE — Six defendants in the Daystar Assembly of God fraud case were sentenced in Autauga County Circuit Court today. More ... Brothers charged in murder case - August 18, 2003 ELMORE COUNTY - In a bizarre turn of events, two already incarcerated men, Jason Aaron Murphy - 22 years old, and his brother 17-year-old Jared Brandon Murphy, have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Ronnie Holman on Tuesday, July 29. More ... Guilty verdict ends fraud case - August 26, 2003 The last of nine defendants in the Daystar fraud case was found guilty of 15 counts of theft of property and securities fraud by an Autauga County jury Monday. More ... Fraud trial enters day 5 - August 23, 2003 Courthouse history could be made Monday when a trial related to the Daystar case goes into its fifth day, probably making it the longest trial in Autauga County history. More ... Ex-Clanton officer guilty in kidnapping - August 23, 2003 WETUMPKA -- A former Clanton police officer was found guilty Friday of kidnapping and attempted sodomy charges. More ... Woman sentenced for hurting baby - August 22, 2003 WETUMPKA -- In a surprise move Thursday afternoon, Melissa Wright, the Coosada woman charged with attempted murder for placing her infant daughter in a hot oven, pleaded guilty in Elmore County Circuit Court. More ... Grand jury declines to act in shooting - August 19, 2003 PRATTVILLE -- The Autauga County grand jury took no action Monday in a case in which a Prattville police officer wounded a Prattville man who was firing on the officer. More ... Driver pleads guilty - August 19, 2003 A Prattville woman pleaded guilty Monday to assault and leaving the scene of an accident in connection with a car-motorcycle collision that left the motorcycle rider severely brain damaged and in a permanent vegetative state. More ... Scam defendant pleads guilty- August 16, 2003 In a surprising move, Elaine Turner pleaded guilty Friday morning in Autauga County Circuit Court for her role in a series of scams that netted a long list of defendants more than $3.5 million. More ... District attorneys endorse Riley plan - August 15, 2003 District Attorney Randall Houston, who serves Autauga and Elmore counties, is no big fan of increasing taxes. But Houston knows how badly his office and others in law enforcement are struggling without adequate resources. More ... Brothers face charges in slaying - August 12, 2003 WETUMPKA -- Two brothers were charged with capital murder Monday afternoon in connection with the July 29 shooting death of a Titus man. More ... Inmates say jailer had sex with them - August 12, 2003 PRATTVILLE -- A Prattville Police Department jailer was placed on paid administrative leave Monday after allegations surfaced that he had sexual contact with three female city jail inmates. More ... Venue change filed in baby burning - August 7, 2002 WETUMPKA -- Chief Assistant District Attorney Sam Partridge said documents were filed Wednesday in Elmore County Circuit Court requesting a change of venue for Melissa Wright, the woman accused of burning her 18-month-old child in an oven. More ... Randall Houston is not your average, everyday district attorney. Then again, he asks, what exactly is an average district attorney? More... A groundbreaking program to help domestic abuse victims and to prosecute offenders received a monetary shot in the arm this week. More ... Five guilty in church swindle - July 25, 2003 Five of the seven remaining co-defendants in a scam that defrauded a Prattville church of more than $2 million pleaded guilty to theft charges in Autauga County Circuit Court on Thursday morning. More ... District Attorney's Office Has Web Site - July 21, 2003 ON THE WEB - http://da19.alada.gov/ PRATTVILLE--The 19th Judicial Circuit's District Attorney's Office now has a rest stop on the information superhighway. More... WETUMPKA -- A sting operation set up by the district attorney's office
here Sex-abuse case nets guilty plea - June 25, 2003 An Elmore County man pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges Tuesday in a case where he abused a victim under age 12, the day after he finished probation for a previous sex crime conviction. More... Small towns susceptible to terrorism - June 25, 2003 The following topics were discussed during Tuesday's homeland security training session held in Prattville. The training was conducted by the Center for Domestic Preparedness, a federal homeland security agency. More... Trial moves to Baldwin County - June 25, 2003 A Prattville man whose name has been tied to the Shannon Paulk case will have his day in court in Baldwin County on unrelated sex charges. More... Elmore County man gets 40 years for killing mother - June 26, 2003 WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) -- An Elmore County man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Wednesday for shooting his mother in the head as she cooked him breakfast. More... |
