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2004

 

Child support debtors make deadbeat list - November 27, 2004

District Attorney Randall Houston is using cyberspace to pursue deadbeat parents. More ...

Deadbeat parents on DA web site - November 23, 2004

WETUMPKA — The success of a web page activated less than two months ago prompted the District Attorney's Office of the 19th Judicial Circuit to add another site designed along the same lines as the first. More ...

DA's office launches dead beat dad site - November 19, 2004

Alabama nineteenth circuit's district attorney investigator Keith Gamble spoke to the Clanton Lions Club Friday. More ...

District Attorney to present seminar - November 9, 2004

 District Attorney Randall Houston of the 19th Judicial Circuit invites your participation in a seminar on "Fraudulent Crimes that Prey on Businesses."
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Teacher faces abuse charges - November 3, 2004

PRATTVILLE -- A Prattville man who was working as a substitute teacher at Prattville Elementary School faces sex charges after students say he abused them. More ...     Video (Use your browser Back button to return to this page)

Missing woman found dead - October 26, 2004

WETUMPKA — The body of a Wetumpka woman who disappeared almost two weeks ago was located by authorities about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday according to an announcement by Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin. The remains of 29-year-old Michelle Norman were found just inside the tree line near the cemetery behind New Style Church on Hwy. 14. More ...

Bad check writers site up and running -October 6, 2004

WETUMPKA — It's not the FBI's "10 Most Wanted" list, but it's the equivalent for those writing bad checks in the 19th Judicial Circuit. More ...

Man admits to sexual abuse - October 5, 2004

WETUMPKA -- Prosecutors are asking for a sentence of 20 years for a convicted sex offender who pleaded guilty Monday to stalking a 13-year-old girl before breaking into her home and fondling her. More ...

Online wanted posters ready to go - September 29, 2004

WETUMPKA -- Like a Wild West lawman, District Attorney Randall Houston is getting ready to put out wanted posters. But instead of being nailed to a tree, these posters will be plastered on the Internet. More ...

For Immediate Release - September 27, 2004

District Attorney Randall Houston of the 19th Judicial Circuit is giving fair warning to bad check writers in Central Alabama. More ...

Prosecutor hog wild about Harley - September 14, 2004

So how does a fire-breathing prosecutor unwind after dealing with murderers, thieves and thugs? District Attorney Randall Houston is hog wild about his Hawg.  More ..

District attorney assists quarry lawsuit - August 24, 2004

BUYCK -- Residents who have waged a three-year fight to keep a granite quarry out of the Buyck community may get a new ally. More ...

Parole board denies killers freedom - August August 24, 2004

It took a state board less than six minutes to deny parole to three men who went on a random shooting spree in northeast Montgomery 13 years ago. More ...

Drug penalties may get stiffer - August 21, 2004

The Autauga County Grand Jury may decide if two people arrested on drug charges earlier this week will face a stiffer sentence because they were arrested close to two public schools. More ...

Justice prevails despite power outage - July 20, 2004

The district attorney's office in Wetumpka was doing business by candlelight Monday morning, but the mood was anything but romantic. A power outage at the Elmore County Judicial Complex cut the lights, put the kibosh on computers, knocked out the air conditioning system and put the sinks in the public restrooms out of service. More ...

An Autauga County woman with a history of drunken driving convictions was sentenced to 48 years in prison Wednesday morning for a 2001 DUI-related murder. In an unusual twist, the judge based the length of the sentence on how old the victim would be if she were still alive. More ...

Attorney says judge made right decision - June 23, 2004

WETUMPKA - An Elmore County attorney says the judge made the right decision Tuesday by sentencing his client to 60 days in prison on a rape charge involving a 12-year-old. More ...

60 days in jail for rape - June 23, 2004

WETUMPKA -- A Millbrook man was sentenced to 60 days in jail Tuesday morning for the rape of a preteen girl whose supporters are outraged over what they believe is a short sentence. More ...

Mom asks why bail set at $2 million

PRATTVILLE -- An Elmore County woman wants to know why her son sits in the Autauga Metro Jail under bonds totaling $2 million for three misdemeanor domestic violence charges. More ...

Can of chips key in slaying case

An Elmore County prosecutor said Tuesday that a half-opened can of potato chips points to a Montgomery man's guilt in the Dec. 13, 2001, murder of a Millbrook drug dealer. More ...

District judge lets mom get kids

WETUMPKA -- For the second time in a week, prosecutors are crying foul over the actions of Elmore County's district judge. More ...

Official says load hindered DUI case -  April 2, 2004

PRATTVILLE -- A district attorney on Thursday blamed the lack of manpower, funding and resources for the fact that an Autauga County woman facing DUI-related murder charges remains out on bond despite three subsequent DUI convictions. More ...

Washington gets death sentence -  March 17, 2004

ELMORE COUNTY - Charlie Washington, a 55-year-old black male, received a death sentence on Monday morning from Circuit Judge John Bush after being found guilty of capital murder in January. More ...

Man charged in police home shooting - February 27, 2004

A Prattville man has been charged with shooting into the home of a police officer. More ...

Houston looks for new violent crime definition - February 25, 2004

Clanton - Last week, the state department of paroles released more than 3,000 "non-violent" offenders last week, much to the dismay of many of the people responsible for sending those offenders to prison in the first place. More ...

70-year-old charged with terrorist threat - February 24, 2004

ELMORE COUNTY -District Attorney Randall Houston announced that 70-year-old Fletcher Smith Henderson was arrested and charged with five counts of making a terrorist threat against two Tallassee police officers - Asst. Chief Jimmy Rogers and Sgt. Doug Walters; DA Randall Houston; Asst. DA Sam Partridge; and Circuit Judge Ben Fuller. More...

Three Men Rob Downtown Wetumpka Bank - February 18, 2004

WETUMPKA Authorities are searching for two or three suspects in the robbery of a downtown Wetumpka bank this morning. More ...

District Attorney Against Releases - February 16, 2004

WETUMPKA -- Crime in Alabama will escalate greatly if parole officials are not more judicious in who gets released, an Autauga County prosecutor says. More ...

Tallassee Man Arrested For Threats - February 13, 2004

WETUMPKA -- A Tallassee man faces charges for threatening two police officers, prosecutors and a circuit judge. More ...

Grand Jury Sets Record of 373 cases - February 15, 2004

Autauga County had a record-setting grand jury session this week, with 373 cases considered and 225 indictments delivered. More ...

Caseload, budget cuts impede pace - February 12, 2004

Mel Davis had business in the Autauga County Courthouse Wednesday, and he wasn't alone. More...

Program 'G.I.V.E.'s kids gang lesson -

At 9, Robinson Springs School third-grader Krisi Breeze already has made an important decision in her life. More ...

Con man loses bid for parole

The ringleader in a series of scams that bilked victims, including members of a Prattville church, out of $4 million will be spending more time in prison, after the State Board of Pardons and Paroles decided Wednesday not to give him early parole. More ...

Prattville Police Officer's Home Fired Into -

Prattville police are hoping you can help them catch a man accused of shooting at one of their officers. After a threat came in against drug investigator Lt. Todd Townson, officers staked out his house over the weekend. Late Saturday night, someone drove by and started shooting.  More ...

Child Protect Receives Rotary Grant for Camera- District Attorney’s to Accept - January 29, 2004

Montgomery, AL – The Montgomery Capital Rotary Club will be presenting a check to Child Protect, the Montgomery Area Children’s Advocacy Center on Thursday, January 29, at Noon, at the Capital City Club’s Terrace meeting room during the club’s meeting.  Ellen Brooks, District Attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit and Randall Houston, District Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit will be accepting the check on behalf of the non-profit agency.  More ...

Officer Death Investigation Goes To State - January 16, 2004

 

PRATTVILLE -- The state attorney general's office will investigate the death of a Prattville police officer who was shot by a fellow officer Wednesday during a training session in Wetumpka. More ...

 

Blood was on slaying suspect - January 14, 2004

 

The blood of Julian and Florence McKinnon was splattered on the shirt Charley Washington was wearing the day he was picked up for

 questioning in their murder, prosecutors told an Elmore County jury Tuesday morning. More ...

 

Trial begins in slaying of elderly couple - January 13, 2004

 

Charley Washington goes on trial for his life today in an Elmore County courtroom. More ...

Double murder trial set to begin - January 7, 2004

ELMORE COUNTY - Jury selection for the Millbrook double murders of Julian and Florence McKinnon is set to begin on January 12. More ...

 

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