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2005

 

Man, 26, found innocent in sex case - February 2, 2006

WETUMPKA -- An Elmore County jury took about two hours Wednesday morning before returning an innocent verdict in a child sex case.  More ...

Official presents first-time offender plan - January 30, 2006

WETUMPKA -- An increasing caseload has a local prosecutor looking for ways to give some people who run afoul of the law a second chance. More ...

Couple pleads guilty to rape and sodomy of children - November 30, 2005

A former Chilton County minister and his wife plead guilty this week to raping and sodomizing their two children almost 18 years ago.  More ...

Norman pleads guilty to murder - October 4, 2005

David Norman pled guilty on Monday to murdering his wife, Michelle Luster Norman, according to an announcement made by District Attorney Randall Houston of the 19th Judicial Circuit. More ...

Judge sentences ex-pastor to 3 years - September 28, 2005

PRATTVILLE --A former Assembly of God minister was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday for the sexual abuse of his daughter. More...

Sexual abuse charge dropped - September 27, 2005

PRATTVILLE -- A procedural glitch is being blamed for dropping a sexual abuse charge Friday that was pending in Autauga County Circuit Court. More ...

Woman guilty in nightclub slaying - August 31, 2005

After hearing testimony for two-and-a-half days, an Autauga County jury took about 20 minutes Tuesday before finding Barbara Jane Huffman guilty of murder in a 2003 club shooting. More ...

Nurse indicted in sex abuse case

PRATTVILLE -- An Elmore County registered nurse has been indicted by the Autauga County grand jury on a charge of abusing an elderly nursing home patient. More ...

Strichik found guilty - May 4, 2005

Wetumpka - Larry Strichik, owner of Boomer T's Bar-B-Que, in Wallsboro was found guilty on two counts of harassment.
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Dykes Indicted - April 12, 2005

Garett Albert Dykes, 38, ex-pastor of Calvary Baptist Church was indicted Friday. More ...

Judge gives fake lawyer three days for contempt of court - April 8, 2005

PRATTVILLE -- A woman presenting herself as an attorney Thursday morning in Autauga County Circuit Court needs a lawyer of her own after Judge Ben Fuller sentenced her to three days in jail for contempt. More ...

Charity poker event illegal, canceled - April 7, 2005

A charity poker benefit scheduled for Saturday has been canceled after a meeting Wednesday between District Attorney Randall Houston, event organizer Tom Isbell and Kenneth Steely from the state Attorney General's Office. More ...

Charity poker benefit illegal - April 6, 2005

A Texas-style poker game planned for this weekend to benefit the American Red Cross is illegal, 19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Randall Houston said Tuesday. More ...

Ex-police officer free on bond - April 1, 2005

A former Prattville police officer faces misdemeanor charges that he improperly used a rifle that had been seized in a drug case. More ...

Officer quits in rifle probe - OnLine Extra - March 30, 2005

PRATTVILLE -- A veteran Prattville police officer and former commander of the department's drug unit resigned Tuesday amid an investigation into the improper use of a rifle seized in a drug case. The officer is alleged to have destroyed the gun after questions arose about its use. More ...

Officer quits in rifle probe - March 30, 2005

PRATTVILLE -- A veteran Prattville police officer and former commander of the department's drug unit resigned Tuesday amid an investigation into the improper use of a rifle seized in a drug case. The officer is alleged to have destroyed the gun after questions arose about its use. More ...

Mother and daughter sentenced in fraud case - March 29, 2005

Wetumpka — District Attorney, Randall Houston, of the 19" Judicial Circuit, announced today that in Elmore County Circuit Court Cherish Strength Tarbox, and her mother, Jenny Lodge were sentenced in connection with the 2003 adoption fraud scam whereby they defrauded three families of nearly $17,000.00. Tarbox and Lodge each pled guilty to two counts of Theft I by Deception and one count of Theft II by Deception.  More ...

District Attorney Houston says fight efforts lacking - February 24, 2005

PRATTVILLE -- Elmore County education officials have come under fire for their efforts in rounding up participants in a Feb. 1 fight at a basketball game at Prattville High School. More ...

Pastor Arrested For Sexual Abuse - January 11, 2005

WETUMPKA — The disturbing news of a local pastor's arrest spread like wildfire through Wetumpka on Monday. Authorities confirmed the  grapevine's story. More ...

Homicide is a first for police - January 11, 2005

State and area authorities are investigating the weekend homicide of an Autaugaville man. More ...

King For A Day - January 5, 2005

Alabama Attorney General Troy King has been on the job since March. Even in that short period of time he knows he wants to continue the work, the progress he called it, the state has seen in that span. More ...

 Murder cases crowd docket - January 8, 2005

WETUMPKA -- A busy year for the 19th Judicial Circuit district attorney's office, in terms of the number of capital murder trials, would be two. That said, this promises to be a busy year, with seven capital cases on the horizon. More ...

Two inmates hit during road cleanup - January 5, 2005

AUTAUGA COUNTY -- An Indiana man faces charges after his car struck two state inmates who were picking up trash in the highway median, killing one and critically injuring the other Tuesday morning. More ...

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