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80 YO Murder Suspect Caught On Undercover Video -- March 3, 2010 Elmore County investigators charged Paul Jones for murdering Frank Barrett and for allegedly shooting Linda and Jerry Ingram last summer. In November, the court allowed Jones to post bond and his son agreed to take him immediately to the V-A Hospital in Virginia. Later, Elmore County undercover agents video-taped Jones taking a walk in Auburn. The district attorney says Jones also went on a 25-hour gambling spree at a casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. 81-Year-Old Returned To Ala. Jail On Murder Charge -- March 3, 2010 An 81-year-old man charged with capital murder is back in the Elmore County Jail after prosecutors say he violated his bond agreement and went on a gambling spree. Paul Norman Jones of Wetumpka was released in last November because of a heart condition and was granted permission to travel to Virginia with his son to receive treatment. Elderly Wetumpka Murder Suspect Back Behind Bars -- March 3, 2010 An elderly capital murder suspect is back in the Elmore County Jail after allegedly violating his bond agreement. Paul Norman Jones of Wetumpka was released in November 2009 due to a heart condition. Wetumpka Capital Murder Suspect Back In Custody -- March 2, 2010 Paul Norman Jones of Wetumpka, acapital murder suspect, is on his way back to the Elmore County Jail after allegedly violating his bond agreement. Jones was released in November of 2009 due to a heart condition so he could travel to Virginia to receive treatment for the ailment. He was arrested Tuesday for violating his bond. Ala. Teen Charged In Hotel Fire Given Adult Status -- February 28, 2010 A teen suspect charged in the fire that gutted the historic Hotel Talisi has upgraded from juvenile to adult status. Dylan Keith Carroll faces multiple charges, including two counts of arson. Alleged Hotel Arsonist Being Charged As Adult -- February 27, 2010 Dylan Keith Carroll of Tallassee will be tried as adult for arson and theft in the November 2009 fire that destroyed the historic Hotel Talisi. He faces 13 felonies and two misdemeanors. Hotel Talisi Arson Suspect Given Adult Status -- February 26, 2010 Dylan Keith Carroll, suspect in the fire that gutted the historic Hotel Talisi, had his status changed from juvenile to adult Friday. Carroll faces multiple charges, including two counts of arson. Tallassee Officer Cleared In Fatal Shooting -- February 19, 2009 Tallassee police officer has been cleared of any criminal action by the Elmore County Grand Jury in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Dec. 29, 2009. Snow Doesn't Halt Jury Actions -- February 12, 2010 The Autauga County grand jury met Friday morning for its final day of deliberations, despite light snow falling in Prattville. The grand jury entered its final report about 9:30 a.m. then recessed. Raids Boost Business -- February 9, 2010 The crackdown on gambling in Macon County has boosted business for Poarch Creek casinos in Wetumpka and Montgomery, where electronic bingo is played under the governor's nose, but outside his jurisdiction. At Wind Creek Casino in Atmore, the gaming floors are busier. Deatsville Man Charged With 20 Counts Of Sodomy -- February 5, 2010 Oscar Lee Wingo of Autauga County faces 20 sex charges and is being held on bonds totaling $1 million. Wingo faces 20 counts of first-degree sodomy. The alleged abuse stretches back at least 20 years. Murphy Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison -- January 27, 2010 After 6 1/2 years of trials and continuances, convicted killer Jason Murphy showed no emotion as he sat in a chair in an orange jumpsuit, shackles and a bulletproof vest as Circuit Court Judge Sibley Reynolds sentenced him to 35 years in prison. Murphy Given 35 Years For Murder -- January 26, 2010 Jason Murphy was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday for the 2003 shooting death of an Elmore County businessman. Jason Murphy Sentenced In Holman Murder -- January 25 , 2010 It took almost seven years, but Jason Murphy has finally been sentenced for the murder of businessman Ronnie Holman. Elmore County Circuit Judge Sibley Reynolds sentenced Murphy to 35 years in prison Monday for the 2003 murder. The sentence includes the almost seven years that Murphy already spent in jail while being tried for the murder three times. Murphy Gets 35 Years In Holman Killing -- January 25, 2010 Elmore County Circuit Judge Sibley Reynolds sentenced Jason Murphy on Monday to 35 years for the 2003 murder of businessman Ronnie Holman. Jason Murphy Sentenced To 35 Years For Murder -- January 25, 2010 Jason Murphy, convicted of murdering Ronnie Holman in Elmore County, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. Elmore County Murder Sentencing Set For Today -- January 25, 2010 Jason Murphy was convicted of felony murder in the shooting death of Ronnie Holman, a construction company owner who was gunned down in the front yard of his Titus home the night of July 29, 2003. He is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon. Two Capital Murder Cases Could Go To Trial This Summer -- January 24, 2010 Two high-profile Autauga County capital murder cases -- one from 2007 and one from 2008 -- likely will go to trial this summer. Robert Dezire Szymanski was charged in the June 2007 beating death of John Hinton Jr., and Justin Tyler Hosch was charged in the shooting death of local businessman Joe Wilmore. Child Protect Celebrates Opening -- January 21, 2010 On Thursday, Child Protect held it official grand opening for its new children's advocacy center in Clanton. Child Protect works with abused kids, conducting interviews to help law enforcement and the Department of Human Resources. Deadlines Loom As Parties Start To Mount Campaigns -- January 20, 2010 Several Republicans have announced intentions to run for office in 2010, among them former Chilton County Sheriff Billy Wayne Fulmer for the office of sheriff and Tommy Glasscock for Superintendent of Education. Also, District Judge Rhonda Hardesty, District Attorney Randall Houston and Coroner Randy Yeargan all reportedly plan to seek re-election. Boating Victims' Families Sway Judge In Fatal 2008 Accident -- January 12, 2010 Family members of the two people who died from injuries suffered during a fatal 2008 boating accident asked Circuit Judge Ben Fuller to accept a recommended sentence for Patrick Leigh Cumbie that sent him to the Elmore County Jail for one year. Cumbie Sentenced In Lake Martin Boating Deaths -- January 11, 2010 Circuit Judge Ben Fuller sentenced Patrick L Cumbie to a 24-month sentence Monday morning. The sentence will be split, with Cumbie to serve 12 months, likely in the Emore County Jail. Sentencing Today In Fatal Boat Collision -- January 11, 2010 The case of Patrick Leigh Cumbie of Montgomery will be sentenced today on homicide by vessel charges in a fatal boating accident has the interest of state legislators who support stronger punishment for such crimes. Cumbie pleaded guilty in October to five charges related to a collision that occurred the night of Aug. 9, 2008. Autauga Judge's Retirement Creates Docket Issues -- January 2, 2010 Scheduling the docket in Autauga County district court promises to be a challenge until a new judge is appointed. District Judge Phillip Wood officially retired Thursday after serving 26 years on the bench Judge Wood Honored At Reception -- January 2, 2010 More than 200 people filled into the chapel of Prattville's First Baptist Church on Tuesday to say farewell to a long-tenured and well-respected jurist who isn't actually stepping down from the bench. Not entirely, anyway. For ALL the past News items, see the "Archives" page. |
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