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Gadsden state manhunt
State troopers have called off a search for a chase suspect
in east Gadsden that followed a brief manhunt that resulted in a lockdown at
Gadsden State Community College on Monday morning. ALEA regional public information officer Gary
Daniel said a trooper chased a vehicle and when the vehicle stopped, the
suspect fled on foot. He did not say where it started or how long it lasted,
but it appears to have stopped on a shoulder at the I-759 off-ramp onto George
Wallace Drive in east Gadsden. Marked
units of the state troopers, Gadsden police and the Etowah County Sheriff's
Office were seen coming and going from the campus and searching surrounding
neighborhoods. At the main entrance, law enforcement officers were seen stopping
and speaking with Gadsden State security. the search appeared concentrated
around Gadsden State and the residential neighborhoods to the east of it. Some 40 minutes after the first Alert, GSCC
sent out a second one issuing an "All Clear." A later news release
from spokesperson Jackie Edmondson indicated staff and students were allowed to
resume classes as normal at 8:38 a.m.
Gadsden police said the suspect in the chase apparently fled on foot
toward the campus, and that Gadsden police were only involved as backup.
Law enforcement memorial
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is scheduled to be
the keynote speaker at Friday's groundbreaking and dedication ceremony for the
Alabama Law Enforcement Memorial in Anniston.
The event will take place at 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at Anniston's
Centennial Memorial Park at 17th Street and Quintard Avenue.
Studdard passes
Jerry Studdard, one of Alabama’s longest-serving high
sheriffs, passed away Sunday night after battling Parkinson’s disease.
Studdard was first elected sheriff in 1978 and was sworn in
early the following year. He won reelection nine more times, until his illness
forced him to retire in 2013. He was sworn in as supernumerary sheriff
immediately after Jimmy Kilgore was sworn in as his successor.
Studdard was Talladega’s county’s longest-serving sheriff by
a comfortable margin and possibly tied as the longest serving in the state.
Among his numerous accomplishments in office were an expansion of the Talladega
County Jail, expanding the number of deputies and patrol vehicles, his
participation in the establishment of the Talladega County Drug and Violent
Crime Task Force and the countywide central dispatch system.
St clair teen indicted on terrorism charge
A 19-year-old St. Clair County man has been indicted on
charges of soliciting support for a terrorist act.
St. Clair County District Attorney Richard Minor confirmed
today that Peyton Pruitt, 19, of Wattsville, was indicted by a Southern
Division grand jury.
Because of the ongoing criminal investigation, Minor could
not comment further about the case.
Pruitt was arrested in November 2015 and has remained in the
St. Clair County Jail on a $1 million bond.
St. Clair County District Judge Alan Furr denied a reduction
in bond after a preliminary hearing was held in January.
Authorities said the terrorist support came from a link
Pruitt allegedly provided on the internet, a link to the instructions for
making a pressure cooker bomb and information pertaining to making a car bomb.
Law firms offering free gun locks
Two north Alabama law firms are offering free trigger locks
to gun owners. Lawrence T. King and
Lindsey Simmons, of Birmingham's King Simmons, P.C., and the Gadsden firm of
Rhea, Boyd & Rhea say they are offering the gun locks to anyone, no
questions asked and no strings attached, according to a statement from the two
firms. The firms say they'll even pay the postage. Don Rhea, of the Gadsden firm, stated that in
2014 the medical journal Pediatrics published statistics showing that 10,000
children are injured or killed in America each years by guns - nearly a third
from accidental shootings. He said It
happens in Alabama too much, and we should all be outraged by this. The lawyers stated that offering trigger
locks won't stop gun violence or make all children safe but believe it's a step
towards getting gun owners and elected officials to think more about gun
safety. Those wanting a trigger lock locally can call Rhea, Boyd & Rhea in
Gadsden at (256) 547-6805
Launchpad finalists
Five startups from Birmingham, Mobile and Anniston will vie
for up to $250,000 this spring during an Alabama Launchpad competition in
Florence. The Economic Development
Partnership of Alabama, which hosts the event, will allow teams to participate
in a startup finale April 7 on 500 N. Pine Street in Florence. Select companies
will take home funding at the competition to grow their small businesses. The following teams were chosen to advance in
the competition last week during a live-pitch event in Birmingham: Locally, White's Environmental Solutions,
based in Anniston was selected, The
company takes organic wastes and transforms them into a solution for farmers
and landscapers.
Bond for murder suspects
A Calhoun County
district judge Monday ordered bond kept at $500,000 for two men charged with
murder in a case that prosecutors said is also being investigated by the federal
government.
District Judge Chris McIntyre listened to defense attorneys,
prosecutors and testimony from family members during an hour-long hearing. The
hearing, scheduled at 1:30 p.m. was postponed until 3:30 p.m. McIntyre’s order
was filed at 5:49 p.m.
Lindsay murder trial begins
Jury selection is underway for Stephon Lindsay's murder
trial in Gadsden.
Lindsay is accused of killing his 1-year-old daughter,
allegedly as part of a ritual back in 2013. Maliyah Lindsay's partially
decapitated body was found in an area off Plainview Street in Gadsden. jury selection will continue Today. Opening
statements are expected to begin Wednesday.
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