2-2-16 news

2-2-16

Jenkins resigns

A captain with the Rainbow City Police Department has resigned after being charged with sodomy according to the Etowah County Sheriff's Office.  45 year old David Chase Jenkins, of Rainbow City, is still detained in the Etowah County Detention Center without bond. Investigators say the crime involved an adult female and Jenkins was not on-duty at the time.  The police department had placed Jenkins on leave after learning of the charges. Jenkins submitted a letter of resignation Sunday, that was immediately accepted by the police department, according to Rainbow City Police Chief Greg Carroll. Jenkins was the Captain of Investigations.  Carroll also said that the county is handling the investigation and that the decision to issue the arrest warrant was made by the county and the District Attorney.  According to court documents, two motions have been filed by Jenkins' attorney to have bond issued and also to have the charges dismissed.

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Oneonta man arrested

36 year old  Donny Brian Putman, of Oneonta, has been arrested by Etowah County Sheriffs Deputies in connection with a recent theft.  Putman is charged with one count of theft of property in the first degree. He allegedly stole a 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee after he was supposed to be restoring the vehicle at his shop in Altoona. The owner of the vehicle made several attempts at contacting Putman, but he remained elusive over the course of several months.  The victim made contact with the building’s owner to retrieve his vehicle when Putman was evicted from his shop, but the car was not inside. The vehicle has yet to be located.  Putman was booked into the Etowah County Detention Center and later released on a $5,000 bond.

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Henegar woman arrested

Floyd County (Ga.) authorities have arrested an Alabama woman on child sex charges.

Teresa Juanita Lawrence, 38, of Henagar, is being held without bond in the Floyd County Jail in Rome, Ga. on charges of child molestation, aggravated child molestation and felony sodomy.

Published reports in Georgia said that she is accused of encouraging a juvenile to have sex with her while she was a resident of Floyd County on numerous occasions between 2012 and 2014.

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Anniston elections

With Annistons municipal elections set for this fall Four of the Anniston City Council’s five members have said they will run for re-election this year, and the fifth hasn’t ruled it out.  Mayor Vaughn Stewart and council members Jay Jenkins, Millie Harris and Seyram Selase said Monday they plan to run for office again. Councilman David Reddick said he’s undecided.  Candidates have between July 5 and July 19 to qualify for council elections. The election is set for Aug. 23.

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Doj apartment order

Federal prosecutors and developers of 71 housing properties, including three in Jacksonville, have reached an agreement involving a suit over compliance with U.S. disability laws. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in September against Florence-based Gateway Development Corporation. Prosecutors and attorneys for the developers filed a joint motion on Friday for a judge to approve the agreement. According to a release from Gateway, the terms state that the company will pay approximately $5,000 per apartment complex to establish a settlement fund for anyone identified by the Justice Department as affected by the compliance issues.  Three of the 71 complexes are Hickory Run Apartments, Hickory Run II Apartments and Brookstone Village Apartments, all in Jacksonville. All of the local complexes are near one another off Gardner Drive east of Jacksonville’s City Cemetery.

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Lincoln pj suit

The City of Lincoln filed a motion  last week seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by theTalladega County Commission challenging the city’s enforcement of its police jurisdiction.

The county is suing Lincoln over enforcement of its police jurisdiction, citing county residents’ complaints that Lincoln’s collection of sales tax constitutes taxation without representation, among other complaints.

The motion to dismiss lists reasons Lincoln feels the case is without merit, including that the court doesn’t have jurisdiction over the matter; the county lacks standing to bring the claims; the county’s claims are moot; and that existing case law allows the city to enforce its police jurisdiction, among several other reasons.

Chief U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre gave the county until Feb. 16 to respond in writing as to why the court should not dismiss the case.

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Boaz fatal

A wreck Sunday night claimed the life of a Boaz man, according to a news release from the Alabama State Troopers.

Troopers say that 40 year old Tony Ray Dabbs,  was killed in the wreck about 6:45 p.m. Sunday on Oneonta Cut Off Road, two miles south of Guntersville.

Dabbs was driving a 1995 Chevrolet that left the road and overturned. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers continue to investigate the wreck.

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Severe weather

Meteorologists are urging residents to be alert for severe weather this eveningt as severe thunderstorms are expected to move across the area around 10 o'clock tonite and move out by the early morning hours on Wednesday.  Forecasters say they expect strong thunderstorms and 20-30 mph winds with higher gusts that could reach 60 mph in the area, along with the possibility of tornadoes and small hail.