Fort Morgan mystery ship remains a mystery

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Fort Morgan,Al.
Wreckage of a "Mystery Ship" has appeared and reappeared on the beach about 6 miles from Fort Morgan for some 40 years. No one is positive what it is or how long it's been there. Hurricanes Camille (1969) Fredrick (1979) and Ivan (2004) briefly uncovered portions of the ship but nothing like Hurricane Ike did in 2008. The wreckage was, again, uncovered by Tropical Storm Ida in 2009.

The roughly 150 foot long, 30 foot wide wooden ship appears to have been powered by steam. One of the artifacts of the ship's hull appears to be an old water pump. A long pipe runs down the center of the ship, with smaller pipes found nearby.
While no one knows for sure what ship this is, some historians speculate that the ship was the Monticello, a battleship that partially burned when it crashed trying to get past the Union Navy and into Mobile Bay during the Civil War. Others speculate it could be the Rachel, an early 20^th Century schooner that ran aground on the Alabama coast in 1933. Local legends even describe the ship as a rum runner seeking to smuggle liquor ashore during Prohibition.
TheMonticello was a pure sailing ship, whereas the wreck appears to be steam powered, which would seem to rule it out. Other aspects of the wreckage, such as steel cables and metal turnbuckles, lead many to believe the ship is the Rachel built years after the Civil War, rather than an1860s schooner.
TheRachel was designed and built in the John DeAngelo and Sons Italian American Shipyard in Moss Point, Miss., in 1919. She had three masts and a shallow draught. The De Angelo yard often included small diesel engines in their sailing craft, however none were steam powered. The wreck found on the beach in Alabama has what looks to be connection rods for an expansion steam engine as well as a long central condenser pipe. The true waterline length of the Rachel was only 93 feet, her schooner bow giving her a longer overall length. This would seem to rule out the Rachel.
A third possibility is the rum runner Aurora, found at sea with some 1400 cases of premium liquor at the tail end of prohibition. She was seized at the mouth of the Mississippi by the 100-foot US Coast Guard Cutter Forwardbased in Pascagoula. The ship was ordered towed to Mobile with her crew and part of the cargo put aboard the cutter. The rum runner became separated after it caught fire, sinking near Fort Morgan in 1933. The Aurora was a coaster registered in British Honduras, but little other information is available on her. The New York Timeslisted that she had only eight crewmembers aboard, making the ship unlikely to be a labor-intensive steam vessel. So, that would seem to rule out the Aurora.
So, for now, she's still the Mystery Ship. We all love a good mystery, anyway...don't we?

Intimidating a Witness results in FELONY charges

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Edtron Fitzgerald Griffin

Dothan,Al.
Edtron Fitzgerald Griffin, black male, 22 years of age, of Headland Avenue was arrested and charged with Intimidating a Witness with a $10,000 bond.
On April 15, 2012 the Dothan Police Department received information regarding a complaint involving intimidating a witness. Investigators were called to the scene where they learned Edtron Griffin had threatened an individual because she was a witness and victim involving a charge against him. Due to the previous investigation being open, limited details are being released however investigators have confirmed Griffin did in fact take actions to threaten the victim.

Newville man charged with Second Degree Theft of Property

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Dothan, Al.
Johnathon Smith, white male, 22 years of age, of Newville, Alabama was arrested and charged with Second Degree Theft of Property with a $2,500 bond.

Johnathon Smith

The Dothan Police Department recently responded to a felony theft at a local department store. Police arrived on scene at Dick’s Sporting Goods, 4401 Montgomery Highway where loss prevention employees briefed them on their internal investigation which had revealed numerous thefts committed by a current employee. Investigators learned Johnathon Smith committed the thefts between February and April 2012 in order to obtain merchandise. Smith was charged with theft bringing the case to a close.

Alabama Senate approves "monstrosity" that would tie legislators' pay to median income

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MONTGOMERY, Al.
 The Alabama Senate this afternoon approved a junked-up "monstrosity" of a bill to tie legislators' pay to the median household income in Alabama.
Senators voted 28-6 for the proposed constitutional amendment after tacking on multiple add-ons including that a 2007 pay raise would be repealed immediately, lawmakers would forfeit pay in times of high unemployment, and legislators would have to reimburse the state if they accepted a controversial 2007 pay raise.
Senators in favor of the bill said they weren't even sure if all the changes were constitutional.
"What came out today was a monstrosity that we want to correct in conference committee," Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, R-Anniston, said.
"The House is not going to concur with this. I'm going to beg them not to concur with this. We are going to send it to conference and fix it in conference," Marsh said.
The original proposal would change the way lawmakers are paid, giving them a base salary equal to the state's median household income. Additionally, they would be paid a daily expense allowance and mileage, identical to what state employees get, to cover travel expenses to Montgomery.
Lawmakers currently earn a minimum of $53,388 each year. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the state's 2010 median household income at $40,474.
Under the new proposal, a lawmaker who lived 128 miles from Montgomery, for instance, would make about $45,980, according to an estimate from the Legislative Fiscal Office.
The proposed change is a constitutional amendment that would take effect immediately after the 2014 general election if voters approved it.
The bill comes after a much-criticized pay raise that lawmakers approved in 2007 without a recorded vote. The 61-percent pay raise included automatic cost-of-living adjustments.
But senators engaged in a type of political race of who could be more in favor of slashing legislative pay.
Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, accused Republicans of presenting a "Trojan Horse," noting the bill would not repeal the 2007 raise immediately and it would stay in place if voters voted down the proposed constitutional amendment
Bedford put on an amendment that lawmakers would forfeit their pay any time the state's unemployment rate crept above 5.2 percent, saying lawmakers should follow the governor's example.
Marsh said some of the opposition was a "show" and countered with an amendment of his own that lawmakers would have to give back any pay raise they took if they were in office when the 2007 raise was approved. Marsh said he didn't take the pay raise.
"I've withstood as much hypocrisy as I can for one day," Marsh said.

Agnes Simpson, longtime owner of Dothan's WOOF radio station, dead at 87

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DOTHAN, Al.
 Agnes Simpson, longtime owner of Alabama's WOOF radio stations in Dothan and the first woman to be named Alabama Broadcaster of the Year, has died. She was 87.

Agnes Simpson

Simpson died Monday at her residence, officials with the Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home and Crematory said Tuesday.
"In the radio business, she and I are old school," said longtime General Sales Manager Hal Edwards. "Not just because we were old but because we still cling to the ideal of serving our listeners. We always agreed that at WOOF Radio, our job was 'To serve the public interest and our business is the promotion of legal commercial enterprise' and we did that."
Simpson was born in Prescott, Ariz. and attended the University of Alabama, where she met her future husband, R.A. Dowling. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and moved to Dothan after the war.
She and her husband got a license to operate an AM radio station in 1947 and launched WOOF. After her husband died, Simpson obtained a license for one of Alabama's first FM stations, which launched in 1964.
Simpson sold commercials and also did news broadcasts on both stations. She won awards for her broadcasting, including the Silver Medal Award from the Dothan Advertising Federation and Alabama Broadcaster of the Year.
Simpson served as the president of WOOF until recently when she took ill.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity.

Weekly roundup for the week of April 20

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Monday, April 20

Local storm damage minimal

Trial in 2007 Piedmont murder begins today
He would plead guilty before jury selection began

Columbine students strive 10 years after massacre

Probe finds tons of released drugs taint U.S. water


Tuesday, April 21

Woman to be arrested for alleged assault

Police search for woman in two robberies

Jacksonville police arrest two women for assault

Piedmont man pleads guilty to '07 shooting death of girlfriend

Mayor says city attorney questioning Monk's contract

Visiting Detroit teen shoots self in Athens

Two killed in state as storms swept across Southeast


Wednesday, April 22

2 women killed in Jacksonville accident

Local woman arrested for allegedly stabbing another

Man in intensive care after attack

Man arrested for shooting at another

Woman arrested in 2 local robberies

Man arrested in rape case out on bond

Sheriff: Procedural failure led to escape; Search continues for inmate who robbed Anniston credit union

Court puts limits on car searches by police

Obama open to torture memos prosecution


Thursday, April 23

Pair of men sought after alleged robbery in Anniston

Anniston police charge man with December robbery

Sheriff: Officer's decisions led to inmate's escape

Wedowee: ABI won't probe fight involving mayor

EPA asks to review new state smokestack law

Wednesday booms didn't concern locals: 6 building-shaking blasts in Anniston were caused by weapons destruction at depot

Police investigating death of Freddie Mac official

Prosecutors beefed up charges against teen pirate

Another earthquake rattles Bibb County

Bill to ban texting while driving stalls

Former AGs seek review of Siegelman's conviction

Report: Alabama killer left note explaining spree


Friday, April 24

Judge hears motion to dismiss suit against Hobson City mayor

Fire destroys Sack's Salvage Grocery in Eastaboga

Local probation supervisor for Calhoun, Cleburne earns state honor

Jailer awaits disciplinary decision; Escaped inmate still on the loose

Meehan's attorneys request gag order in lawsuit against Jax State president

Substance abuse prevention group thanks local agencies

Cleburne County: Compromise reached on court cost legislation, will apply to traffic fines

U.S. to release photos showing alleged abuses of prisoners

Alabama House narrowly votes to add sexual orientation to hate crimes law


Saturday, April 25

Hugh Smitherman, 91, was county's Civil Defense Coordinator


Sunday, April 26

Man killed after being hit by car near Speedway

For better or worse, fewer using divorce lawyers

3 dead, 2 injured in Ga. shooting; professor sought

Officer, suspect killed in southeast Alabama standoff

Gunmen kill police chief in Mexican border city

Theft at local retailer leads to arrest

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Dothan, Al.
Sonja Drake Drayton, black female, 47 years of age, of Richard Road was arrested and charged with Second Degree Theft of Property with a $ 15,000 bond.

Sonja Drake Drayton

On April 15, 2012 the Dothan Police Department responded to Sears, located at 662 West Main Street in reference to a theft. Police say a loss prevention employee, went to the video surveillance room and observed the suspect, Sonja Drayton, conceal over twenty items in a large bag and exit the store without paying for any of the items. Dothan Police detained the suspect as she exited the store and recovered the stolen property.

Summer Moody case: Three teens involved in Gravine Island shooting charged as adults

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BAY MINETTE, Al.
Three 17-year-olds involved in the Gravine Island shooting have been charged as adults with first-degree burglary, according to a news release from Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack.

Summer Moody

Scott Tipton Byrd and Dillon Wade Tyree, both of Stapleton, and Daniel Parnell of Bay Minette were booked into the Baldwin County Corrections Center late Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities, after the investigation indicated they had a weapon when the alleged burglaries on Gravine occurred. The three had initially been charged as juveniles with a lesser offense. A person accused of carrying a weapon during a burglary can be charged with first-degree burglary, a crime with a maximum penalty of life in prison
Another 17-year-old, Summer Moody, was shot in the head during the incident that occurred about 4 a.m. Sunday in the Tensaw River Delta in north Baldwin. Mack described the incident as a case in which "all the circumstances that could go bad, went bad."
Baldwin County District Attorney Hallie Dixon said information gathered so far in the investigation led to the upgraded charges.
"The charge of first-degree burglary includes the additional element of entering a dwelling with a weapon or dangerous instrument," Dixon said in an email statement. "Alabama law provides that young people older than age 16 who are charged with a Class A felony involving a deadly weapon must be charged as adults and tried in adult court.
"With regard to the fishermen who were alleged to have fired the shot that critically injured the high school girl," Dixon said, "no charges are forthcoming at this point."
In answer to questions regarding whether charges might eventually be filed against Moody upon her recovery, Dixon said, "I do not want to speculate on such things at this time. This is an incredibly tragic event for all concerned, for the young woman fighting for her life in the hospital, her parents, and the men who fired the shot that injured her."
Summer Moody remains in critical condition
      Moody was in critical condition Tuesday in the University of South Alabama Medical Center, Robert Stankoski, a lawyer for her family, said.
"Summer’s medical condition is they will know a little bit more in the next 24 hours. It’s my understanding that the first 72 hours in any shooting victim is the most important and crucial medical timetable, so the doctors will continue to monitor her condition. They don’t really know if she’s getting any better or any worse right now," Stankoski said. "She’s not responsive right now. She’s on a ventilator, but they don’t really know if that’s required or not. They’re still continuing to monitor her condition and hope she does get better."
Moody was shot after two men at the scene each fired a shot from small-caliber rifles after they heard the group. The girl was the only person hit by a bullet, according to Mack.

Vandalism an ongoing problem on Gravine Island
Baldwin County property records show three people owning parcels on Gravine Island.
The Press-Register contacted one current and one previous landowner, who for more than 20 years had a camp on the three interior parcels along Gravine Basin where Moody was shot. That landowner sold the last parcel three years ago. While both said they spent many happy hours on the river while raising their families, they also lamented that vandalism was an ongoing problem. They both said the incidents they remembered occurred when their camps were unoccupied.
Baldwin County Chief Deputy Charlie Jones said that after consulting with the District Attorney’s Office, the decision was made to continue withholding the identities of the men who encountered the four teens at the camp because the investigation was ongoing.
Was deadly force necessary?
Stankoski said he has not heard any evidence that indicated any shots should have been fired.
"We have serious and substantial questions as to whether or not the use of deadly force was justified or was appropriate under the circumstances," the lawyer said.
He said information he received was that the men were not staying in the camp where Moody was shot.
"We have questions as to whether or not the shooter or shooters involved in this put himself in that zone of danger, came down to this place where these kids were located and had been that particular evening and thereby created a dangerous situation," he said.
He also questioned why Moody was identified early on, but the other teens’ names were not revealed.
Stankoski said Tuesday that Moody’s family has asked that well-wishers and others not contact them while they are waiting to see if the teen recovers.
"Their No. 1 concern is for their daughter’s health and welfare," he said.
He said the teen has not regained consciousness since the shooting, and family members are trying to determine what happened that night.
"We don’t know all the facts," he said. "We’re going to learn as the case goes forward and we hope that we continue to develop a voice and get what Summer Moody deserves out of this, the justice that she deserves and have a voice that speaks for her."
Byrd, Parnell and Tyree will be held in jail until their appearance before a judge who will set a bail at a yet to be determined time, according to the release.
A check of online court records does not show any previous adult charges against Tyree. Byrd and Parnell, however, have previous traffic violations on their records. Parnell entered guilty pleas in five previous traffic violations, the records show.

Alabama Senate approves "monstrosity" that would tie legislators' pay to median income

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MONTGOMERY, Al.
 The Alabama Senate this afternoon approved a junked-up "monstrosity" of a bill to tie legislators' pay to the median household income in Alabama.
Senators voted 28-6 for the proposed constitutional amendment after tacking on multiple add-ons including that a 2007 pay raise would be repealed immediately, lawmakers would forfeit pay in times of high unemployment, and legislators would have to reimburse the state if they accepted a controversial 2007 pay raise.
Senators in favor of the bill said they weren't even sure if all the changes were constitutional.
"What came out today was a monstrosity that we want to correct in conference committee," Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, R-Anniston, said.
"The House is not going to concur with this. I'm going to beg them not to concur with this. We are going to send it to conference and fix it in conference," Marsh said.
The original proposal would change the way lawmakers are paid, giving them a base salary equal to the state's median household income. Additionally, they would be paid a daily expense allowance and mileage, identical to what state employees get, to cover travel expenses to Montgomery.
Lawmakers currently earn a minimum of $53,388 each year. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the state's 2010 median household income at $40,474.
Under the new proposal, a lawmaker who lived 128 miles from Montgomery, for instance, would make about $45,980, according to an estimate from the Legislative Fiscal Office.
The proposed change is a constitutional amendment that would take effect immediately after the 2014 general election if voters approved it.
The bill comes after a much-criticized pay raise that lawmakers approved in 2007 without a recorded vote. The 61-percent pay raise included automatic cost-of-living adjustments.
But senators engaged in a type of political race of who could be more in favor of slashing legislative pay.
Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, accused Republicans of presenting a "Trojan Horse," noting the bill would not repeal the 2007 raise immediately and it would stay in place if voters voted down the proposed constitutional amendment
Bedford put on an amendment that lawmakers would forfeit their pay any time the state's unemployment rate crept above 5.2 percent, saying lawmakers should follow the governor's example.
Marsh said some of the opposition was a "show" and countered with an amendment of his own that lawmakers would have to give back any pay raise they took if they were in office when the 2007 raise was approved. Marsh said he didn't take the pay raise.
"I've withstood as much hypocrisy as I can for one day," Marsh said.

Agnes Simpson, longtime owner of Dothan's WOOF radio station, dead at 87

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DOTHAN, Al.
 Agnes Simpson, longtime owner of Alabama's WOOF radio stations in Dothan and the first woman to be named Alabama Broadcaster of the Year, has died. She was 87.

Agnes Simpson

Simpson died Monday at her residence, officials with the Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home and Crematory said Tuesday.
"In the radio business, she and I are old school," said longtime General Sales Manager Hal Edwards. "Not just because we were old but because we still cling to the ideal of serving our listeners. We always agreed that at WOOF Radio, our job was 'To serve the public interest and our business is the promotion of legal commercial enterprise' and we did that."
Simpson was born in Prescott, Ariz. and attended the University of Alabama, where she met her future husband, R.A. Dowling. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and moved to Dothan after the war.
She and her husband got a license to operate an AM radio station in 1947 and launched WOOF. After her husband died, Simpson obtained a license for one of Alabama's first FM stations, which launched in 1964.
Simpson sold commercials and also did news broadcasts on both stations. She won awards for her broadcasting, including the Silver Medal Award from the Dothan Advertising Federation and Alabama Broadcaster of the Year.
Simpson served as the president of WOOF until recently when she took ill.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity.

3 people charged after heroin, cocaine and marijuana seized during Birmingham DEA investigation

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BIRMINGHAM, Al.
 Three men have been charged in federal court with conspiring to distribute drugs after a year-long investigation by Birmingham DEA agents led to police confiscating heroin, cocaine and marijuana in a traffic stop on Monday, court records show.
An affidavit filed today accuses Wilbert Hankins, also known as "Bam," Gregory Perry, also known as "Unc," and Vladimir Pavlov with conspiracy to distribute the drugs.
The investigation, which started in the spring of 2011, led agents on Monday to stake out a stretch of Interstate 22 east near the Alabama-Mississippi state line.
A traffic stop by Alabama State Troopers, and a subsequent search by a canine, led authorities to 42 kilogram-sized bricks in a hydraulic compartment under a trailer. That trailer was being pulled by a truck driven by Pavlov, the records stated.
A field test found that two of the bricks -- which were wrapped in cellophane, tape and grease -- contained heroin. A third brick tested positive for cocaine. Also inside the trailer were 10 bundles of what authorities said they believed was marijuana.
Pavlov was arrested. Hankins and Perry were arrested a short time later at a gas station on U.S. 78 in Forestdale, the records show.

Man jailed on multiple charges after leaving the scene of accident

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MOBILE, Al.
 A 51-year-old man who Mobile police said left the scene of an accident Monday night was arrested later at a car detailing shop, spokeswoman Ashley Rains said.

Michael Wayne Shepherd

Michael Wayne Shepherd was charged with disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, failure to obey police, leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest, Rains said. He was in Mobile County Metro Jail today on bail totaling $3,300, according to the jail records.
Police originally went to Government Boulevard and Satchel Paige Drive for the report of a traffic accident in which one driver left the scene, rains said.
Officers found the Dodge Caravan involved at 1st Class Auto Detailing in the 700 block of Holcombe Avenue, and Rains said that 2 men were in the Caravan. Rains said that the vehicle had extensive front end damage.
Rains said that Shepherd, the driver, became aggressive toward the officers while he was being taken into custody. A passenger, whom Rains did not identify, was arrested without incident on a charge of public intoxication.

Man arrested for Second Degree Theft of Property

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Christopher Randall Courson, white male, 37 years of age, is WANTED for Second Degree Theft of Property.

Dothan, Al.

Christopher Randall Courson

The Dothan Police Department is seeking the help of our local community in locating a man wanted for felony theft. Investigators signed a warrant against Courson following a lengthy investigation which revealed ongoing theft. Police say Courson, a tenant of a complex located on South Ussery Street, was tasked with collecting boarding fees from other occupants within the building. Between February and March 2012 Courson collected money from numerous tenants providing them with receipts but failing to pass the money along to the rightful owner, keeping it for himself instead. Police are asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspect to call the Dothan Police Department or CrimeStoppers 334-793-7000.

Domestic Violence results in arrest

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Rodney Rhodes, black male, 36 years of age, of Williams Avenue was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence by Strangulation or Suffocation with a $30,000 bond.

Rodney Rhodes

On April 14, 2012 the Dothan Police Department responded to a call for service at a residence on North Range Street. Upon arrival, police learned the victim received multiple injuries during a domestic related incident. Due to nature of the case, limited details are being released; however investigators say they have now arrested the suspect for the assault.

Agnes Simpson, longtime owner of Dothan's WOOF radio station, dead at 87

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DOTHAN, Al.
 Agnes Simpson, longtime owner of Alabama's WOOF radio stations in Dothan and the first woman to be named Alabama Broadcaster of the Year, has died. She was 87.

Agnes Simpson

Simpson died Monday at her residence, officials with the Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home and Crematory said Tuesday.
"In the radio business, she and I are old school," said longtime General Sales Manager Hal Edwards. "Not just because we were old but because we still cling to the ideal of serving our listeners. We always agreed that at WOOF Radio, our job was 'To serve the public interest and our business is the promotion of legal commercial enterprise' and we did that."
Simpson was born in Prescott, Ariz. and attended the University of Alabama, where she met her future husband, R.A. Dowling. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and moved to Dothan after the war.
She and her husband got a license to operate an AM radio station in 1947 and launched WOOF. After her husband died, Simpson obtained a license for one of Alabama's first FM stations, which launched in 1964.
Simpson sold commercials and also did news broadcasts on both stations. She won awards for her broadcasting, including the Silver Medal Award from the Dothan Advertising Federation and Alabama Broadcaster of the Year.
Simpson served as the president of WOOF until recently when she took ill.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity.

More than 13,000 prescription pills stolen from Russellville pharmacy

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RUSSELLVILLE, Al.
More than 13,000 prescription pills were stolen early this morning during a burglary at a pharmacy, according to Russellville Police.
An alarm at a Russellville pharmacy was triggered today around 4:45 a.m. when two individuals wearing all black with masks entered the business and stole more than 13,000 tablets of hydrocodone. Police believe there was a third individual outside, but don't have any suspects at this time.
Police said there was also an attempted burglary at another Russellville pharmacy today around 4:15 a.m.

Agnes Simpson, longtime owner of Dothan's WOOF radio station, dead at 87

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DOTHAN, Al.
 Agnes Simpson, longtime owner of Alabama's WOOF radio stations in Dothan and the first woman to be named Alabama Broadcaster of the Year, has died. She was 87.

Agnes Simpson

Simpson died Monday at her residence, officials with the Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home and Crematory said Tuesday.
"In the radio business, she and I are old school," said longtime General Sales Manager Hal Edwards. "Not just because we were old but because we still cling to the ideal of serving our listeners. We always agreed that at WOOF Radio, our job was 'To serve the public interest and our business is the promotion of legal commercial enterprise' and we did that."
Simpson was born in Prescott, Ariz. and attended the University of Alabama, where she met her future husband, R.A. Dowling. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and moved to Dothan after the war.
She and her husband got a license to operate an AM radio station in 1947 and launched WOOF. After her husband died, Simpson obtained a license for one of Alabama's first FM stations, which launched in 1964.
Simpson sold commercials and also did news broadcasts on both stations. She won awards for her broadcasting, including the Silver Medal Award from the Dothan Advertising Federation and Alabama Broadcaster of the Year.
Simpson served as the president of WOOF until recently when she took ill.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity.

Meth found after an alert patrolman performed a routine traffic stop

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Dothan, Al.
Charles Murphy, whitemale, 47 years of age, of Moates Street was arrested and charged with UnlawfulPossession of a Controlled Substance with a $15,000 bond.
 

Charles Murphy

OnMay 6, 2012 theDothan Police Department made a felony narcotic arrest following a routinetraffic stop. While on routine patrol, an alert patrolman performed a trafficstop on the suspect for failure to use turn signal. The officer stated he madecontact with the driver Charles Murphy and learned through a routine driver’slicense check that Murphy had active warrants. Murphy was placed under arrestand a search of his vehicle after was conducted after the officer saw Murphyattempting to conceal something beneath his seat. A search of the car and locateda clear plastic bag under the seat that contained methamphetamine.

Florida Ave. man arrested for Theft by Fraudulent Leasing

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Dothan, Al.
Hoszel Gibbs, blackmale, 31 years of age, of Florida Avenue was arrested and charged with Theft byFraudulent Leasing with a $5,000 bond.

Hoszel Gibbs

 
OnMay 4, 2012 theDothan Police Department made a felony arrest after concluding a recentinvestigation. Police say in January 2012, Hoszel Gibbs entered into a rentallease contract with Discover Rental, 1481 Westgate Parkway, for several furniture items. Thebusiness records showed Gibbs failed to make the required payments anddisregarded notices from the company to return the merchandise. Investigatorssay this case will now be closed following the arrest.