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Titus man pleads guilty to killing wife

A Titus man will serve at least 10 years in jail after admitting to killing his common law wife in 2012 after a long drinking binge... Read More

Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department Blotter - 2/2

Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department Blotter - 2/2

TALLAPOOSA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

DAILY PRESS RELEASE

02/02/13

 

  1. A RESIDENT OF PECAN PATH IN DADEVILLE FILED A REPORT FOR RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT.
  2. A RESIDENT OF A RESIDENT OF LIGHTHOUSE COURT IN DADEVILLE FILED A REPORT FOR THEFT.
  3. A RESIDENT OF MOONBRANCH DRIVE IN DADEVILLE FILED A REPORT FOR THEFT OF PROPERTY AND BURGLARY OF A RESIDENCE.
  4. A RESIDENT OF HOLLEY AVENUE IN CAMP HILL WAS ARRESTED ON FOUR FTA WARRANTS.

Elmore County Murder Suspect pleads guilty to manslaughter

Elmore County Murder Suspect pleads guilty to manslaughter

TITUS, AL (WSFA) - An Elmore County man who told police he killed a woman after an argument following a long day of drinking has entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in her death.

According to authorities, Jamie Slay pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in the March 9, 2012 death of 31-year-old Patricia Allen. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said at the time of the crime Allen had died from a gunshot wound to the mouth from a 410 shotgun.

Slay told police before his arrest that Allen shot herself, he then changed his story to say that someone broke into the residence in the 9000 block of Titus road and shot her.

Multiple arrests made in early morning drug and weapons operation

Multiple arrests made in early morning drug and weapons operation

ELMORE COUNTY, AL (WSFA) - In the early hours of Thursday morning, the FBI, Central Alabama Drug Task Force, Elmore County Sheriff's Office, USMS and DEA executed the second phase of a year-old drug operation that ended with the arrest of 9 people.

According to the Elmore County Sheriff's Office, this is the second phase of the operation carried out in May 2012.

A federal grand jury handed down indictments on 14 people for drug and weapons charges back in December. Today's operation focused on capturing the 10 individuals that were not already in police custody.

As of 10 a.m. nine of those 10 people have been captured.

Authorities say the 10th individual, Carlos Harris of Wetumpka, is still on the run.

Millbrook man charged with rape, sodomy again 20 years later

A 40-year-old Millbrook man is facing multiple counts of sodomy and rape for crimes he allegedly committed more than 20 years ago... Read More

Elmore County residents indicted on stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy

Elmore County residents indicted on stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy

Montgomery, AL – Mary and Christian Young and Octavious Reeves were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on a variety of charges stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud conspiracy, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The alleged conspirators were charged in a 31-count indictment that was returned on December 18, 2012, and unsealed today.

Mary and Christian Young and Octavious Reeves, all of Elmore County, Ala., were charged with conspiring to defraud the United States, along with access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.  Mary Young was also charged with several counts of wire fraud. According to the indictment, the defendants’ conspiracy lasted from January 2012 through June 2012 and involved using stolen identities to file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds. 

Man sentenced to life in prison for 'Cajun Lady' murder

Man sentenced to life in prison for 'Cajun Lady' murder

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The Montgomery man convicted in the murder of the "Cajun Lady" will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Authorities say Navus Jennings has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder and arson connected with the March 28, 2011 death of Deatsville resident Julie Ann Nelson.

Court proceedings proved Jennings killed Nelson at his trailer, then dumped the body next to a trash bin behind his place of employment on Lemon Street.

Authorities say that to cover up the bloody crime scene, Jennings burned the trailer less than 12 hours after the body was discovered.

Nelson was known as the "Cajun Lady" after she moved to Alabama from Louisiana more than 15 years ago to take care of her parents, yet she kept her accent.

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