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FORT PAYNE, Ala. – The DeKalb County Drug Task Force, along with Sylvania Police Department, Dekalb County Criminal Investigation Division, and Dekalb County Deputies worked tirelessly to shut down this one stop fentanyl shop, the defendants cut, packaged, sold and delivered their products with no concern to public safety. After Agents obtained a Search Warrant…
Press Release from Rainsville Police Department, November 21, 2023 On November 17th, 2023 at approximately 6:12AM patrolmen with Rainsville Police Department, as well as units from Henagar Police Department, Sylvania Police Department, and Dekalb County Sheriffs office responded to the 200 block of Carlyle Road in Rainsville for reports of shots being fired into a…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Thursday, October 26th, Geraldine Police Department responded to Bethel Baptist Church on County Road 391 in regards to a Burglary in which a male subject had broken into Bethel Baptist Church through a side window. The case was then forwarded to the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – On November 9, 2023 the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit received a tip from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that an individual…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. —DeKalb County Investigators were able to retrieve $59,800.75 for a victim that had been involved in a scam. Investigators worked diligently on this case with only a very small window to reverse the transfer and return the money to the victim’s account. The…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – During the month of September 31 people were charged with drug related offenses. Thank you to DeKalb County Deputies, Narcotics Agents, SRT, Officers with Ider, Henagar, Geraldine, Powell, Sylvania Police Department’s, State Pardons and Parole and Officers with Jackson County. It takes all of us doing our parts and working together…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Working along with the DeKalb County Commission, DeKalb County EMA and Board of Education, we were able to acquire a specific grant to purchase $14,000.00 worth of specialized chemical masks. These masks will be distributed to our Deputies, SRO’s, Investigators and Court…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – The month of August resulted in 32 arrested on drug related charges. We sincerely appreciate the help we got on these days, and every day, from Henagar, Collinsville, Sylvania, Ider, Powell and Rainsville Police Departments, DeKalb County Sherriff’s Deputies and Narcotics Agents,…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On August 29, 2023, Narcotics Agents conducted a traffic stop resulting in the seizure of a Trafficking amount of Methamphetamine as well as a Trafficking amount of Fentanyl. Agents conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 75 in Ider at Frankies Service station….
August 28, 2023 On today’s date Fort Payne School Officials contacted Fort Payne Police Department and reported a suspicion of an intoxicated teacher with the Fort Payne City School System. SRO Officer’s responded to the incident and after speaking to Melissa Ann Harris, age 49 of Fort Payne, was arrested and charged with Public Intoxication,…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/repeat-offender-sentenced-14-years-prison FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Rayford Raymond Russell aka “Pete” (74 of Rainsville) was sentenced to 168 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Liles C. Burke. In February, Russell plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, attempt to possess with intent to distribute…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – On Thursday, July 13th, 2023, DeKalb County Narcotics, along with Jackson County Narcotics conducted a search warrant on County Road 322 in Henagar. After a joint investigation into trafficking activities, agents found Hollie Jamaica Hall to be in possession of a pound of methamphetamine,…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – During the month of June, DeKalb County Deputies, Narcotics Agents, Officers with Collinsville, Fyffe, Powell, Sylvania, Ider and Crossville Police Department charged 36 with drug related charges. On Friday, June 2nd, Officers with Fyffe Police Department conducted a traffic stop on County Road 50, finding the driver to be in possession…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On July 6, 2023, Investigators with DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office arrested Thomas Wesley Harris (28 of Crossville) on 16 felony charges for breaking into multiple vehicles at Matheny’s Bridge. Harris is being charged with Theft of Property 3rd (x8), Breaking/Entering Vehicle (x4) and Illegal Possession of Credit/Debit Card (x4). Harris is…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — DeKalb County Investigators announce arrest involving possession of child pornography. After a joint investigation involving the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Leesburg Police Department, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office and the University of Alabama Police Department, a search warrant was executed at the…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – DeKalb County Deputies, K-9 Unit, and Narcotics Agents, Officers with Collinsville, Fyffe, Ider, Powell and Crossville Police Departments, arrested 24 during the month of May on drug related charges. Thankful and grateful for the vigilance and dedication all law enforcement agencies do…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Three people have been indicted by the Grand Jury on Child Abuse charges. Jeron Wright Maxwell (47 of Sylvania), Rian Andrew Maxwell (21 of Sylvania) and Bethany Ann Whittle (36 of Fort Payne) were all charged with the abuse of a child under 18 years of age which…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – During the month of April, there were 34 that were arrested on drug related charges. Approximately 194 grams methamphetamine, 548 grams marijuana, 2 grams heroin, 20 grams fentanyl, 1 gram cocaine and 60 grams synthetic marijuana seized. We are so thankful to all agencies that assist us each and every day. …
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY – At approximately 11:45 p.m. Saturday, April 15, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) launched a death investigation at the request of the Dadeville Police Chief. The investigation is a result of a shooting which occurred at approximately 10:34 p.m. near the 200 Block of…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – During the month of March, DeKalb County Deputies, Narcotics Agents, K-9 Unit, SRT Unit, SRO’s and Investigators, along with Ider, Sylvania, Henagar, Collinsville, Crossville Police Departments, ALEA Troopers, DHR, Gadsden City Police Department, Etowah County Sheriff’s Office and Drug Enforcement Unit charged 38 with drug related charges. We certainly want to…
On 4/16/2023, The Powell Police Department was dispatched to a residence on AL-35 inside the town limits in reference to a civil disturbance. Upon arrival, Assistant Chief Nick Morgan made contact with the victim who had some injuries to her head area. He also made contact with a bloody Vincent Moore of Powell. Mr. Moore…
News Release from Ider Police Department: EASTER SUNDAY PURSUIT During Easter Sunday night (04/09/23), multiple units were patrolling a high crime area where frequent complaints from residents have been reporting drug activity. Chief Malone and Reserve Officer Chapman observed a vehicle with expired Indiana license plates, as well as other traffic violations being committed. Officers…
03/24/2023 Henagar man arrested in conjunction with shooting FORT PAYNE, Ala. – On Thursday, March 23rd, at approximately 6:27 pm, a call came into Henagar Police Department, stating a female subject had been shot at 131 Kelly Drive in Henagar. Henagar PD and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and located the female…
03/17/2023 Crossville woman arrested on Child Abuse/Aggravated Abuse FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Jessica Lindsey Nation (36 of Crossville) was arrested on March 16, 2023 on 6 Grand Jury Indictments for Abuse of Child Torture/Willful (x3) and Aggravated Child Abuse (x3). Jessica Lindsey Nation (36 of Crossville)The arrest stems from an investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office along with the…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – DeKalb County Deputies along with K-9 Unit, Narcotics Unit. Criminal Investigations, Collinsville PD, Sylvania PD, Crossville PD and Henagar Pd seized 139.5 grams methamphetamine, 26 grams marijuana, 1 gram heroin, 3 grams fentanyl and 30 grams cocaine during the month of February. …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 8TH 2023 11:00AM Recently, Rainsville Police Department opened an investigation of Sexual Abuse of a minor after receiving a complaint. As the investigation progressed, many more disturbing facts were found by investigators. Over the next several weeks evidence was collected by search warrants and forensic interviews. In February of 2023, a…
Press release / Stolen vehicle arrest On 02/12/23, a 1970 Ford XLT was stolen from inside the Town limits of Ider. The vehicle was recovered on 02/14/23 and arrest warrants were issued for the suspect Zechariah Clark. Today, 03/01/23, Mr. Clark was arrested on the warrant for Theft of property 1st, as well as charged…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – A Grand Jury indictment was issued for Issac Hunter Dismuke (28 of Crossville) for three counts of a School Employee Engaging in a Sex Act with a Student Under the Age of 19 Years and two counts of Rape 2nd. Dismuke was booked into the DeKalb County Detention Center on February 27, 2023, on…
For immediate release Award Presentation: Local Organizations Granted $1,521,900 for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Albertville, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention are joining local and state leaders on February 28th to present a check in the amount of $1,521,900 to local grantee organizations in Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District. “The…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – During the month of January, 22 people was arrested on drug charges. We are so grateful for Officers with Rainsville, Crossville and Sylvania Police Department, Pardons and Parole and Deputies, Narcotics Agent and K-9 Units with DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office for always…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office as well as, Investigations Unit, Narcotics and Criminal Interdiction Unit, conducted a saturation patrol during the weekend of February 3-5, 2023. While focusing on traffic violations and impaired drivers, just the increased presence of Law Enforcement Officers…
Press release / Stolen Vehicle recovery On 02/12/23, a 1970 Ford XLT was stolen from inside the Town limits of Ider. After many hours of investigation work by our Department and Dade County Sheriff’s Office(GA) the truck was found on security cameras at a Trenton GA service station. After many leads from the public the…
For Immediate Release 02/13/2023 @ 11:00AM On February 2nd 2023 Rainsville Officers were dispatched to the 1800 Block of Garret St. for a call of Domestic Disturbance. On scene officers arrested Hunter Sayre(27) of Rainsville for the charges of Domestic Violence Harassment and Possession of a Controlled Substance after Methamphetamine, syringes, and a tourniquet were…
01/25/2023 According to Sheriff Jeff Shaver, Cherokee County Investigator Jeremy Stepps charged two individuals, on Monday, in connection with a burglary that occurred in the Cloudland community over this past weekend. The two suspects were already being held in the Cherokee County Detention Center as a result of deputies charging them with Illegal Possession of…
*Press release**Felony assault on a Police Officer* On 01/15/23, The Powell Police Department responded to a call for service, the caller advised a female was nude and screaming at neighbors from her mobile home. Assistant Chief Wilson arrived on scene and observed multiple broken windows and blood covering the residence. He came in contact with…
New Release from Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) January 10, 2023 HUNTSVILLE POST—A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, has resulted in the arrest of a Rainsville woman. Mercedes L. Rugart, 32, was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) when the 2021 Chevy Tahoe that she was driving left…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – The month of December, Dekalb County Sheriff’s Deputies, Narcotics Agents, K-9 Unit and Officers with Henagar, Ider and Rainsville Police Departments arrested and charged 11 with drug related offenses. On Tuesday, December 6th, a search warrant was conducted at a residence…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – During the month of November, Dekalb County Deputies, Narcotics Agents, Criminal Investigation Unit, Officers with Sylvania, Henagar and the Fire Marshall charge 34 with drug related charges. On Tuesday, November 1st, DeKalb County Deputies went to a residence on County Road 155…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On December 13th 2022, patrol deputies with DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and officers with Crossville Police Department responded to an address on county road 370 in the Kilpatrick community for a report of a male subject possibly attempting to steal a vehicle….
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On November 29th 2022, patrol deputies with DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on in the Sylvania Community. Justin Wade Bass (26 of Henagar) was arrested on felony warrants by deputies. During an inventory of the vehicle a stolen firearm…
This week the Powell Police Department coordinated with the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office(KY), Barren County Sheriff’s Office(KY), and Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office (KY). We were able to take our wanted fugitive into custody. Not only was a stolen RV recovered, Christopher Gregory was also taken into custody and charged with Trafficking a controlled substance Giving…
News Release from Rainsville Police Department. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/15/2022 On November 14th 2022 Steve Robert Wukmer age 66 of Rainsville was arrested at his place of employment in Fort Payne, AL for 215 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The investigation into these charges began earlier in November after a tip was received by…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. -During the month of October, over 3,000 grams of methamphetamine, over 3,000 grams of marijuana were confiscated. Fentanyl, cocaine, suboxone, several firearms, drug paraphernalia, and an undisclosed amount of US Currency were also seized. A motorcycle and one of the firearms had previously been reported stolen. Thank you to, the DeKalb County…
11/04/2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On November 1st 2022 at approximately 10:45PM Patrol Officers with Rainsville Police Department performed a traffic stop on County Road 90 in Rainsville. During this stop the officers obtained permission to search the vehicle. Officers also identified the Driver of the car as Justin Leslie Scott. Scott’s girlfriend was in the…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – The DeKalb County Investigations Division has recently been investigating a case regarding apparent child pornography. An investigator, who is also assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that an individual residing in DeKalb County had…
Deputy Chief Investigator Priscilla Padgett, Investigator Paul Bell and Investigator Weston Fortner spoke to Mr. Whited’s Criminal Justice Class at Northeast Alabama Community College today about Domestic Violence. October is not only Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but also National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you or someone you know is a victim please report it….
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Kristen Rice Perry (30 of Ider) was booked into the DeKalb County Detention Center on Monday, October 17th, after an investigation by DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit along with Jackson County DHR. Kristen Rice Perry (30 of Ider) Perry was charged with Rape 2nd and Sexual Abuse 1st. Bond was set at $45,000.00. DeKalb County Sheriff…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – In the month of September, several were arrested on drug related charges. Thank you to Henagar, Crossville, Valley Head and Mentone Police Department, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, K-9 Unit, Narcotics Unit and Investigations Unit for always being there. On Thursday, September 1st,…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – On October 5, 2022, Narcotics Agents with DeKalb County Narcotics Unit along with Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office, Henagar Police Department, Rainsville Police Department, ALEA Region F Task Force and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office conducted 3 search warrants which led to over…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — An investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit and the 9th Circuit District Attorney’s Office and assistance of the Sylvania Police Department led to the arrest of Jerry Jason McKee (46 of Sylvania). McKee was arrested on Tuesday September 20th…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Thanks to social media, a utility vehicle was recovered within a 24-hour time frame. Sometime late Sunday night, on May 1st, a John Deere Gator was stolen from Ider High School. On Monday morning, after staff realized the utility vehicle was missing,…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Selma man was arrested for burglarizing storage units in Collinsville on Sunday. A piece of Hwy 75 was re-routed on Monday while Law Enforcement attempted to stop a man with homicidal and suicidal ideations. On Sunday, September 18th, an Officer with…
09/12/2022 AT 12:05PM On September 8, 2022 at approximately 7:35PM patrol officers responded to Stop to Save to investigate reports of a possible fight taking place in the parking lot between a male and female. When officers arrived on scene, they found that the people in the supposed fight had already left the premises. According…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09/02/2022 Dawson Phillip Brown, 23 of Stone Mountain Georgia was arrested on September 1 2022 at approximately 5:47PM. According to Rainsville Police Department Investigator, LT Josh Wilson, Brown faxed a forged prescription for a controlled substance to Rainsville Drugs. Rainsville Drugs immediately contacted Rainsville Police Department to report the incident. Rainsville Police…
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court ofCriminal Appeals upheld the conviction of Christian James Street, 25, of Monteagle, Tennessee,for two counts of attempted murder of two police officers in Jackson County. Street wasconvicted in Jackson County Circuit Court on November 17, 2021, for the attempted murder ofpolice officers Luke Ballard and Ryan…
Postal Inspectors intercept 10lbs methamphetamine, Rainsville man charged From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Agents from ALEA Region F Narcotics, ADETF Region F Narcotics, DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, Huntsville (STAC) HIDA and United States Postal Inspectors, arrested Rayford Russell Jr (73 of Rainsville) and charged…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Several were arrested over the last few weeks on drug related charges. Over 200 grams of methamphetamine, marijuana, controlled medications, drug paraphernalia and a firearm were all confiscated during the arrests. On Wednesday, July 6th, DeKalb County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 68, finding the driver to be in…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – During the last three weeks of June and the first week of July, 16 were arrested on drug related charges. We would like to thank the DeKalb County Narcotics Agents, Deputies and Investigators, Ider Police Department, State Probation and Parole, DHR, Crossville…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – For the month of June, 33 arrests have been made for drug related charges, over 1,500 grams of marijuana, 44 grams of methamphetamine, 20 grams of synthetic marijuana and 218 controlled prescription pills have been seized. On Friday, June 3rd Deputies with…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Thursday, June 16th, John Devall Burris (66 of Rainsville) was brought in on a Fugitive from Justice Warrant. Burris was discovered to have been hiding in Jackson County. Burris was charged with Fugitive from Justice and Production of Porn with Minors (x3). After Burris serves his time in DeKalb County,…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Sunday, June 19th, Deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and Fyffe Police Department responded to a shooting at a residence on County Road 541, in the Grove Oak community. Sammy Lee Frasier (61 of Grove Oak) was pronounced dead at the scene. This investigation is ongoing and further details…
ETOWAH COUNTY – On Thursday, June 9, at the request of the Gadsden Police Department, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are investigating an officer-involved shooting. An individual was attempting to make forcible entry into a marked Rainbow City patrol vehicle at which point a School Resource…
Voters across Dekalb County voted Tuesday, May 24, 2022 for several local offices. One of those offices that was on the ballot was the Office of Dekalb County Sheriff. Nick Welden, the incumbent, received a commanding vote on Tuesday and was re-elected to office for another four years. In other county races, Nathaniel Ledbetter was…
On 05/17/2022 News Release from Rainsville Police Department Rainsville PD officers responded to a call of a women trying to steal a car in the 100 Block of Chavies Road at approximately 5:29 AM. When officers arrived on scene, they found Aaliyah Gabrielle Yother going thru and getting items out of vehicles. Yother Was arrested…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden and the DeKalb Count Sheriff’s Office would like to extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to Circuit Judges: Shaunathan Bell, Jeremy Taylor and Andrew Hairston for their generous donation of two new computers that will be utilized in the Detention Center. These computers will help us…
Date: 04/18/2022 Title: Press Release – Arrest Chief David Davis states in March, an investigation started that lead to the arrest on Thursday, April 14of Carey Lynn Joseph Koss, age 38 of Fort Payne. Koss is charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12 years old. He was also charged with two counts…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – A search warrant for a residence in Henagar led to two being charged with trafficking in methamphetamine. On Friday, April 8th, a DeKalb County Interdiction Agent along with DeKalb County Investigations Unit, and Officers with Henagar and Sylvania Police Department executed a search warrant on Longview Drive in Henagar. During the…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Acting on information of drugs being sold around a local school, DeKalb County Narcotics Agents along with DeKalb County Deputies and Officers with Fyffe Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Hammonds Road in Fyffe, finding methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Johnny Martin (69 of Fyffe) was charged with Unlawful Possession of…
New Release from Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) ST. CLAIR COUNTY–At approximately 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division arrested Tyler Blaise Wilbanks, 22, of Sylvania. Wilbanks was arrested in Pell City and charged with Manslaughter and a Felony Leaving the Scene of an Accident (LSA)….
FORT PAYNE, Ala. -In addition to, the Narcotics Agents and DCSO Deputies keeping our roadways safe, we had a total of 39 arrested, 851 grams of methamphetamine, 2162 grams marijuana, 3 grams synthetic marijuana, one stolen firearm recovered and two vehicle pursuits in the month of March. On Tuesday, March 1st, Deputies with the DeKalb…
GADSDEN POST – A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:20 p.m. Saturday, April 2, has claimed the life of a Crossville teen. The 14-year-old was fatally injured when the 2003 Honda CH-80 motorcycle they were operating was struck from behind by an unknown vehicle that left the scene. The juvenile was pronounced deceased at…
In a little over two weeks, DCSO Agents and Deputies have made multiple arrests while stepping up patrols to keep our roadways and communities safe. On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, a DeKalb County Criminal Interdiction Agent attempted to conduct a traffic stop on County Road 197 and Lacy Road in Henagar. Initially the driver pulled…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Rainbow City man is currently in the DeKalb County Detention Center after being arrested with a large amount of marijuana and methamphetamine in Kilpatrick last night (Tuesday, March 14, 2022). At approximately 8:30 pm, a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Agent conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Fort Payne Teacher has been charged for allegedly soliciting a prostitute. On Friday afternoon (March 11, 2022), Kenneth Ronald Zaremba III (37 of Fort Payne) was arrested on one count of Solicitation of a Prostitute and one count of Engaging in Prostitution. The suspect was booked into the DeKalb County…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Dekalb County Sheriff Nick Welden is pleased to announce the passing of a resolution by the Dekalb County Commission, to commit two million dollars in funding for advancing communications in Dekalb County for all responders. Sheriff Welden stated, “We have been working diligently towards the CAD / P25 project since day…
According to District Attorney Mike O’Dell, Rex Tidmore, age 64 of Geraldine, was convicted on Monday, March 7th on the charges of conspiracy to commit human trafficking, first degree sodomy, 20 counts of possession of obscene matter depicting a minor, trafficking in cannabis, first degree unlawful manufacturing of controlled substance, and unlawful possession of a…
Rainsville, Al. – The Rainsville Police Department made 4 arrests on Thursday March 3rd, 2022. Tony Dwight Wilbanks, 48 of Rainsville was arrested on Active Warrants for Resisting Arrest, Domestic Violence 3rd, and Obstructing Government Operations after he was found at the Rainsville Agribusiness Center doing “donuts” in the parking lot on an ATV. Bryan…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Eight were transported to the DeKalb County Detention Center after the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office conducted a raid in the Blake Community yesterday (March 3, 2022). Led by the DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, Deputies, Investigators, Interdiction Agents, and the Sheriff’s Office Aviation…
On 02/15/2022 Rainsville Police Department seized a large Marijuana grow inside a residence in the 200 Block of Dilbeck Road East in Rainsville AL. Officers from Rainsville Police Department received information from concerned citizens that there was possibly an adult male and a young child living in the residence without food or water. Officers from…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Investigators with the DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit received a tip from Internet Crimes Against Children and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the FBI, of obscene material being downloaded to a residence on County Road 137 in Valley Head. The DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit, along with…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — At approximately 5:30pm, on February 8th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible homicide on County Road 155 in Higdon. When DeKalb County Deputies, Investigators with the DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit and Investigators with the District Attorney’s Office arrived on scene, they found Joseph Xavior Register, (52…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Deputies, with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and DeKalb County Special Response Team, responded to a residence in the Lickskillet Community after reports of shots fired into an unoccupied vehicle stemming from an ongoing dispute between neighbors. Charles Steven Henderson (53 of Fort Payne) was charged with Discharging Firearm into Unoccupied…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Monday, February 7, 2022, the DeKalb County Special Response Unit, in conjunction with the FBI, Madison County SWAT Team and the Huntsville Police Department SWAT Team, assisted the US Marshall Service in the capture of Jose Angel Becerra (20 of Fyffe). Becerra was wanted out of McAllen, TX for Aggravated…
Kelly Kevin Wachs of Calera, AL was arrested after a grand jury indictment for the Charge of Sexual Abuse 1st Degree and Interference with Custody. This investigation started in April of 2020 after a concerned parent reported a possible problem between her juvenile daughter and Wachs. Mr. Wachs was arrested on 01/25/2022 and later released…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has received complaints of a possible telephone scam of customers of a local bank. Customers of this bank are receiving telephone calls that indicate ” the bank name” on the caller I.D., followed up by a text message for the purpose of updating their online banking security. If the customer…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Investigation’s Unit received information of an adult male who was possibly having communications with an underage female. After further investigation, Bobby Cole Howell (27 of Henagar) was charged with Electronic Solicitation of a Child and 2 Failure to Appear warrants. This is an ongoing investigation, with limited information, due to the victim being a minor. Bobby…
Date: 01/03/2022 Title: Press Release – Follow-up on Shooting Chief David Davis states that Randell Jerome Meyers, age 44 of the Mount Vernon Community was identified as the deceased person in the shooting incident that occurred yesterday, January 2nd in Fort Payne. At this time no arrest has been made. Once the investigation is complete…
Date: 01/02/2022 Title: Press Release – Shooting Chief David Davis reports that at approximately 9:30 am on today’s date Fort Payne Police Department received a call that an altercation with shots being fired had occurred in the 1000 block of Gault Ave N, Fort Payne. Fort Payne Police Officers and Fort Payne Fire Medics responded…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Trenton man is in Federal Custody after being indicted on a Federal Charge of Trafficking Methamphetamine after being arrested by the DeKalb County Narcotics and Interdiction Team. The case began in November of last year, when an Interdiction Agent conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 near Sulphur Springs. During…
DeKalb County, Al. – According to Court records, Terry Wayne Wadsworth, a candidate running for Sheriff of DeKalb County, was arrested and charged with impersonating a peace officer and computer tampering. Charges were brought by the State Bureau of Investigation, after an investigation by the Alabama SBI. Wadsworth was arrested and charged with impersonating a…
Convicted murderer, Donnie Abernathy, went before Circuit Court Judge Andrew Hairston for sentencing on Monday, November 29, 2021, after he was convicted by a jury of Capital Murder on October 18, 2021. By law, Judge Hairston had to make a thorough determination of all the circumstances, weighing both the statutory “mitigating” and “aggravating” factors…
On 11-30-2021 Investigators with Rainsville Police Department arrested Austin Blake Sizemore of Rainsville after a grand jury indicted him on Six Counts of Possession of Child Pornography, and One Count of Distribution of Child Pornography. He was placed in Dekalb County jail on a $210,000 bond. Mr. Sizemore made bond the same day and was…
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Secretary Hal Taylor issued the following statement concerning the loss of Retired Wilcox County Sheriff’s Deputy Madison “Skip” Nicholson who was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, Dec. 1. “On behalf of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, I would like to extend…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Two Texas men are in the DeKalb County Detention Center after being caught with illegal firearms on I-59 earlier today. Today at approximately 11 am, a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Interdiction Agent conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 59 in the north bound lane between Collinsville and Fort Payne. After it…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Boaz man is currently in the DeKalb County Detention Center on a $2,000,000 bond after being arrested on charges regarding sexual abuse of a child. Early this morning, DeKalb County Deputies and Investigators arrested Tomas Juan Francisco (47 of Boaz) at his home on County Road 386 near Aroney. Mr….
On Monday, November 15, 2021, a preliminary hearing was held in the Cherokee County Courthouse in the presence of the Honorable Judge Wes Mobley with Summer McWhorter Summerford present for the District Attorney’s Office, where Christopher Pullen was charged with murder for the deaths of two victims, Truvenia Campbell, age 32 of Rome, GA and…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Friday, November 12th, a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on County Road 89 in Dogtown. The driver of the vehicle, Weston Lee Tidwell (36 of Fort Payne), sped away until losing control of the vehicle. Tidwell then proceeded to flee on foot, but was quickly…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. During the middle of October, our Investigations Unit stayed pretty busy. Within just a week, there was a suspect charged with two burglaries at the same residence. And one suspect charged with setting fires and ultimately burning down two barns. On Tuesday, October 12th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a burglary call…
