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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…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Ethan Rogers (32 of Fort Payne). On the evening of Sunday, October 19, 2021 at approximately 5 pm, investigators with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence on Fruit Farm Road in Fort Payne in an attempt…
On 09-30-2021, Jonathan Todd O’Shields (32) of Valley Head was arrested on the Charge of Electronic Solicitation of a Child. O’Shields was released on 10/01/2021 from the Dekalb County Jail on a $30,000 bond. Detectives with the Rainsville Police Department Investigations Division were working a case involving Electronic Solicitation of a Child. During that investigation…
District Attorney Mike O’Dell announced today that he had received notice from the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles that William Randall Headrick was denied parole for the brutal 1995 murders of his wife, Carolyn Jean Headrick, and his mother-in-law, Dora Ann Dalton. On July 7, 1995, Headrick traveled to the home of his mother-in-law…
Charles Owen Lang, 58, of Lyerly, Georgia, was sentenced to 35 years in prison pursuant to guilty pleas entered before Circuit Judge Jeremy Taylor on September 10, 2021. Land was before the court on two Manslaughter and two Assault First Degree charges. “Lang was sentenced to 20 years in each of the Manslaughter convictions, while…
A Marshall County inmate died in a hospital two weeks after he tested positive for covid-19. The Marshall County Sheriff’s office says Joseph Campbell, while getting treatment for the virus at Marshall Medical Center, has died. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Campbell had been arrested on July 30th for possession of obscene materials and dissemination…
Press Release 8-11-2021 The Rainsville Police Department would like to deliver and update on the homicide that occurred on 8-6-2021. Jason Cardwell of Rainsville of has been charged with the murder of Ricky Wilks. Cardwell is currently being held at the Dekalb County Jail and has been set a $1 Million bond. Aspects of the…
Rainsville Police Department reports a homicide occurred on Friday night and several members of the Major Crimes unit worked non-stop to find out the circumstances of the crime. Chief Michael Edmondson and his staff received information that a body was left near a business in Rainsville. Officers responded and located the body of Rickey Don…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. During the month of July, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Narcotics and Criminal Interdiction Unit, K-9 Units, Fort Payne Police Department, Sylvania Police Department, Collinsville Police Department, Fyffe Police Department, Valley Head Police Department, Mentone Police Department, Probation Officers and Crossville Police Department made 66 drug related arrests. We also took 196…
Date: 07/26/2021Title: Press ReleasePosted By: Fort Payne Police Department SUBJECT: Activity for July 23 thru July 25, 2021 Friday July 23rd Incidents Damaged Property – Occurred at 3702 Godfrey Ave NE, a toilet was damaged, valued at $100.00 Theft of Property – Occurred at 2000 Watkins Ave NE, a gas can was taken, valued…
News release from Rainsville Police Department PRESS RELEASE JULY 15TH, 2021 On July 13th, 2021 the Rainsville Police Department, along with the Fort Payne Police Department, attached to the Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office Major Crimes Unit, executed a buy-bust operation for illegal narcotics at the Mapco service station at the intersection of Main St….
FORT PAYNE, Ala. In the last couple weeks of June, 12 were arrested on drug related charges around the county. On Monday, June 14th, Powell Police Department attempted to stop a subject on a motorcycle who led officers on a short pursuit, ending at an apartment complex in Rainsville. Joshua L Bell (37 of Rainsville)…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Thursday, June 17th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, along with Crossville Police Department, Geraldine Police Department, Fyffe Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office responded to a residence on County Road 1931 in Crossville on a domestic violence call. Upon arrival, officers found Susan Winfrey on a neighbor’s front porch with severe…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Thursday, 6/17/2021 Dekalb County Major Crime Unit (comprising of Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office, DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, Fort Payne Police Department, Rainsville Police Department, and Geraldine Police Department) in conjunction with EMACC Human Trafficking and Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted a search warrant at 98 County Road 514 Rainsville,…
On June 2, 2021, the Rainsville police department arrested Malik Dino for the offense of soliciting of providing support for an act of terrorism. This arrest comes after a lengthy investigation which lead to the discovery of his involvement with a terroristic organization that he provided support to. The investigation is still on-going. Dino is…
PRESS RELEASE JUNE 3, 2021 On May 30th, 2021 officers arrested Charles Edward Jackson of Rainsville for 5 counts of unlawful possession of controlled substance, 3 counts of illegal possession of prescription drugs, unlawful possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and distribution of controlled substance. The Rainsville Police Department received information that Jackson was…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. Law Enforcement in DeKalb County has stayed busy for the month of May. For the last two weeks, there have been 23 drug related arrests made. That makes a total of 58 for the month of May. On Monday, May 17th, DeKalb County Narcotics Agents, as well as Officers with the Collinsville…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. Earlier today, DCSO was notified by Albertville Police Department that Jeffery Epps (34 of Dawson), who was wanted on an outstanding warrant for Attempted Murder, was at a residence on County Road 52 in DeKalb County. While the Special Response Team was making preparations to go to the residence, Epps left the…
Rainsville Polce Department has arrested 26 people in the first 7 days of May, some of the most notable ones are as follows. Chief Edmondson wanted to reiterate that drug possession will not be tolerated in the city of Rainsville. And That he is very proud of the officers who have made so many arrests…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. April has been one of the busiest months in a while for our local Law Enforcement and Narcotics Unit. Just in the month of April alone, 68 have been arrested on drug related charges. On Thursday, April 15th, DeKalb County Narcotics Agents, along with, DeKalb County Deputies went to a residence…
Date: 05/4/2021 Title: Press Release – Impersonating a Peace Officer On Wednesday April 28th, a victim came into the Fort Payne Police Department to file a report for harassment. The victim stated he was following a Nissan Rogue down Beason Gap. While stopped at the red light, a black male with a gun in his…
Here is an update on the shooting in Geraldine, Al. on April 25, 2021, to include the mugshot of Joshua Lynn Smith FORT PAYNE, Ala. On 4/25/2021, at approximately 12:50 pm, law enforcement and rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of Park Street in Geraldine in reference to a physical altercation involving a firearm….
On 4/25/2021, at approximately 12:50 pm, law enforcement and rescue personnel were dispatched to the area of Park Street in Geraldine in reference to a physical altercation involving a firearm. Upon arrival, it was discovered that a male and female subject had both been shot. Investigators with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and members of…
News Release from Rainsville Police Department On 4/22/2021 Detectives with the Rainsville Police Department received a tip from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency of possible child pornography possession at a residence on Lingerfelt Road in Rainsville. Dissemination of photos and other materials had been tracked back to the residence from as far off as California….
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Wednesday, April 21st, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies, Investigators, Narcotics and Interdiction Unit as well as Crossville Police Department conducted a saturation patrol across the South end of the county, with Kilpatrick being our primary focus. There were 17 total arrests made. Three of those arrests were for outstanding warrants with…
HUNTSVILLE POST — A single-vehicle crash at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, has left a pedestrian injured. The pedestrian was struck from behind by a white commercial van that left the scene of the incident, and its driver remains unidentified. The pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment following the crash, which…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. The first two weeks of April have proved to be busy for local law enforcement. On Thursday, April 1st, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a disturbance/welfare check on County Road 138 in Henagar. When deputies entered the residence, they noticed drug paraphernalia throughout the house. Ethan Edward Phillips (28 of Henagar)…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and the 9th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s office are conducting an investigation into the fatal shooting that happened on County Road 232 in the Mt. Vernon Community. The shooting occurred on Saturday, April 17th, just before 9pm. Gabriel Isaac Brown, age 19, was pronounced dead at the…
Please join the District Attorney’s Office, hosted by 9th Circuit District Attorney Mike O’Dell, in honoring Crime Victims’ Rights Week this Thursday, April 22nd at 12:00 PM in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse. We will hear from Liz Wheatley from the Children’s Advocacy Center and also get to visit with one of Alabama’s facility…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. After a brief stand-off, a Henagar man was taken into custody. On Tuesday, April 13th, the DeKalb County’s Special Response Team, Investigators with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, officers with Henagar Police Department and agents with the FBI executed a search warrant on Hulsey Road in Henagar following allegations of kidnapping, domestic…
FORT PAYNE. Ala. A call into the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office about a burglary and vehicle theft, leads law enforcement, as well as some good citizens, on a chase. On Friday, April 9th, Dylan Robert Cooper (30 of Crossville) was charged with Theft of Property 1st, Theft of Property 2nd (x2) and Burglary 3rd. DeKalb…
Press Release from Circuit Judge Jeremy Taylor, April 8, 2021 Recently several individuals have reported that they have received phone calls from someone claiming to be either an investigator or an employee of Circuit Judge Jeremy Taylor. The caller claims that there is a warrant for that person’s arrest for failing to appear either as…
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: April 6, 2021 FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Monday, April 5th, Jessica Kay Hosch (33 of Rainsville) was charged with Fraudulent Use Credit/Debit Card (x3) and Identity Theft (x3). Hosch was an employee of the DeKalb Jackson Water District, located in Ider, Al. She…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. Local law enforcement across the county have been busy over the last three weeks with 23 being arrested on drug related charges. During just one arrest, law enforcement discovered two meth labs, confiscated two firearms, along with33 grams of methamphetamine, items used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. On…
PRESS RELEASE 3-25-2021 The Rainsville police department has charged and arrested James Barlow Calfee of Landover, TN. with rape in the 1st degree. In October of 2018, a female victim reported to the Rainsville police department that she had been forcefully raped in the Rainsville city park by an unknown suspect. The victim was able…
The supervisor of a wastewater treatment facility where investigators found an unlicensed winery was convicted upon his plea of guilty to Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Liquors/Beverages on March 10, 2021. He received a sentence of 90 days suspended for a period of 12 months plus a fine and court costs. According to the DeKalb Attorney’s…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Friday, March 19th, Kevin Tyler Johnson (26 of Crossville) was charged with Burglary 3rd(x2) and Theft of Property 4th (x2). DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit, along with Albertville Police Department, identified Johnson after he was caught on surveillance video from a home he had recently burglarized on Al Hwy 75 in…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. As of Monday, March 15, 2021, The Alabama Department of Public Health formally classified “Tianeptine” as a Schedule II controlled substance in the State of Alabama. As such products containing the drug “Tianeptine” will no longer be legally available to purchase over the…
On 3/15/21, the Alabama Department of Public Health formally classified “Tianeptine ” as a Schedule II controlled substance in the State of Alabama. As such, products containing the drug “Tianeptine” will no longer be legally available to purchase over the counter in Alabama. Tianeptine, often marketed as a dietary supplement, is commonly found in convenience…
News Release from Rainsville Police Department – March 15, 2021 On Thursday March 11 2020, Officers with Rainsville Police Department saturated the City of Rainsville in hopes to remove drugs and other illegal items from the streets. Officers visited residents inside the City Limits of Rainsville in which officers have received complaints of possible drug…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Thursday, March 11th, a deputy with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office spotted a BMW with no tag. When the deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver accelerated in efforts to evade the deputy. Before the driver of the vehicle pulled over, he and the passenger began throwing items out…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Friday, February 12th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 35 in Rainsville. During the stop marijuana was found in the vehicle. Quandria Deontez Mitchell (30 of Decatur, GA) was charged with Attempting to Elude and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 1st. DeKalb County Narcotics Agents were called to…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Wednesday, March 10th, Matthew Austin Scott (27 of Sylvania) was arrested on 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. After receiving a cybertip about child pornography being downloaded at a residence on Carissa Road in Sylvania, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Payne Police Department, Sylvania Police Department and the District…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Wednesday, February 24th, DeKalb County Investigations Unit received a call from Cherokee County DHR about a possible sex abuse of a juvenile. An investigation was done with Joshua Todd Yarbrough (39 of Collinsville) being charged with Sexual Abuse 1st, Sexual Abuse 2nd and Possession of Child Pornography. DeKalb County Sheriff Nick…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – On Friday, February 26th, DeKalb County Sheriff Deputies and Sylvania Police Officers responded to a shooting at a residence on County Road 233 between Sylvania and Rainsville. Before officers arrived, the caller reported that the suspect had left the scene in a silver Chevrolet Corvette. Fort Payne Police Officers and deputies…
