Tag: Alabama

Sheriff: Captive Girl Escapes Home; Police Find 2 Bodies

DADEVILLE, Ala.—A 12-year-old girl held captive in a rural Alabama residence escaped and was discovered walking along a road, prompting an investigation that led police to discover two decomposing bodies at the home where she had been kept, authorities said Tuesday. José Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, was jailed on a kidnapping count, Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy…


Court: 70-Year-Old Indicted in Alabama Church Triple Slaying

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—An Alabama grand jury has indicted a 70-year-old man on capital murder charges in the fatal shootings of three people at a church potluck dinner in June, according to court records made public Friday. The Jefferson County grand jury indicted Robert Findlay Smith this week in connection with the June 16 shootings of Walter…


Alabama Man Executed for Murdering Former Girlfriend

ATMORE, Ala.—An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago was executed Thursday night. Joe Nathan James Jr. received a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his request for a stay. Officials said he was was pronounced dead at 9:27 p.m. after the start of execution…


Alabama Man Executed for 1994 Murder of Ex-girlfriend

ATMORE, Ala.—An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago was executed Thursday night. Joe Nathan James Jr. received a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his request for a stay. Officials said he was was pronounced dead at 9:27 p.m. after the start of execution…


2 Babies Killed as Tree Falls in Alabama, 1 Dead in Maine

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Two babies were killed when a huge tree crashed into a home during a storm with wind gusts near 50 mph (80 kph) in Alabama, and officials said a third child was killed by a falling tree in Maine. Jalaia Ford, 3 months old, and Journee Jones, 11 months old, were taken to a…


‘A Tremendous Success’: Several Missing Children Recovered During Alabama Human Trafficking Sting

An extensive operation into human trafficking during The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, ended July 17 with multiple arrests and the recovery of several missing children. The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations, ran the operation. Doug Gilmer, resident agent in charge of the operation, told The Epoch Times that human traffickers take…


Alabama Cites Supreme Court Abortion Decision in Transgender Youth Case

Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade,  Alabama has cited that ruling in a bid to outlaw parents from obtaining puberty blockers and certain other medical treatment for their transgender children. The citation came in an appeal by Alabama’s attorney general seeking to lift a federal court injunction that partially blocked…


Man Suspected of Shooting 2 Alabama Deputies Captured

CENTREVILLE, Ala.—A man suspected of shooting two Alabama deputies, critically wounding one of them, has been captured, a prosecutor said. District Attorney Michael Jackson said Austin Hall, 26, was captured in the same county where the shooting occurred. The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon in Bibb County. Two deputies were chasing a suspect in a stolen…


EXCLUSIVE: Wife of Convicted Officer Speaks Out: How Is it Murder if Followed Training, Law?

On April 3, 2018, Huntsville, Alabama police officer Ben Darby responded to a man-with-gun suicide call. When he arrived, he assessed that the two officers already there had put themselves in a dangerous situation—failing to follow protocols and training: The man who called 911, Jeffrey Parker, was in his living room, pointing a gun to…


Georgia Republicans Reject Trump Primary Picks … Again

Maybe former President Donald Trump should stop endorsing Republican candidates in Georgia because his hand-picked contenders have lost five of six 2022 GOP primary contests in the Peach State. The latest Trump-endorsed Georgia candidates to fall in nomination battles against GOP rivals is Vernon Jones in the 10th Congressional District (CD 10) and Jake Evans in CD…