Capital Cases on Hold for Months in Mobile County, DA Ashley Rich Says
MOBILE, Ala. — Capital murder cases in Mobile County would not go to trial for at least six months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, District Attorney Ashley Rich said in…
Mobile Tech Firm’s No-Bid Court Software Deal Has Earned Millions, Records Withheld by State Reveal
A Mobile-based company's 15-year, no-bid contract to run Alabama's electronic court filing system has generated tens of millions in fees — and the state initially withheld the contract by citing…
Alabama Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence in Gulf Shores Killing of Raymond Dudley
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the murder conviction and life sentence of Michael Robert Burns, who was found guilty of fatally shooting Raymond Dudley near a Gulf…
Appeals Court Drops Fairhope Assault Charge After Prosecutor Misses Filing Deadline
An assault charge against a well-known Fairhope bar owner is effectively gone after the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the city prosecutor’s appeal as untimely, according to court records.…
Monroeville Pastor Charged With Two Counts Of Second-Degree Sodomy After Grand Jury Indictment
MONROEVILLE, Ala. — A Monroeville pastor was arrested Wednesday on two counts of second-degree sodomy, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Thomas Boatwright identified the man as Garyl…
Baldwin County Judge in Long-Running Sewer Land Fraud Case Says He Has No Conflicts
Newly assigned Baldwin County Circuit Judge Clark Stankoski asked attorneys to flag any conflicts of interest as he took over a nearly six-year-old fraud lawsuit over a 242-acre Magnolia Springs…
Mobile DA to Seek Life in Prison for Man Accused of Shooting Gas Station Clerk Weeks After Release
Mobile County prosecutors say they will pursue life in prison for a man accused of shooting a gas station clerk during an attempted beer theft — less than two months…
Chikesia Clemons Sues Waffle House Over Viral Saraland Arrest
Attorneys for Chikesia Clemons have filed a lawsuit against Waffle House over the restaurant chain’s involvement in her 2018 arrest at a Saraland location, opening a new chapter in a…
$1.25 Billion Youth Football Lawsuit Against Gulf Shores Quietly Settled
A $1.25 billion lawsuit stemming from a 2016 sideline dispute at a Gulf Shores youth football game has reportedly been settled just before it was set to go to trial.
Chikesia Clemons Sentenced to Suspended Term in Waffle House Arrest Case
Chikesia Clemons, whose 2018 arrest at a Saraland Waffle House made national headlines, has been sentenced after a jury convicted her of resisting arrest. A judge imposed a six-month jail…