Gulf Shores police responding to a 1:30 a.m. disturbance at a hotel on Gulf Shores Parkway arrested a 37-year-old man on three counts of first-degree sexual abuse. The investigation remains active.
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Coverage of court from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Mobile
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Convicted Felon Draws 10-Year Federal Sentence Over Shotguns Tied to a Mobile Home Invasion
Larry Gene Broadnax, arrested after a 2013 Mobile County home invasion, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing shotguns as a convicted felon, with state charges still pending.
Foley
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Foley Man Charged in June Stabbing at Double Deuce That Sent Two Point Clear Men to the Hospital
Fairhope police charged a 22-year-old Foley man with assault in a June stabbing at the Double Deuce club that left two Point Clear men hospitalized with multiple wounds.
Orange Beach
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Orange Beach Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Friend’s Death, Freed on Appeal Bond Under House Arrest
Jon Washington of Orange Beach was sentenced to more than 14 years for manslaughter in a 2012 shooting, then released on a $25,000 appeal bond under house arrest while he appeals.
Mobile
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Mobile Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Domestic Stabbing
Tamekia Danielle Steele, 35, broke down in a Mobile courtroom as she pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in the June stabbing death of a man she had once been close to, court proceedings showed.
Mobile
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Two Men Arrested in Mobile Shooting That Wounded Three Children on Baltimore Street
Mobile police arrested two men in connection with a June 3 shooting that wounded three children on Baltimore Street, charging both with reckless endangerment after what investigators described as a fight.
Baldwin County
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Foley Man Convicted of Stealing Crab Traps From Baldwin Fishermen
A Foley man faced up to 10 years in prison after a Baldwin County jury convicted him of stealing crab traps from commercial fishermen, a case prosecutors said struck at the livelihood of coastal families.
Baldwin County
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Baldwin Judge Charles Partin Calls Retirement Rumors Premature
Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin, a 25-year veteran of the bench who recently presided over the Steve Nodine murder trial, said talk of his imminent retirement was at least premature.
Local News
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West Mobile Couple Acquitted in Washington County Horse Cruelty Case
A west Mobile couple with a long history of keeping animals was found not guilty of cruelty charges tied to a horse that died in Tibbie, closing a case that had lingered for more than a year.