The driver of an 18-wheeler that rear-ended vehicles stopped at a Thomasville red light in 2025, killing two people, has pleaded guilty to two counts of criminally negligent homicide.
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Summerdale Father Indicted on Five Charges in the Bathtub Death of His 11-Month-Old Son
A Baldwin County grand jury indicted a Summerdale father on five counts, including reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, in the May 2014 bathtub death of his infant son.
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Spanish Fort Man in Fatal Orange Beach Crash
A Baldwin County grand jury declined to indict a Spanish Fort man in the death of a pedestrian struck while crossing Perdido Beach Boulevard.
A Veteran Prosecutor Inherits the Tangled Nodine Case
Retired prosecutor David Whetstone became the latest to take up the tangled Nodine file, named a special prosecutor by the attorney general to pursue a murder theory despite a grand jury’s reduced charge.
From Murder to Misdemeanor: Grand Jury Reshapes the Nodine Case
A Baldwin County grand jury dramatically reduced the charge against Stephen Nodine to criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, in the death of Angel Downs, drawing sharp reactions from all sides.
Mobile Judge Says the ‘Revolving Jailhouse Door’ Is No Simple Matter
Mobile County District Judge Michael E. McMaken pushed back on criticism of a ‘revolving jailhouse door,’ arguing that preset bonds, jail overcrowding and shrinking court budgets were bound together in ways the public rarely saw.