Sources said Commissioner Stephen Nodine could face ethics charges within days, even as Baldwin County detectives searched for a missing bullet in the shooting death of Angel Downs.
Tag: Jack Tillman
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Sheriff Cochran Stays Neutral in Governor’s Race as Endorsements Shift Around Him
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran flirted with backing Tim James for governor but stayed publicly uncommitted. Former Sheriff Jack Tillman is in the James camp.
Local News
Jack Tillman Asks Appeals Court to Reconsider, Says Sheriff’s Lawyer Broke Faith
Attorneys for former Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman asked the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to rehear his bid to undo the misdemeanor convictions that ended his career, arguing his own lawyer testified against him.
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Appeals Court Declines to Rehear Former Sheriff Jack Tillman’s Case
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals turned down a rehearing petition from the former Mobile County sheriff, whose lawyers argued his rights were violated when his own former attorney testified to a grand jury.
Mobile
How a Law About Judges Nearly Cut the Mobile County Sheriff’s Pay by $28,000
A 1999 law meant to equalize judicial pay between rural and urban counties had an unnoticed side effect: the sheriff’s salary was pegged to the judges’. Sam Cochran nearly took a $28,000 hit.
Bayou La Batre
Political Notebook: A Redneck Woman for BayFest and a New Fire Chief for Bayou La Batre
Country star Gretchen Wilson was headed to BayFest, a longtime Mobile firefighter was poised to lead Bayou La Batre’s department, and a former sheriff was at work on a book.
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Sam Cochran to Take the Oath as Mobile County’s Interim Sheriff
Sam Cochran, the retired Mobile police chief and new Republican nominee for sheriff, was set to be sworn in Friday as interim Mobile County sheriff, taking over a department left unsettled by Jack Tillman’s departure.
Local News
Cash Flows in the GOP Race to Succeed Sheriff Jack Tillman
Campaign finance reports filed ahead of the June 6 primary showed three well-funded Republicans jockeying to succeed retiring Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman, each strong in a different way.
Mobile
Jones Raises $77,000 More as Mobile Runoff Nears
Frontrunner Sam Jones raised more than $77,000 and spent nearly $180,000 in the weeks before Mobile’s Sept. 13 mayoral runoff against City Councilman John Peavy.
Mobile
Political Chatter in Mobile: Who’s Running, Who Isn’t, and What the Mayor’s Job Is Really Worth
A shipping executive says no, a police chief eyes the sheriff’s office, a businessman mulls a council run, Republicans pick a new county chairman, and Mobile’s mayor earns less than the man who books the Senior Bowl.