Mobile Murder Case Still Stalled as Defendant Enters Fourth Year of Treatment
A Mobile murder case remains stalled after a judge ruled the defendant will continue psychiatric treatment rather than stand trial for the 2010 killing.
Federal Lawsuit Over Fatal USA Campus Police Shooting Claims Student Was Seeking Help
A federal lawsuit filed over the 2012 fatal shooting of a USA freshman by a campus officer says the student was seeking help, not attacking.
Appeals Ruling Sends Mobile County Death Penalty Case Back for Resentencing
An appellate ruling voiding one of four murder counts means a Mobile County death sentence must be reconsidered, though prosecutors expect it to stand.
Mobile Murder Suspect Sentenced to 15 Years on Federal Gun Charge
A 21-year-old already facing a state murder charge received a 15-year mandatory federal sentence for illegal gun possession.
Mobile Police Board Up Juniper Street Home After 58 Arrests in 2014
Mobile police shut down a Juniper Street home tied to 58 arrests in 2014, using Alabama's drug-nuisance law to board it up.
Mobile Man Sentenced in Rare Corpse Abuse Case After Body Burned Off Schillinger Road
A Mobile County judge handed down a split sentence in a rare corpse abuse case tied to a 2010 overdose death.
Prichard Man Convicted in Shooting Death of Beloved Barber Sam Richardson
A Mobile County jury convicted Andrew Amison of murder in the 2011 shooting death of Prichard barber Sam Richardson, whose widow testified he had only $3 on him when he…
Mobile County’s Longest-Serving Judge, Mike McMaken, to Retire Oct. 1
District Judge Mike McMaken, the longest-serving judge in Mobile County, announced he will step down Oct. 1 after more than 25 years on the bench, setting off a scramble to…
Ethics Trial of Suspended Judge Herman Thomas Pushed Back as Prosecutors Step Aside
Attorneys for the Alabama attorney general withdrew from the Judicial Inquiry Commission's case against suspended Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas, prompting a request to delay his ethics trial.
State Sen. Ben Brooks Sets His Sights on a Mobile County Judgeship
State Sen. Ben Brooks informally confirmed plans to seek a Mobile County circuit judgeship in 2012, promising to hold off on campaigning until after a special session on coastal insurance.