Mother, son arrested in aggravated assault following car accident

Columbus police have arrested two people in connection to the Wednesday night shooting following a car accident on Macon Road in front of Kmart.
Jasheeda Greene and her son, Jakevion Greene, have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault.
Authorities say Howard Hardick Jr. cut the Greenes off which is when their car rammed his in retaliation.
They all pulled into a parking lot, which is when Jakevion Green fire shots, hitting Hardick in the arm. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Jasheeda has also been charged with aggressive driving.
Isaac Brown who typically sells doughnuts outside of Kmart as fundraiser, told News Leader 9 that it's not often things like this happen in Midtown and believes this type of incident represents the actions of a select few people.
"It's not a whole group of people it's one person or maybe two people," Brown said.
Both suspect are being held in the Muscogee County Jail and will appear in Recorder's Court Saturday.

Man shot after traffic accident near Kmart parking lot

Columbus police are searching for a man who shot another near the Kmart parking lot on Macon Road.
Authorities say two cars were involved in an accident Wednesday afternoon in the area and pulled over. Soon they got into an argument and one driver pulled out a gun and shot the other.
The suspect , who fled the scene, is described as being in his mid to late teens and about six feet tall.
Police say the car, described as a beige 90s model Impala or Caprise, has a partial tag with the letters BYE.
The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Columbus police at 706-653-3400.

Facebook crimes include terrorist threats to two area schools

It is a website most people use every single day, but some use it not only for good but to commit crimes.  School shootings have actually been threatened at two area schools, but police were able to prevent that crime thanks to Facebook.
Recently, there were threats made at both Central Freshman Academy and South Girard School in Phenix City. Many teachers, students, and parents never even heard about it because it took place online.
Lt. Jason Whitten with the Phenix City Police Department said, "The ones we've had recently is where someone has threatened to come to the school and threatened to do bodily harm to someone or several people. Saying things like ‘I'm going to come to school and shoot a bunch of people' or ‘I'm going to come to school and kill a bunch of people.' That right there causes disruption in the school and that is part of the terrorist threats law and that itself is a crime."
It's a fairly new crime, but Lt. Whitten says it carries very serious consequences, "Terrorist threats on Facebook towards schools and students in the school. We've had two this year where juveniles have been arrested for making terrorist threats."
The crime is a class C felony, meaning the suspect could spend up to five years in prison.
"The biggest thing is people in the heat of moment typing something out and hitting send. That stays there forever, and the damage is done," Whitten explained to News Leader 9.
Police are conducting complete investigations into these online crimes that take place in their area.
Whitten added, "The most difficult part is jurisdiction, where did the actual crime happen? The internet is everywhere and to commit a crime here in Russell County or Phenix City, Alabama, we need to establish that's where it took place."
Phenix City police have also solved some crimes due to what people post on Facebook. For instance, some burglars have posted pictures of the items they have stolen, and some parents have uploaded photos of their children that have helped police prove child abuse.

Tornadoes rip thru Dallas/Fort Worth area

Several tornadoes have roared through the Dallas-Fort Worth region and across parts of northeastern Texas.

At least two "large and extremely dangerous" tornadoes ripped across the Dallas-Forth Worth area this afternoon, collapsing roofs, tearing down power lines and tossing trailers around like toys, the National Weather Service says.

Several other twisters were reported as violent storms moved north through the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

The weather service says "considerable damage" has been reported near Cleburne, south of Fort Worth, and Lancaster, south of Dallas. Local television footage shows overturned and smashed semi-trailers on the ground in the southern portion of Dallas County. Dallas Police spokeswoman Sherri Jeffrey says twisters also have caused damage in the city limits.

A tornado watch — meaning that conditions are ripe for tornadoes to continue to form — was in place for 33 counties in north-central and northeastern Texas until 8 p.m. CDT, the National Weather Service reported

By Jon

Nielsen

DALLAS | Tue Apr 3, 2012 5:25pm EDT

(Reuters) - Tornadoes tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area in Texas on Tuesday, ripping apart buildings, tossing tractor trailer trucks into the air and grounding all planes in the region.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths although the storm was still active.
One tornado tore through the Flying J Truck Plaza in Dallas, grabbing two trailer trucks and tossing them, said truck driver Michael Glennon, who caught the destruction on his video camera as debris swirled through the air.
"The second trailer is ripped to pieces and thrown 50 to 100 feet into the air," he said.
National Weather Service meteorologist Amber Elliott said there were "reports of wall clouds and funnel clouds all over the area. It's an extremely dangerous situation."
All planes were grounded at Dallas-Fort Worth International airport, the eighth busiest in the world, because of reports of storms and tornadoes, American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said.
Dallas-Fort Worth airport spokesman David Magana said officials ordered passengers away from windows and directed them into stairwells and restrooms.
At the nearby Omni Mandalay Las Colinas hotel, tornado sirens sounded, alerting guests to get to safety.
"The hotel has not been evacuated but we do have guests under cover," said a telephone receptionist at 421-room hotel.
WFAA television in Dallas aired footage showing residents in one hard-hit neighborhood frantically directing a policeman, who appeared to be searching for people trapped by the storm.
The surrounding streets were littered with fallen trees and other storm-generated debris.
CNN showed video from Dallas County showing a residential neighborhood where many homes had sustained serious structural damage, some missing their roofs or second stories missing, some reduced to rubble.
Video of a parking lot of a trucking company showed large trucks piled on top of one another, and some had their roofs ripped off.
The reports of tornadoes followed a "tornado emergency" declared by the National Weather Service for the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas on Tuesday.
"Two tornadoes are currently affecting the DFW metroplex. Take cover now!" said a warning on the National Weather Service website.

Funeral Services For Ozark Attorney Jimmy Fuqua

OZARK:   Early Saturday morning Ozark Attorney Jimmy Fuqua was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Dale County.

The funeral visitation will be on Momday from 5 PM to 7 PM.

The funeral services will be on Tuesday, April 3rd, at the First United Methodist Church in Ozark at 11 AM.

Mr. Fuqua has been a long time practicing attorney in Ozark and Dale County Alabama for years. His father started Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home and was a member of the Ozark City Council for years.

Mr. Fuqua was a well respected practicing attorney in Ozark.



Update : A single-vehicle crash at 2:15 a.m. today claimed the life of a Dale County man. The crash occurred approximately one mile north of Newton. James Robert Fuqua, 59, of Ozark was killed when the 2001 Lexus LS 430 he was driving traveled off of the roadway and struck a tree. Fuqua was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected. He was pronounced dead on the scene

Clifton Lane Marsh---Brundidge Man---Shot To Death By Police

A Brundidge man was shot to death over the weekend by police in Waveland, Mississippi---the day he celebrated his 31^st birthday.

Officers in Mississippi say Clifton Lane Marsh was shot and killed by a patrolman after the two became involved in a chase over the weekend.

State Highway Patrol Master Sgt. Johnny Poulos said Waveland police responded to a suspicious vehicle behind a Mississippi hotel early Saturday. Police said when Marsh fled, the officer chased him on foot. Poulos said Marsh pulled a gun during the pursuit and the officer shot him.

The Southeast Sun newspaper reports Coffee County court records show a warrant was issued March 13 for Marsh after he failed to meet conditions of a bond in connection with two 2011 Enterprise arrests, one of which was manufacturing of methamphetamine. At the time of Marsh's arrest his address was listed as Cinema Drive, Enterprise.

The newspaper also reports District Judge Paul Sherling allowed Marsh to post bond under the condition Marsh wear a GPS ankle monitor. A warrant was issued after court officials discovered Marsh allowed the batteries to go dead and failed to pay fees associated with the ankle monitor.

WDHN reports Marsh had a long history of criminal offenses dating back until at least 2004.  He faced several drug charges, obstructing government operations, speeding, and probation revocation. 

Dothan Police arrests scrap metal theives in while in action

Press Release

March 30, 2012

On March 30, 2012 the Dothan Police Department responded to a theft in progress at a residence located in the 2400 block of Hodgesville Road. Police were notified by two people who witnessed the incident and stated three subjects were attempting to remove the property. Responding officers arrived and detained Timothy Chesser, Kelley Bush and David Ghea who were on the property attempting to load aluminum, ground rods, miscellaneous amounts of scrap metal and air conditioner motors into their vehicle. All three suspects were arrested and charged with theft.

·        Timothy Chesser, white male, 40 years of age, of West Saunders Road was arrested and charged with First Degree Theft of Property with a $10,000 bond.

·        Kelley Bush, white female, 44 years of age, of West Saunders Road was arrested and charged with First Degree Theft of Property with a $10,000 bond.

·        David Ghea, white male, 28 years of age, of Daleville, Alabama was arrested and charged with First Degree Theft of Property with a $10,000 bond.