Eufaula, Al.
Benjamin's brave fight against his cancer was an inspiration to everyone who met or heard about him. We are sad to report that Benjamin Pomeroy, 4, of Eufaula died Thursday morning after a nine-month long battle with cancer. Benjamin was diagnosed with leukemia in April 2011and underwent treatment including a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy and surgery before doctors said in mid-December there was nothing more they could do. His story touched thousands of lives as Eufaula and the surrounding area rallied for Benjamin and his family. Through Facebook updates posted by Family and Friends, hundreds of Facebookers were touched by his story and made checking on Benjamin's condition a top priority once signing in. Most of those Facebookers said that even though they had never met Benjamin or his family, it was like checking on family.
The morning of Dec. 22, volunteers created a winter wonderland for him to enjoy after learning he had told his Mom of wanting to make snow-angels after watching a holiday movie. A New Jersey company that could make fake snow went to Florida, where their equipment was being used, filled a truck with fake snow and drove it to Children's Hospital to make his wish come true. Although he was weak that morning and unable to make his own snow angel, he watched his Mom make one for him. He also supervised a snow ball fight and the building of a snow man.
The Visitation will be held Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church sanctuary. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the church, with burial following at the Sardis Freewill Baptist Church cemetery.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
30th annual “Hog Wild 5K/15K” run to support the Alzheimer’s Resource Center to be held Saturday the 28th of January
Currently, there are approximately 35 million people stricken with Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Resource Center of Dothan is a non-profit organization that provides research information, resources, and helps families find their way through the first steps of Alzheimer or dementia care giving. This organization is an invaluable asset to our community.
We would like for you to be a part of our event and help support our local Alzheimer’s Resource Center. Please come out and join us for the run on January 28th – 2pm at The Depot off Main (120 Museum Avenue)! If you have any questions regarding this event please contact Sergeant Rachel David at 615-3604. If you would like more information concerning the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, contact Director Kay Jones at 334-702-CARE.
All proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Resource Center. Thank you in advance for your support and assistance with this worthwhile cause!
* Registration will begin at 1:00 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged to ensure a timely start and souvenir long-sleeve tee-shirt or sweatshirt. To pre-register, visit: www.dothanrunners.com/
Couple charged with running meth lab in Wilcox CB shop
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| Tina Marie Musselwhite |
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| Lyndon Musselwhite |
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force arrested a Pensacola couple after finding a methamphetamine laboratory in their business in the Wilcox community, according to a statement released Thursday.
Tina Marie Musselwhite, 48, and Lyndon Keith Musselwhite, 50, were charged first-degree manufacturing a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. The two are being held in the Baldwin County Corrections Center with bail set for each at $30,000, according to jail records.
Task force members arrested the Musselwhites on Tuesday after receiving reports of a methamphetamine laboratory in the All Pro CB Shop on County Road Extension east of Robertsdale. Narcotics investigators searching the found a methamphetamine laboratory, methamphetamine, paraphernalia and two handguns, according to the statement.
Uzbekistan native to plead guilty to charges involving plan to kill President Barack Obama
An Uzbekistan native, indicted on federal charges of threatening the life of President Barack Obama and illegally possessing weapons, including a fully automatic weapon and a grenade, plans to plead guilty in the case next month.
U.S. District Court Judge Abdul Kallon late this morning issued an order setting a Feb. 10 hearing for Ulugbek Kodirov to change his plea to guilty in the case.
Kodirov was arrested at a Leeds motel on July 13.
Kodirov's attorney, Lance Bell, confirmed that Kodirov plans to plead guilty to the charges. But he declined further comment.
Kodirov was charged with four counts of threatening the president --- on July 9, July 10, July 11 and July 13 of last year. He also was charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and unlawfully possessing a fully automatic weapon. Both of those weapons counts refer to a Sendra Corporation Model M15-A1 rifle which he bought from undercover law enforcement agents before his arrest on July 13, according to court documents. He was also charged with receiving and possessing an unregistered grenade on July 13. He had four grenades, but the gunpowder was not in them, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
During a speech at a Rotary Club of Birmingham meeting at the Harbert Center today, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance noted Kodirov as an example of terrorism her office has dealt with. He had a "well-developed plan" to assisinate the president including attempting to purchase weapons from undercover agents, she said.
Vance also told the crowd the U.S. Attorney's Office has developed solid relationships within the local Muslim community.
After her speech Vance said that Kodirov came to the U.S. on a lawful visa with the intent to study. "Our belief is that at some point that changed," she said.
Vance declined to give details of the investigation. but she called Kodirov a terrorist. "He wanted to take a machine gun and kill the president of the United States. In my mind, that's a terrorist," she said.
Vance talked to the Rotary Club about three types of terrorism her office worries about --- organized terrorism such as Al Quida, domestic terrorism such as the bombing of the Birmingham abortion clinic by Eric Robert Rudolph, and individuals who are radicalized to extremes often over the Internet.
Among items federal authorities were looking for in a July 13 search of Kodirov's room at the Oak Mountain Lodge in Pelham were Jihadist manuals and training materials, including those stored electronically on computers or other electronic devices, according to an affidavit filed with a federal search warrant. Authorities also were looking for sniper rifles and other long range weaponry, documentation related to assassination and the names and identifiers of possible co-conspirators.
The warrant did not list what may have been found during the search.
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| Ulugbek Kodirov |
Kodirov was arrested at a Leeds motel on July 13.
Kodirov's attorney, Lance Bell, confirmed that Kodirov plans to plead guilty to the charges. But he declined further comment.
Kodirov was charged with four counts of threatening the president --- on July 9, July 10, July 11 and July 13 of last year. He also was charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and unlawfully possessing a fully automatic weapon. Both of those weapons counts refer to a Sendra Corporation Model M15-A1 rifle which he bought from undercover law enforcement agents before his arrest on July 13, according to court documents. He was also charged with receiving and possessing an unregistered grenade on July 13. He had four grenades, but the gunpowder was not in them, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
During a speech at a Rotary Club of Birmingham meeting at the Harbert Center today, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance noted Kodirov as an example of terrorism her office has dealt with. He had a "well-developed plan" to assisinate the president including attempting to purchase weapons from undercover agents, she said.
Vance also told the crowd the U.S. Attorney's Office has developed solid relationships within the local Muslim community.
After her speech Vance said that Kodirov came to the U.S. on a lawful visa with the intent to study. "Our belief is that at some point that changed," she said.
Vance declined to give details of the investigation. but she called Kodirov a terrorist. "He wanted to take a machine gun and kill the president of the United States. In my mind, that's a terrorist," she said.
Vance talked to the Rotary Club about three types of terrorism her office worries about --- organized terrorism such as Al Quida, domestic terrorism such as the bombing of the Birmingham abortion clinic by Eric Robert Rudolph, and individuals who are radicalized to extremes often over the Internet.
Among items federal authorities were looking for in a July 13 search of Kodirov's room at the Oak Mountain Lodge in Pelham were Jihadist manuals and training materials, including those stored electronically on computers or other electronic devices, according to an affidavit filed with a federal search warrant. Authorities also were looking for sniper rifles and other long range weaponry, documentation related to assassination and the names and identifiers of possible co-conspirators.
The warrant did not list what may have been found during the search.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
New Orleans police issue wanted poster for Alabama fan caught on video simulating sex act on LSU fan
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana
New Orleans police have issued a wanted poster on the man seen in a video simulating a sex act on an unconscious Louisiana State University fan. The request for information the man seen in the video was comes one day after saying the police department said it could investigate the apparent abuse of the LSU fan only if the man filed a complaint.
It asks the public to identify a white man dressed in an Alabama jacket and hat who is described as a person of interest in a sexual battery late Jan. 9 — the night Alabama beat LSU 21-0 in the BCS Championship football game in the Superdome.
However, Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas says police are still investigating whether there was a sexual assault.
The video has gone viral on the Internet. It ends with a man in a red Alabama jacket simulating a sex act on a man who is wearing an LSU T-shirt and who apparently had passed out on a restaurant counter.
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| If you recognize the man in these photos, please call the New Orleans Police Department at (504) 658-5523. (New Orleans Police Department) |
It asks the public to identify a white man dressed in an Alabama jacket and hat who is described as a person of interest in a sexual battery late Jan. 9 — the night Alabama beat LSU 21-0 in the BCS Championship football game in the Superdome.
However, Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas says police are still investigating whether there was a sexual assault.
The video has gone viral on the Internet. It ends with a man in a red Alabama jacket simulating a sex act on a man who is wearing an LSU T-shirt and who apparently had passed out on a restaurant counter.
Three arrested for Meth in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, Al.
At approximately 9:00 PM on 1-16-2012(Monday) Deputies responded to the 20000 Block of Christina Dr. in reference to two suspects, Destin Thorne Williams, W/M, 20 years old and Seth Schuylar Williams, W/M, 21, who were wanted on outstanding charges. Once at the residence Deputies discovered an active Meth Lab, Marijuana and various Drug Paraphernalia. A third suspect was taken into custody, Brittany N. Price, W/F, 20 years of age. Agents from the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force assisted in the arrests.
Charges:
Destin Thorne Williams-Resisting Arrest, Theft of Property 3rd;Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance; Unlawful Sale of a Controlled Substance; Unlawful Manufacturing-Meth;Possession of Marijuana 2nd; Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Total Bond 179,500.00
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Seth Schuylar Williams-Resisting Arrest;Unlawful Breaking/Entering Vehicle;Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Unlawful Manufacturing-Meth;Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance.Total Bond$118,500.00
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Brittany N. Price-Resisting Arrest; Unlawful Manufacturing-Meth;Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance. Total Bond$113,500.00
At approximately 9:00 PM on 1-16-2012(Monday) Deputies responded to the 20000 Block of Christina Dr. in reference to two suspects, Destin Thorne Williams, W/M, 20 years old and Seth Schuylar Williams, W/M, 21, who were wanted on outstanding charges. Once at the residence Deputies discovered an active Meth Lab, Marijuana and various Drug Paraphernalia. A third suspect was taken into custody, Brittany N. Price, W/F, 20 years of age. Agents from the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force assisted in the arrests.Charges:
Destin Thorne Williams-Resisting Arrest, Theft of Property 3rd;Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance; Unlawful Sale of a Controlled Substance; Unlawful Manufacturing-Meth;Possession of Marijuana 2nd; Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Total Bond 179,500.00
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Seth Schuylar Williams-Resisting Arrest;Unlawful Breaking/Entering Vehicle;Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Unlawful Manufacturing-Meth;Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance.Total Bond$118,500.00
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Brittany N. Price-Resisting Arrest; Unlawful Manufacturing-Meth;Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance. Total Bond$113,500.00
Teen stops kidnapper in Enterprise
ENTERPRISE, AL.
Enterprise Police are searching for leads after a teenager reported to authorities that a man tried to kidnap her.
A 14-year-old girl told police that a man tried to grab her while she was walking home from Dauphin Junior High School, according to the Enterprise Police Department release.
Authorities say the incident occurred on Timberlake Drive in Enterprise around 3:25 p.m. The girl said as she was walking, a man driving a faded red Ford F-150 four door pick-up truck jumped out of his vehicle and grabbed her around her upper body. The girl struggled with the man and managed to hit him, free herself and run away.
She described the suspect as a stocky white male, approximately 5'9" weighing 210-220 pounds. He had black and gray hair described to be a "medium length." At the time of the incident he was wearing blue jeans and a black hoodie with white Nike tennis shoes. He wore glasses and is believed to be in his mid-30's or early 40's.
The truck was described as an older model faded red four-door F-150 with little to no chrome with the exception of the truck's wheels. The bed of the truck contained a ladder and several buckets.
The Enterprise Police Department asks that anyone with any information related to this incident or the identity of the suspect to please call (334) 347-2222.
Enterprise Police are searching for leads after a teenager reported to authorities that a man tried to kidnap her.
A 14-year-old girl told police that a man tried to grab her while she was walking home from Dauphin Junior High School, according to the Enterprise Police Department release.Authorities say the incident occurred on Timberlake Drive in Enterprise around 3:25 p.m. The girl said as she was walking, a man driving a faded red Ford F-150 four door pick-up truck jumped out of his vehicle and grabbed her around her upper body. The girl struggled with the man and managed to hit him, free herself and run away.
She described the suspect as a stocky white male, approximately 5'9" weighing 210-220 pounds. He had black and gray hair described to be a "medium length." At the time of the incident he was wearing blue jeans and a black hoodie with white Nike tennis shoes. He wore glasses and is believed to be in his mid-30's or early 40's.
The truck was described as an older model faded red four-door F-150 with little to no chrome with the exception of the truck's wheels. The bed of the truck contained a ladder and several buckets.
The Enterprise Police Department asks that anyone with any information related to this incident or the identity of the suspect to please call (334) 347-2222.
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