Piedmont man charged with threatening a federal law enforcement officer

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

01-04-2008

A Piedmont man who was arrested by the FBI last month and charged with threatening two doctors at the Oxford Veterans Affairs Clinic and the VA assistant police chief, was charged last week with threatening a federal law enforcement officer.

Authorities said Michael Eugene Cook, 58, threatened on Dec. 4 to kill psychologists Dr. Eddie Huggins and Dr. William Beidleman.

The doctors reported the threats to VA Assistant Police Chief Floyd Walfield.

According to court records, Walfield then called Cook to confirm that he said he was going to kill doctors Huggins, Beidleman and other VA personnel. Cook said he had.

Walfield told Cook he would be at the VA facility to prevent any attacks and the threats would be reported to the FBI.

Cook reportedly told Walfield if he saw him at the clinic he would "kill him," too.

Signed affidavits quote Cook as saying, "You do what you have to do. I'm going to take care of Michael Cook. I don't give a damn what you do, the FBI or anyone else, I'll kill them too. I'm going to the clinic Thursday, sit outside in my vehicle with my .30-30 carbine, and blow them all away."

Walfield contacted the FBI, and Cook was arrested the next day. FBI agents reported they found a rifle in his vehicle, along with 39 rounds of ammunition.

Mobile County man dies following Taser incident

From wire reports

01-04-2008

MOBILE — A 27-year-old Mobile County man described as suffering an apparent drug overdose has died after being struck by a deputy's Taser.

Brandon Smiley died Wednesday night, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. A deputy had used a Taser on Smiley when he allegedly became violent with an ambulance crew.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Kate Johnson said Smiley's family had called an ambulance to their home in Wilmer shortly after 9 p.m. because Smiley was "repeatedly using narcotics."

It was reported to emergency personnel and deputies on scene that Smiley had been on a three-day methamphetamine binge, Johnson said in a statement.

Smiley was flailing his arms, acting in a state of hysteria. Smiley had forced his way into the ambulance and had pinned the driver against the driver's side door.

The deputy discharged his Taser once, striking Smiley.

After being handcuffed, Smiley stopped breathing and ambulance attendants then began to render aid in an attempt to revive him.

Anniston's Mata's robbed at gunpoint Tuesday

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

01-03-2008

Three men, two carrying handguns, robbed Mata's Grinders and Greek Pizza Tuesday night.

The men approached the counter of the restaurant dressed in black clothing with their faces covered shortly after 9 p.m., reported Anniston Police.

According to investigators, the men told the employees to give them money and the employees complied.

The three men then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash before getting into a black vehicle, said police.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

Police had no suspects related to the case in custody Wednesday afternoon.

Anniston woman struck by 2 bullets New Year's Day

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

01-03-2008

Police are investigating what led to a 29-year-old Anniston woman getting shot twice in the back early New Year's morning on West 15th Street.

The woman was walking on a sidewalk near the 800 block of West 15th Street around 2:40 a.m. when she was struck by two bullets, reported Anniston Police.

Investigators said one of the shots hit her in the upper left leg, the other in the left side of her back.

Shortly after she was shot she saw a white Dodge Caravan leaving the area, reported police.

The woman told investigators it was unclear whether the Caravan had anything to do with the shooting.

She did not indicate to police whether she had heard any of the shots.

Because the 29-year-old was struck by two shots in quick succession, police said it was unlikely that the wounds were inflicted by errant celebratory New Year's gunfire.

According to police the woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

No suspects were in custody Wednesday related to the case.

Woman, cross-dressing man steal pair of wigs from store

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

01-03-2008

Hairpieces at a local beauty supply store proved too tempting for a woman and a cross-dressing man Monday afternoon.

Anniston Police investigators said the pair walked into the Beauty Outlet at 1801 Noble Street and looked around for a while.

One approached the shopkeeper — apparently to distract her — while the other went to the back of the store and grabbed two black Harlem 125 hairpieces valued at about $100 a piece.

According to police, when the pair then met at the front of the store preparing to exit, the shopkeeper tried to stop them.

The cross-dressing man struck the shopkeeper and knocked her out of the way.

The two were seen fleeing in a small black Pontiac, possibly with out-of-state license tags.

The shopkeeper was not seriously injured.

Police had no suspects in custody Wednesday afternoon. If caught, the two would face second degree robbery charges.

Details released in fatal club shooting

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

01-03-2008

More details emerged Wednesday surrounding the Jan. 1 shooting death of a 22-year-old man at Dee Ford's Underground in Anniston.

According to Anniston Police investigators, a large fight involving several people broke out at the nightclub on the 1100 block of Wilmer Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Club security reportedly began ushering everyone out of the underground bar — the former basement of Back Roads, a nightclub that burned down in January, 2007.

As patrons were directed up the stairs, several people started to push their way back down.

In the turmoil, police said club security guard Joseph Thomas Pannell, 20, of Birmingham, shot Dwayne "Richard" Duncan, 22, of Ashland multiple times.

Investigators said Pannell was not in a police or security uniform but was wearing military style pants with a brown shirt.

The arrest report listed a "bail enforcement badge" as part of his personal property. The badge is similar to the type often used by employees of bail bonding companies, said investigators.

Police also recovered a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun — believed to be the weapon fired at Duncan — from Pannell.

Duncan was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen at 3:20 a.m. at Regional Medical Center.

Pannell was in Calhoun County Jail Wednesday evening held on a $50,000 bond.

Duncan's death marks the first local homicide of the year.

Decatur homicide-free for first time in two decades

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) -- Decatur had its first murder-free year in at least two decades thanks in part to a downward trend in "street shootings," which has drastically lowered murder rates in recent years.

Police Sgt. Rick Archer said street killings formerly made up nearly half the homicide caseload.

Decatur's murder rate dropped significantly in 2005 when there was one murder. Four homicides took place in 2006, but the figure includes two traffic homicides, which police recently began including in the totals.

"In 2005, we could have said we got lucky, but we've held steady for three years now, so it's more than just luck," Archer told The Decatur Daily in a story Thursday.

Lt. Dennis Hughes, a police spokesman, said the zero homicide rate should boost the city's image.

Decatur averaged 5.6 homicides a year in the 15 years before 2005. They city had eight murders each year from 1993 to 1995.

Archer said those homicide statistics were boosted by street violence, mostly over drugs.

Killings in recent years arose solely from domestic disputes. Decatur hasn't had a fatal street shooting since 2004.

Archer said strict penalties imposed by federal firearms laws pressured many criminals to disarm.

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Information from: The Decatur Daily, http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/index.shtml

15-year-old killed by teen while hunting in Dothan

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) -- Police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed by his 18-year-old hunting companion.

Christopher Michael Newman told Henry County sheriff's deputies that he thought he was firing at a deer when he shot at movement in a thicket of pine trees. The Dothan Eagle reported that Joey Dresher was struck in the chest Thursday and pronounced dead by Henry County Coroner Derek Wright.

Authorities said Newman initially told officers that Dresher had come into his line of fire while the two hunted in a wooded area along Henry County Road 91. Both teens are from Tumbleton, a Henry County town about 10 miles northeast of Dothan.

No charges have been filed. Henry County Sheriff Will Maddox said all information will be given to the district attorney's office for review.

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Information from: The Dothan Eagle

Woman believed to have started blazes at residence, in car

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

01-03-2008

A 32-year-old woman allegedly involved in a house fire and a car fire within minutes of each other Monday morning was still in the hospital Wednesday morning.

Oxford Police investigators said the woman — with an Anniston address — was living with an Eastaboga resident at 423 Irby Road.

A neighbor saw the woman burning items outside of the house early Monday morning and told her she should stop, police reports indicated.

When the neighbor passed the house later that morning, it was on fire and the woman's car was gone.

Investigators believe the woman started the blaze before fleeing in her 1996 Honda Accord toward the Winn-Dixie plaza near Coldwater.

Another woman driving a 2002 Chevy Cavalier on U.S. 78 noticed the Accord behind her and following very closely.

The woman in the Cavalier told police the Accord tried to run her off the road before she pulled into the Winn-Dixie parking lot and stopped.

The Accord followed her and stopped as well.

The 32-year-old woman got out of the Accord and started hitting the Cavalier with a length of metal pipe.

The driver of the Cavalier got out of her car, locked the doors and ran toward Winn-Dixie, reported police.

Investigators said the 32-year-old pursued the woman for a moment, then turned back toward the vehicles.

When she reached her Accord, eyewitnesses told police the woman turned on her radio as loud as it would go, took off her clothes, and began to dance around the vehicle naked.

Classes at the Sheriff's Office

This is from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Web page. Equalizer Classes 2008	12/18/07
Registration for Equalizer classes will be January 7th at the Sheriff's Office; 5pm to 7pm. This is a women's hands-on self defense class. For Info contact Deputy Tammy McCullars Civilian Firearms Training Course 1/3/08 We are holding a civilian firearms training class on 1-24-08 at 6:00 p.m. with a range date to reinforce the instruction. Please call Sgt. Dan Malloy at 236-6600 to register for the class or send us an email. Happy News Years!

Lincoln police recover stolen ATM

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

01-01-2008

LINCOLN — Lincoln police located an ATM Monday afternoon that had been stolen in a smash-and-grab burglary at a gas station Saturday morning.

The ATM was found around 3 p.m. near an Interstate 20 westbound guardrail just over the Coosa River bridge.

The ATM's owner, Wayne Welch, said the outside of the machine was in good condition, but the inside had been "torn to pieces," and the money was gone. A passing motorist reportedly thought it was a toolbox and reported it to Lincoln police.

The ATM was stolen from a Shell station at 47720 U.S. 78 in Lincoln early Saturday morning.

Mike Abraham, co-owner of the Shell station, said somebody used a chair from outside to break a front window and climb into the store around 2:30 a.m.

Once inside, they pried loose a bolt anchoring the cash machine to the concrete floor and carried it out through the broken window.

A passerby saw the store's smashed window and called police around 3 a.m.

Lincoln police investigator Matt Hill said there was no evidence that the machine had been dragged from the store by mechanical force or using a chain or rope.

Welch, who owns several ATM machines in local convenience stores, said the 350- to 400-pound machine probably was carried out by a pair or a group of people.

When it was recovered Monday, Welch said it took four men to lift the machine into his truck.

Federal judge details reasons for not releasing Siegelman

By BOB JOHNSON

Associated Press Writer

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A federal judge explained to an appeals court Wednesday that he refused to release former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman from prison pending the outcome of his appeal partly because it is unlikely to be successful.

Under orders of the appellate court, U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller issued a 30-page opinion detailing his reasons for denying Siegelman's request to be released from federal prison on an appeal bond.

Fuller said the issues defined by Siegelman are not sufficient to show that there is a substantial chance he will win the appeal of his conviction to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

"Siegelman failed to meet his burden," Fuller wrote.

Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy were convicted last year of bribery and other charges in a government corruption case.

3 suspected in Slidell fake cop case tracked to Alabama

SLIDELL, La. (AP) -- Police have arrested three suspects in Alabama in a Dec. 26 incident in which three teenagers said they were pulled over by fake law enforcement officers who searched their car and stole a wallet.

Slidell police obtained warrants Wednesday for James David Ross, 39, of Slidell, and Daniel O. Lawson, 32, and Brandy M. Estill, 30, both of Jasper, Ala., Capt. Kevin Foltz said.

The three were arrested and were being held in the Walker County Jail in Alabama. They were expected to be extradited to face charges in St. Tammany Parish.

On Dec. 26, the suspects allegedly were driving in a stolen pickup truck and used a flashing strobe light to pull over three teenagers outside a restaurant in Slidell. The teens reported that two men claiming to be law enforcement agents searched their car, stealing a wallet from their vehicle.

Tipsters led police to the suspects.

After tracking the suspects to Jasper, Slidell police found that Lawson and Estill had already been arrested after they were found sleeping in the stolen truck, Foltz said. The truck was stolen from Walker County and was equipped with a strobe light because it had been used for road maintenance, Foltz said. Walker County authorities arrested Ross after being contacted by Slidell police, he said.

Ross and Lawson face charges of robbery and impersonating a police officer, while Estill faces charges of robbery.

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Information from: The Times-Picayune, http://www.timespicayune.com

Oakwood University suspends 16 students

Associated Press

01-03-2008

HUNTSVILLE — Oakwood University said Wednesday it would suspend 16 students for the upcoming semester following an investigation into a campus confrontation with police last month.

President Delbert Baker announced the disciplinary action during a news conference at the school, which is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The students can appeal, Baker said.

Police arrested 16 people, all but two of them Oakwood students, after a disturbance on Dec. 8 following a basketball game. Authorities said a crowd confronted police, hitting and rocking a patrol car, after an off-duty officer broke up a fight between two women, one of whom was arrested.

Police sprayed a chemical irritant to disperse the crowd, and two officers suffered minor injuries. Charges included assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Judge details reasons for Siegelman decision

By Bob Johnson
Associated Press

01-03-2008

MONTGOMERY — A federal judge explained to an appeals court Wednesday that he refused to release former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman from prison pending the outcome of his appeal partly because it is unlikely to be successful.

Under orders of the appellate court, U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller issued a 30-page opinion detailing his reasons for denying Siegelman's request to be released from federal prison on an appeal bond.

Fuller said the issues defined by Siegelman are not sufficient to show that there is a substantial chance he will win the appeal of his conviction to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

"Siegelman failed to meet his burden," Fuller wrote.

Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy were convicted last year of bribery and other charges in a government corruption case.

Siegelman was accused of appointing Scrushy to an important hospital regulatory board in exchange for Scrushy arranging $500,000 in contributions to Siegelman's campaign for a statewide lottery. Siegelman was also convicted of a separate obstruction of justice charge concerning $9,200 he received from former lobbyist Lanny Young to help with the purchase of a motorcycle. Prosecutors contended Siegelman and his former aide Nick Bailey conspired to cover up the transaction.

In June 2007, a year after their convictions, Fuller ordered Siegelman and Scrushy taken into custody immediately at the end of their sentencing hearing as their attorneys were asking that they be released while the convictions were appealed.

In October, Fuller issued a four-page opinion at the request of appeals court Judges Susan Black and Stanley Marcus giving his reasons for not releasing Siegelman. In November the judges asked Fuller to write a more detailed response.

In his ruling Wednesday, Fuller said defense attorneys had not convinced him Siegelman's obstruction of justice conviction was beyond the scope of the federal law.

"The evidence presented at trial established that knowing the FBI and others were conducting a criminal investigation, Siegelman and Bailey engaged in a series of actions which a reasonable jury could easily have found constituted a scheme intended to cover up the fact that Young had paid a bribe to Siegelman," Fuller wrote.

Young and Bailey were both key witnesses against Siegelman at last year's trial. Both pleaded guilty and received lighter sentences in exchange for their testimony.

Churchgoer wounded by gunfire on New Year's

By Garry Mitchell
Associated Press

01-03-2008

MOBILE — New Year's gunfire in Alabama wounded a Prichard woman at a midnight prayer service and startled a Huntsville woman with a bullet that pierced a roof and landed in her lap. Montgomery police could not rule out celebratory shooting in the slaying of a 7-year-old boy.

Police across the state routinely warn of random gunfire that heralds each new year and attempt to stop it. But the unwelcome tradition still mixes gunfire with fireworks.

Anniston Police Chief Johnny Dryden said his department received complaints Monday night from people reporting the sound of New Year's gunfire, but the city had no injuries.

He said residents are warned against "stepping outside and firing one round. You don't know where it's going to come down."

If caught, the shooters could be charged with reckless endangerment if the bullet hits property and vehicles, he said.

The 7-year-old boy, Curtis Jackson Jr. of Montgomery, was playing outside his family's apartment, still in a Christmas mood, when he was shot in the head around 7 p.m. Monday night. He died at Children's Hospital in Birmingham.

Montgomery Police Capt. Huey Thornton said Darnell Addison, 25, who surrendered Tuesday, has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the boy's death. If convicted, he could be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole.

Based on witness accounts of several shots fired, Thornton said Wednesday investigators could not immediately rule out New Year's celebration for the shooting.

In south Alabama, a Prichard woman had joined friends at a midnight church service when a bullet tore through the roof of the Showers of Blessings Church of God in Christ near Mobile, striking her in the face. The woman, who was identified by neighbors as Angela Glen, was in fair condition Wednesday.

Pastor Charles Buchanan said it was a "miracle from God" that she survived the shooting. The bullet apparently was fired from a nearby street, according to police.

Police in Mobile charged five people with firing guns to celebrate 2008, but there was no indication they were involved in the Prichard shooting.

In Huntsville, police spokesman Wendell Johnson said a bullet pierced the roof of a residence about 12:45 a.m. Tuesday and landed in a 32-year-old woman's lap. He said she was not injured.

Birmingham police did not have an immediate tally of any New Year's gunfire. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office had no reported incidences of celebratory shootings.

Weaver man killed in wreck on U.S. 78 early Tuesday

By Matt Kasper
Star Staff Writer

01-02-2008

A one-car wreck two miles east of Oxford on U.S. 78 took the life of a 26-year-old Weaver man early Tuesday morning.

Alabama State Troopers reported that Brandon Lee King was driving a 2006 Hyundai Tiburon around 6 a.m. Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown said King was ejected from the car during a rollover.

Troopers had no further information on the cause of the accident.

Man arrested in area's first homicide of 2008

By Matt Kasper
Star Staff Writer

01-02-2008

Anniston police arrested a Birmingham man Tuesday in the first local homicide case of the year, according to police reports.

Police said Joseph Pannell, 20, of Birmingham, is a suspect in the Tuesday morning shooting death of 22-year-old Ashland resident Dwayne "Richard" Duncan.

The shooting occurred around 12:45 a.m. following an altercation at 1111 Wilmer Ave., according to police reports.

Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown said Duncan suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. He was pronounced dead at 3:20 a.m. at Regional Medical Center.

An autopsy will take place today, Brown said.

Gun dealers to try to prove innocence in museum fraud trial

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Three people accused of defrauding the millionaire founder of a historic weapons museum will present their case this week to a federal judge.

Federal prosecutors have argued that Owsley Brown Frazier, a well-known Louisville philanthropist, grossly overpaid for several antique weapons he later put on display at the museum.

Prosecutors have completed their case against the three: antique dealer Michael Salisbury of Owens Crossing, Ala., his wife, Karen Salisbury; and R.L. Wilson, a world-renowned historic firearms appraiser. The trial began on Dec. 3 but broke for the holidays.

Much of the evidence concerns some of the famous firearms that Frazier acquired with the help of Salisbury, including a Winchester rifle owned by Buffalo Bill, a pair of Colt six-shooters belonging to Gen. George Custer and the Apache Indian Geronimo's bow and arrows.

Attorneys for the defendants are expected to begin their case on Wednesday Jan. 2.

Lee County man charged with setting fire to occupied house

SMITHS STATION, Ala. (AP) -- A Lee County man faces a first-degree arson charge after authorities accused him of setting fire to a house occupied by his ex-wife and her 16-year-old son.

According to Ragan Ingram, a spokesman for the Alabama Fire Marshals Office, investigators arrested Terry Lee Mott Sr., 43, on Sunday. Mott, who was arrested in Georgia, is being held in the Gwinnett County Jail and it awaiting extradition. Bail has yet to be set.

Ingram said the blaze occurred Saturday afternoon at a residence in Smiths Station in eastern Lee County.

He said both occupants were uninjured. No motive was given.

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A stolen gun's trail

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

12-29-2007

Photo: Special to The Star

Tracing a handgun is a bit like playing telephone.

Every change of hands increases the risk of convoluting the story.

Some opponents of gun control argue that freeing firearm owners from government monitoring is always good. When a stolen gun turns up, however, the holes in the paper trail can make for frustrating work for police and even can lead to the arrest of an innocent person.

Oxford police are working on a case involving a black-and-stainless-steel Smith & Wesson .45-caliber handgun that was reported stolen in 2004.

The story begins at the original sale from the factory to a federally licensed gun dealer in Birmingham sometime in the mid 1990s, said Oxford police Investigator L.G. Owens. The Smith & Wesson was later sold to another gun dealer in Fort Payne. That's when the gun gets tough to track.

Armed man robs Lenlock Exxon station late Thursday

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

12-29-2007

A man dressed in black and carrying a handgun robbed the Exxon service station at 1400 Lenlock Lane in Anniston late Thursday night.

Around 10:55 p.m., a man believed to be in his 20s, wearing black jeans, black shirt, black hat, and white tennis shoes waited until an employee opened the cash register, then approached and demanded money, Anniston Police reported.

Investigators said the employee handed over an unidentified amount of cash, and the man fled in a brown four-door car believed to have been driven by another person.

No injuries were reported in the incident. Police had reported no arrests in the case as of Friday afternoon.

Man shot in hand while walking across parking lot

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

12-29-2007

An 18-year-old man was shot in the hand Thursday while walking across the parking lot of the Food Outlet in Anniston, according to police reports.

The young man told police he was walking through the parking lot of the grocery at 2100 Noble Street around 1:20 p.m. when he heard gunshots, Anniston Police reported.

He told police he saw a white Honda Accord in an area at one end of the parking lot and heard someone in the vehicle yell something, then more shots, one of which struck his hand. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, investigators said.

Police said there is no indication the victim was doing anything but walking through the parking lot when he was struck.

Police had made no arrests in connection with the incident as of Friday afternoon.

Man reports armed robbery at Quintard intersection

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

12-29-2007

A Crawford Avenue man told Anniston Police he was robbed Wednesday at 27th Street and Quintard Avenue when he approached two men to ask them for change for a $100 bill.

The 50-year-old victim walked out of a house at around 11 p.m. to meet up with two men who were walking down the street, according to the police report. The man told police he asked the two if either had change for a $100 bill so he could buy beer and cigarettes.

According to a police report, one of the men said, "You ain't getting nothing," and took the bill while the other pulled a revolver and held it near his legs.

The victim didn't respond and left the scene.

He told police he knew one of the men by name and had filed another robbery report on the same man two years ago.

No injuries were reported in connection with the incident.

Police had made no arrests in the case as of Friday afternoon.

Police charge man with November armed robbery

By Nick Cenegy
Star Staff Writer

12-29-2007

Anniston Police have charged a 21-year-old Anniston man in connection with the Nov. 27 robbery of a 43-year-old Anniston woman in her driveway.

Anthony Marquarius Fluker of Christine Avenue was charged with first-degree robbery in that case and with third-degree burglary in two unrelated cases. He also is charged with giving a false identity to police.

Investigators believe Fluker and some accomplices followed the woman home in a gold four-door Honda Accord after she made a purchase at the Chevron station at McArthur Drive and Noble Street around 12:30 p.m.

When she pulled into her driveway Fluker allegedly got out of the Accord and approached the driver's-side door.

The woman tried to lock the door but he pulled it open before she could, police said. Fluker had a handgun and told her to give him money, police said.

After she gave him her purse, he returned to the Accord, which reportedly was full of people — and fled the area.

No injuries were reported.

Fluker was in Calhoun County Jail with total bond set at $98,500 Friday afternoon. In addition to the burglary, robbery, and false-identity charges, he faces four drug-related charges: possession of a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana.