Tag: Scottsboro News

Scottsboro, AL Police identify victim in US-72 accident on Monday

The Scottsboro, Alabama Police Department says a vehicle accident on Monday claimed the life of a North Georgia man. According to a release from the department, officers with the Scottsboro Police Department responded to the accident with assistance from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Scottsboro Fire Department, and Highlands Ambulance Service. The two-vehicle accident happened …

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Three Arrested in Scottsboro Police Drug Bust

On Monday, officers with the Scottsboro Police Department served a search warrant in the 1200 Block of Robinson Street. Three subjects were located inside the residence: Jeffrey Lee Swails, 38, of Huntsville, AL; Carolyn Juanita Owens, 34, of Scottsboro; and Angel Marie Couch, 53, of Scottsboro. During the execution of this search warrant, the following …

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Drug Bust in Scottsboro

On July 23, 2024, officers with the Scottsboro Police Department responded to a one-vehicle accident near the 17000 block of AL Hwy 35. During the course of the accident investigation, officers discovered marijuana, hydrocodone, and alprazolam pills inside the vehicle. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Curtis Dale Parker, W/M, 41, was transported …

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Africanized Honeybees Detected in Jackson County Alabama

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) has confirmed the presence of Africanized Honeybees (AHB) in Jackson County. ADAI is taking swift action to mitigate any risks associated with these invasive bees. Traps are being set up within a five-mile radius of the detection sites to capture and identify any further presence of AHB. …

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Inmate on the Run in Jackson County Alabama

The Jackson County Alabama Sheriff’s office is looking for a man who escaped while returning to jail. The sheriff’s office says Truan Bobby Evans was attending a rehab session. A relative was returning him to jail when he jumped out and fled. Evans has been charged with a probation violation and escape, 3rd offense. His …

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Scottsboro Man Shot and Killed

On May 21, 2024, at approximately 7:30pm Jackson County, Alabama Sheriff’s deputies, Scottsboro Police and medical personnel responded to a 911 call about a person being shot on County Road 21 in the Pikeville, Alabama community. Tracy Thomas Bradford age 58 of Scottsboro was found deceased at the location. The investigation determined that there had …

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Alabama Bill Rejected for Death Penalty Inmates

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would provide new sentences for about 30 inmates who were given the death penalty despite a jury’s recommendation of life imprisonment. The House Judiciary Committee voted 9-4 against the bill that would give life without parole sentences to the death row inmates who were placed there under …

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Suspect Sought after Homicide in Scottsboro

On Sunday, around 1:20 AM, a shooting took place in Scottsboro, AL, at 207 W. Willow Street. Scottsboro Police Department responded and found the victim, Deuntae Jarrod Johnson, 31, of Scottsboro, lying on the ground in the parking lot. Johnson had been shot multiple times and died from his injuries after being transported to Highlands …

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Missing Scottsboro Woman Last Seen in Stevenson

The Scottsboro Police Department has released a missing person report. Brianna Lynn Owens-Phillips was last heard from on November 25, 2023, at approximately 2:00 PM. She was believed to be in the Stevenson, Alabama, area. She is known to drive a 2006 green Ford F-150. She is listed as a white female, age 34, 5’ …

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Scottsboro Man Charged with the Murder of His Wife

Alvin Dean Cornelison, a 75-year-old man from Scottsboro, Alabama, has been charged with the murder of his wife after a Thursday incident at the couple’s home. Scottsboro Police say Cornelison confessed to the officers that he had taken the life of his wife, Mary. Her body was found inside their home. Cornelison is currently detained …

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